Nominations 2008

The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded on alternate years to a work by a living artist/composer and to an ensemble or music group of high artistic and technical standards which is innovative in its field. In 2008, it is the turn of a new work and the theme is musicals and musical drama.

Twelve nominations have been received: ten from the five Nordic nations and two from the autonomous territories of Åland and the Faroe Islands. No nominations were submitted from Greenland. The winner will be announced in early October and the prize awarded during the Nordic Council Session later that month in Helsinki.

The nominations are:

Denmark:

• "Miki Alone" 2002, opera/musical theatre
  Music: Peter Bruun. Libretto: Ursula Andkjær Olsen

• Dr. Dantes Gasolin Theatre Concert, 1994
  Music & libretto: Kim Larsen / Gasolin. Arranged by: Kåre Bjerkø.

Finland:

• "Hui Kauhistus" (One Spooky Night), 2006, opera for the whole family
  Music: Jukka Linkola. Libretto: Sami Parkkinen, based on material by Mauri Kunnas

• "Patukkaooppera", 2007, musical
  Music: Iiro Rantala. Song lyrics: Heikki Salo. Manuscript and production: Sirkku Peltola.

The Faroe Islands:

• "Investigations of a dog", 2007, musical theatre/multimedia
  Music: Tróndur Bogason. Based on Kafka's book "Investigations of a dog".

Iceland:

• "Skuggaleikur" (Shadow Play), 2006, opera
  Music: Karólína Eiríksdóttir. Libretto: Sjón. Based on H.C. Andersen's "The Shadow"

• "Stúlkan í turninum" (The Girl in the Tower), 2005, work for chamber orchestra and narrator
  Music: Snorri Sigfús Birgisson

Norway:

• "An-Magritt", 1986/2004, musical
  Music: Henning Sommerro. Manuscript and song lyrics: freely based on Johan Falkberget's novel "Bread of Night".

• "Martin L", 2008, musical
  Music: Gisle Kverndokk. Libretto: Øystein Wiik

Sweden:

• "Kristina from Duvemåla", 1995, musical
  Music: Benny Andersson. Text: Björn Ulvaeus

• "The Princess in the Clogs", 2007, musical theatre
  Music: Jonas Forssell. Libretto: Maria Sundqvist

Åland:

• "Nostradamus", 2001, rock opera
  Music: Nikolo Kotzev. Text: Joe Lynn Turner, Glenn Huges, Göran Edman, Doogie White, Jörn Lande.