Copyright
© 2005
Edvard
Grieg Society, Inc.
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In 1991,
inspired by the approaching Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the birth of
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Per Brevig, along with
other members of the Scandinavian-American culture and business communities,
founded the Edvard Grieg Society. The Grieg Sesquicentennial provided
an excellent opportunity to celebrate the composer's musical accomplishments,
study his life and work and enjoy once again some of his well-known masterpieces,
and bring to wider public attention some lesser-known gems. Further, the
Society's founders believed that an organization honoring Grieg would also
be instrumental in presenting and promoting the work of other Scandinavian
artists, and in helping to build stronger ties between artistic communities
in the United States and Scandinavia today.
| Officers
and Directors |
Honorary
Members |
| Per
Brevig, Doctor of Musical Arts
Founder and President
Berit Brevig
Vice President & Executive Director
Bert Schweigaard-Olsen
Vice President
Gro Viul Wood
Treasurer
Pamela Cromey
Secretary
Virginia Beam
Membership
Chris Brevig
Fundraising
Ingrid B. Adkins
Director
Maria DeBlasio
Director
Inger G. Ginsberg
Director
Richard Nadelman
Legal Counsel
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Ambassador
Liv Morch Finborud
Consul General of Norway in New York
Ambassador Johan Lovald
Permanent Representative of Norway
to the United Nations
Arlene Dahl
Actress
Celeste Holm
Actress
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| Advisory
Board |
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John Corigliano
Mischa Dichter
Ellen Highstein
Wynton Marsalis
Kurt Masur
John Nelson
Arne Nordheim
Joseph Polisi
Claire Rosengarten
Gerard Schwarz
Robert Sherman
Arve Tellefsen
David Tcimpidis
Paul Turok
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