Philip Brunelle
His Majesty King Harald V has appointed Philip Brunelle Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for promoting Norwegian music in USA.
His Majesty has honored Philip Brunelle for his effort to present Norwegian composers and artists for the American audience. Brunelle has contributed to the promotion of Norwegian church music, choir music, opera and contemporary music. He is also a well known international bandmaster, pianist and music historian and aims to spread knowledge about Norwegian music in the United States, especially in the Midwest.
Time and place for the allocation is yet not decided.
Robert Berthel Kvavik
His Majesty King Harald V has appointed Robert Berthel Kvavik Officer of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his Research- and University collaboration between the United States and Norway.
His Majesty has honored Robert Berthel Kvavik for his effort to develop Scandinavian studies in North America as a leader of Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian. The collaboration between the United States and Norway highlights political science and research administration throughout innovative use of technology.
The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit will be instituted on Tuesday September 11 at 4 pm at the offices of the US-Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange, Arbinsgate 2, Oslo, and will be undertaken by The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit chief of chancellery, Øystein Braathen.