Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists

NOPA, the Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists is a trade union for creators of music and song lyrics in Norway.

It was created in 1937 as Norske populærautorer. The name has later been changed to NOPA – Norsk forening for komponister og tekstforfattere. It is a daughter organization of TONO, and a sister of the Norwegian Society of Composers.[1] Chief administrative officer is Lill Øyen, while the board of directors consists of Ragnar Bjerkreim, Kari Bremnes, Ingrid Kindem, Henning Kvitnes, Anniken Paulsen, Lars Martin Myhre and Bent Åserud.[2] NOPA is currently one of the 36 organizations of composers and songwriters represented by the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance.

References

  1. ↑ "Den musikalske hovedleverandør til det norske folk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Organisasjon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists. Retrieved 16 July 2009.