stands in a park near Oulu City Hall; the statue was unveiled in 1962 and is by the Finnish sculptor . Finally, in addition to the Madetoja-Onerva gravesite, Helsinki boasts two streets named after the composer ( and ), both of which are near an urban park (). An additional honor arrived in 1987, when the Finnish government issued a postage stamp of Madetoja's likeness in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the composer's birth. The centennial also marked the arrival of the Finnish musicologist Erkki Salmenhaara's Finnish-language biography of the composer, titled Leevi Madetoja (Helsinki: Tammi), which three decades later remains the definitive account of Madetoja's life and career. A year later in 1988, the Society of Finnish Composers established the for outstanding achievement in the performance of contemporary Finnish music; the Finnish conductor, Susanna Mälkki, is the current honoree (2016). In addition, every three years, the Oulu University of Applied Sciences () hosts—together with the () and the Northern Ostrobothnia Association of Art and Culture ()—the Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition (), which is one of Finland's premier music competitions for students. The Finnish Male Voice Choir Association (Suomen Mieskuoroliitto) is organizing quinquennial International Leevi Madetoja Male Voice Choir Competition, held for the first time in Turku in 1989. VII International Leevi Madetoja Male Voice Choir Competition will be organized at the Helsinki Music Centre on 10 April 2021. Honors and titles 1910: Master of Arts, University of Helsinki 1910: Diploma in Composition, Helsinki Music Institute 1912–14: Assistant conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (principal conductor: Robert Kajanus) 1914: Editor, Uusi Säveletär (music magazine) 1914–16: Conductor, Viipuri Music Society Orchestra 1916–39: Music teacher, Helsinki Music Institute (theory and history of music) 1916–32: Music critic, Helsingin sanomat (national daily newspaper) 1917: Founding member, Society of Finnish Composers 1917–47: Board member 1933–36: Chairman 1918–28: Secretary, State Commission of Music 1928–47: Committee member 1936–47: Chairman 1919: Grant recipient, State composer's pension 1926–39: Music teacher, University of Helsinki 1928–36: Lecturer 1937–47: Honorary Professor (more or less emeritus after 1939) 1928–47: Board member, Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society (TEOSTO) 1937–47: Chairman 1936: Grant recipient, 100th anniversary of the publication of the Kalevala'' grant 1947: Honorary award of the Finnish Cultural Foundation Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Notes, references, and sources Notes References Sources Books CD liner notes Journal articles Websites External links 1887 births 1947 deaths People from Oulu People from Oulu Province (Grand