During  the concert to mark the tenth anniversary of Gregorian, on November 23 at the Hamburg Operettenhaus, Edel Germany presented producer and artistic director of the Gregorian  project, Frank Peterson, a Special Award for more than five million records sold worldwide.

Since 1999, when the first album, "Masters Of Chant", was released, Gregorian has been "one of the most successful and most copied brands of contemporary music", said Edel. For the  tenth anniversary , Edel Records and Gregorian released the album "Masters Of Chant Chapter VII" and are currently on a tour of Germany and Europe.

Frank Peterson has proven time and again he has a "nose" for hits, and coupled with the excellent production quality of his recordings has earned him a rank of among the best in his profession - worldwide, "said Michael Haentjes, CEO of Edel AG. "I'm looking forward to the next ten years."

And Peterson says: "I am very happy with this award, it shows the possibilities and strengths of Edel. Five million records are available for a successful ten-year cooperation."

Attending the  anniversary celebration  (from left): Carsten Heusmann, Jan-Eric Kohrs (both from Gregorian), Max Vaccaro (Director of Precious Labels earMusic), Frank Peterson, Michael Haentjes and Mike P. Heisel.