1972 NETHERLANDS EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 16, 1972

Official name - Nationaal Songfestival 1972

Organising broadcaster - AVRO

Venue - Theater Carré, Amsterdam

Host - Barend Barendse

Director - Nico Hiltrop

Stage designer - unknown

Producer - Fred Oster

Musical director - Harry van Hoof

Orchestra - Songfestivalorkest (freelance orchestra with rhythm and brass players, no string section)

Incidental music arrangements - Harry van Hoof / Bert Paige / Henk Alkemade / Ary Jongman / Herman Schoonderwalt / Carl Schulze

Number of entries - 3, all performed by Sandra & Andres

Winning entry - 'Als het om de liefde gaat'

Winning songwriters - Dries Holten / Hans van Hemert

Winning orchestrator - Harry van Hoof

For the 1972 National Song Contest, Harry van Hoof - seen here during rehearsals at Theater Carré - replaced Dolf van der Linden as musical director, while he formed a freelance orchestra without strings to accompany the three entries as well as all incidental music

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Lang zo fijn niet"

Lyrics – Hans van Hemert

Composition – Dries Holten

Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof

(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)

Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof

Score – 3rd place (9 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Oude zigeuner"

Lyrics – Hans van Hemert

Composition – Dries Holten

Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof

(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)

Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof

Score – 2nd place (28 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Als het om de liefde gaat"

Lyrics – Dries Holten

Composition – Hans van Hemert

Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof

(studio orchestra conducted by Harry van Hoof)

Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof

Score – 1st place (73 votes)