Saturday 18 August 1973

1973 NORDRING RADIO PRIZE

Edition number - 1
Date - August 15-18, 1973
Location - Theater De Meerpaal, Dronten (Netherlands)
Orchestra - Metropole Orkest
Musical director - Dolf van der Linden
Number of participating countries - 8
Jury president - Cédric Dumont (managing director 
Studio Zürich, Switzerland)
Overall winning entry / best production - 
Norway / producer: Sigurd Jansen
Award best solo vocalist - Rita Reys (Netherlands)
Award best arrangement - Les Reed (United Kingdom)

Chief conductor of the first Nordring Festival, Dolf van der Linden (far left) and the Dutch team with the Metropole Orchestra in rehearsals - from left to right: producer Theo Ordeman, pianist Louis van Dijk, and (behind Van Dijk) singer Edwin Rutten

PARTICIPANTS

BELGIUM (BRT)
Programme - “Flight '73”
Vocals - Dirk Buyse / Norma Hendy / Micha Marah / Connie Neefs / Louis Neefs / Tonia / Bob Boon Singers
Lyrics - Ward Bogaert
Composition - Ward Bogaert
Arrangement - Etienne Verschueren

DENMARK (DR)
Programme - “Copenhagen, You’ve Taken My Heart”
Vocals - Ellen Winther
Banjo - Freddy Fraek 
Piano - Max Leth & Bent Schjærff
Arrangement - Ole Høyer
Conductor - Kai Mortensen

FINLAND (YLE)
Programme - “Evergreen Potpourri”
Performance - Group ‘Cumulus’
Arrangement - Esko Linnavalli, Kaj Backlund & Group ‘Cumulus’
Conductor - Esko Linnavalli

NETHERLANDS (NOS)
Programme - “The Look of Love”
Vocals - Conny Vandenbos / Rita Reys / Euson / Edwin Rutten
Alto saxophone - Piet Noordijk
Piano - Louis van Dijk
Arrangement - Rob Pronk / Jerry van Rooyen
Producer - Theo Ordeman

NORWAY (NRK)
Programme - “People Way Up North”
Vocals - Grethe Kausland & The Dizzie Tunes
Lyrics - Alfred Næss / Yngvar Numme
Arrangement - Sigurd Jansen
Conductor - Sigurd Jansen
Producer - Sigurd Jansen


SWEDEN (SR)
Programme - “Freeman’s Epistle”
Vocals - Eva Möller / Sven Bertil Taube
Guitar - Eva Möller
Key fiddle - Ceylon Wallin
Harpsichord - Ulf Björlin
Conductor - Ulf Björlin

UNITED KINGDOM (BBC)
Programme - “Wonderful World”
Vocals - India Adams / Dennis Lotis / Frankie Stevens / 
Bob Boon Singers
Arrangement - Les Reed
Conductor - Les Reed

WEST GERMANY (NDR)
Programme - “Schlagerparade”
Vocals - Nana Gualdi / Sven Jansen
Bandoneon - Jo Ment
Mouth organ - Johnny Müller
Conductor - Alfred Hause

Dolf van der Linden conducting the Metropole Orchestra in rehearsals in Dronten

Part of the Belgian delegation in Dronten, with (among others) Louis Neefs, Micha Marah, and Connie Neefs

Grethe Kausland and the Dizzie Tunes, vocalists of the winning Norwegian entry

Norwegian producer, arranger, and conductor Sigurd Jansen showing the first prize won by his country's team in the first edition of the Nordring Festival


A medal given to all participants in the 1973 Nordring Festival in Dronten

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)