Edition number - 2
Date - August 21-24, 1974
Location - Martinihal, Groningen (Netherlands)
Host - Elles Berger
Orchestra - Metropole Orkest
Musical director - Dolf van der Linden
Number of participating countries - 8
Jury president - Kevin Roche (Ireland)
Overall winning entry / best production - United Kingdom / David Rayvern Allen
Award best solo vocalist - Rita Morris (United Kingdom)
Award best arrangement - Robert Farnon (United Kingdom)
Rehearsing with Sweden's vocalist Östen Warnerbring and, behind him, arranger and conductor Lars 'Lasse' Samuelson
PARTICIPANTS
BELGIUM (BRT)
Programme - "Symphonie Fantastique”
Vocals - Eva Maria / Eric Raes
Accordion - Oscar Denayer
Traditional folk instruments - Claude Fagel
Composition - Roger Morès
Arrangement - Roger Morès
Conductor - Maurice Bonnaerens
DENMARK (DR)
Programme - "If you want to get to know a country, then listen to its music”
Vocals - Lisa Linn / Bjørn Tidmand / Ove Verner Hansen
Violin - Ellinor Fribo Eriksson
Arrangement - Poul Clemensen / Ole Kock Hansen / Ole Høyer / Bo Sylvén
Conductor - Kai Mortensen
FINLAND (YLE)
Programme - “Take the ‘A’ Train”
Vocals - Group Fyrkka (Kalle Fält / Markku Johansson / Pave Maijanen / Pepe Willberg / Seija Simola)
Arrangement - Henrik Otto Donner / Markku Johansson / Esko Linnavalli
Conductor - Esko Linnavalli
Programme - “Wake up”
Vocals - Greetje Kauffeld / Astrid Nijgh / Robert Long / Rob de Nijs
Tenor saxophone - Ferdinand Povel
Carillon - Dirk Donker
Arrangement - Rob Pronk / Jerry van Rooyen / Peter Herbolzheimer
Conductor - Dolf van der Linden
Programme - “Women”
Vocals - Kari Rasmussen / Nora Brockstedt / Per Müller
Saxophone - Bjarne Nerem
Arrangement - Sigurd Jansen
Conductor - Sigurd Jansen
Production - Sigurd Jansen
SWEDEN (SR)
Programme - “Tulips from Amsterdam”
Introduction - Lars Hemmingsson
Vocals - Östen Warnerbring / Charlie Norman
Piano - Charlie Norman
Arrangement - Lars Samuelson
Conductor - Lars Samuelson
Production - Rune Hallberg
Programme - “A Tourist View of Britain - United Kingdom Holiday”
Vocals - Joan Savage / Rita Morris / Nick Curtis / Freddy Williams / Ray Cooke / Dee Griffiths
Arrangement - Robert Farnon
Conductor - Robert Farnon
Production - David Rayvern Allen
WEST GERMANY (NDR)
Programme - “Nordring Medley”
Vocals - Joy Fleming / Peter Horton
Flugelhorn - Milo Pavlović
Trombone - Jiggs Whigham
Piano - Eugen Cicero
Vibraphone - Wolfgang Schlüter
Arrangement - Karl Heinz Loges / Ralf Nowy / Hans Hammerschmid
Conductor - Alfred Hause
A medal given to all participants in the 1974 Nordring Festival, Groningen
NORDRING RADIO PRIZE
Index & General Information / 1973 Dronten / 1974 Groningen / 1975 Oslo / 1976 Inverness / 1977 Copenhagen / 1978 Oslo / 1979 Dublin / 1980 Helsinki / 1981 St Helier, Jersey / 1982 Malmö / 1983 Blankenberghe
