Edition number - 10
Date - August 23-27, 1982
Location - Malmö (Sweden)
Producer - Rune Hallberg (SR)
Orchestra - Malmö Symphony Orchestra & Sextett Bo Sylvén
Musical director - Gustaf Sjökvist
Number of participating countries - 8 or 9 (no information about entry from Belgium)
Jury president - unknown
Overall winning entry / best production - Ireland / Colin Morrison
Award best solo vocalist - unknown
Award best solo instrumentalist - unknown
Award best arrangement - Seppo Paakkunainen (Finland)
Part of the Norwegian delegation upon arrival in Malmö; first two persons on the left: unknown; the others, from left to right - Per Müller (vocalist), Odny Johansen (assistant to Rolf Kirkvaag), Erik Heyerdahl (NRK programme secretary), Rolf Kirkvaag (Head of Entertainment at NRK Radio), Johan Bergli (saxophonist), and Frode Thingnæs (trombone). Photo taken by Norway's conductor Sigurd Jansen
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
DENMARK (DR)
Programme - "Music from Heaven"
Host - Bob Ramsing
Rendition - Hanne Uldal / Per Pallesen / Kurt Ravn / Bob Ramsing Composition - Kai Norman Andersen
Conductor - Svend Skipper
FINLAND (YLE)
Programme - “Tanomania”
Rendition - Karelia Ensemble
Tano-flute, baritone saxophone - Seppo Paakkunainen
Arrangement - Seppo Paakkunainen
Conductor - Jorma Panula
Production - Kalevi Immonen
IRELAND (RTÉ)
Programme - “Bloomenlied”
Baritone - Austin Gaffney
Soprano - Joan Merrigan
Tenor - William McKinney
Script - Ian Fox
Conductor - Proinnsías Ó Duinn
Production - Colin Morrison
NETHERLANDS (NOS)
Programme - “Invitation to the Dance”
Vocals - Dorothy Dorow / Gé Titulaer
Clarinet & saxophone - Leo van Oostrom
Piano - Dick Schallies
Arrangement - Marcel Peeters / Dolf van der Linden / Ruud Bos
Conductor - Dolf van der Linden
NORWAY (NRK)
Programme - "Malmö Pays Tribute to Rodgers and Gershwin"
Vocals - Karin Krog / Anita Thallaug / Per Müller
Saxophone, clarinet - Johan Bergli
Trombone - Frode Thingnaes
Arrangement - Sigurd Jansen
Conductor - Sigurd Jansen
SWEDEN (SR)
Programme - “We remember Jan Johansson”
Rendition - Birgitta Smiding / Bertil Lövgren / Claes Rosendahl
Conductor - Gustaf Sjökvist
Production - Lars Blohm
UNITED KINGDOM (BBC)
Programme - “A Beatles Symphony”
Soprano - Patricia Greig
Baritone - Alan Watt
Violoncello - Marius May
Composition - Barry Forgie
Arrangement - Barry Forgie
Conductor - Barry Forgie
Production - Robin Sedgley
WEST GERMANY (NDR)
Programme - “Popular German Melodies in Concert”
Presenter - Monika Jetter
Rendition - Sylvia Anders / Dirk Sagemuller / Hans Haider
Conductor - Hardy Schneiders
Production - Helga Boddin
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
