Friday, 27 August 1982

1982 NORDRING RADIO PRIZE

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
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

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

Ireland's conductor for several editions of the Nordring Festival - Proinnsías Ó Duinn 

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