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)