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

Conductor - Dolf van der Linden

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

Conductor - Dolf van der Linden

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

NORDRING RADIO PRIZE

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