Saturday 9 September 1978

1978 NORDRING RADIO PRIZE

Edition number - 6
Date - September 4-9, 1978
Location - NRK Store Studio, Oslo (Norway)
Orchestra - Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkestret)
Musical director - Sigurd Jansen
Number of participating countries - 9
Jury president - unknown
Overall winning entry / best production - Ireland / Johnny Devlin
Award best solo instrumentalist - Mads Vinding (Denmark)
Award best arrangement - Bengt Hallberg (Sweden)

The Netherlands' 1978 Nordring team, from left to right - Edwin Rutten, Dolf van der Linden, accordionist Marcel Azzola, Jerry van Rooyen, Marjol Flore, and Louis van Dijk

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

BELGIUM (BRT)
Programme - “A Musical Weather Report”
Vocals - Claude Lombard / Monique Hanouille / Marijn De Valck
Vibraphone - Sadi (Sadi Lallemand)
Trombone - Marc Mercini
Bass - Evert Verhees
Keyboards - Bob Porter
Drums - Bruno Castellucci
Arrangement - Bob Porter / Jack Say
Conductor - Jack Say
Production - Yvonne Verelst

DENMARK (DR)
Programme - “Danish Delight”
Rendition - Lisa Linn / Freddy Albeck / Finn Ziegler / Svend Skipper / Svend Erik Nørregaard / Mads Vinding
Script - Freddy Albeck
Arrangement - Robert Cornford / Bo Sylvén / Svend Skipper
Conductor - Robert Cornford
Production - Peer Møller / Ragnar Petersen

FINLAND (YLE)
Programme - “Group Picture”
Rendition - Vesa Aaltonen / Olli Ahvenlahti / Pekka Pohjola / Seppo Tyni
Composition - Seppo Tyni
Arrangement - Esko Linnavalli / Olli Ahvenlahti / Pekka Pohjola Conductor - Esko Linnavalli
Production - Ehkki Lehtola

IRELAND (RTÉ)
Programme - “In Youth I Served My Time (To Kissing and Love Making)”
Rendition - Austin Gaffney / Violet Twomey / Allison Browne / Stephen O’Shea
Script - Diarmuid O’Muirith
Arrangement - Michael Casey
Production - Johnny Devlin

NETHERLANDS (NOS)
Programme - “Rendez-vous à Paris”
Vocals - Marjol Flore / Edwin Rutten
Piano - Louis van Dijk
Accordion - Marcel Azzola
Arrangement - Jerry van Rooyen
Production - Jerry van Rooyen

NORWAY (NRK)
Programme - “Portrait of a Voice”
Rendition - Ellen Nikolaysen / Wenche Hallan / Randi Janson / Anita Skorgan / Tom Gravlie / Helge Lindeman
Arrangement - Øivind Westby / Carsten Klouman
Conductor - Sigurd Jansen
Production - Sigurd Jansen / Eva Schram / Rolf Kirkvaag

SWEDEN (SR)
Programme - “Concerto Grosso for Country Combo and Symphony Orchestra”
Rendition - The Lindqvist Brothers
Arrangement - Bengt Hallberg
Conductor - Gustaf Sjökvist
Production - Hasse Tellemar

UNITED KINGDOM (BBC)
Programme - “The Ballad of L.S. Lowry”
Rendition - Bryan & Michael / Colin Anthony / David Blakeley / Lois Lane
Composition - Barry Forgie / Robin Sedgley
Conductor - Barry Forgie
Production - Robin Sedgley

WEST GERMANY (NDR)
Programme - “Mock Mozart and Other Serious Composers”
Rendition - Okko / Lonzo / Berry / Chris / Timpe feat. Ernst-August Quelle
Arrangement - Karl Heinz Loges / Ernst-August Quelle / Lonzo Westphal / Bernard Ebbinghouse
Conductor - Karl Heinz Loges
Production - Helga Boddin

Finland's conductor in most editions of the Nordring Festival - Esko Linnavalli

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