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Nordring 80

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Gershwin - Yesterday and Today
The BBC entry for this year's Nordring Radio Prize and final concert of the series: a musical view of Gershwin from the 80s, recorded recently in the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki Performed by Colin Anthony , Sarah King DICK MORRISSEY (reeds) and ALAN DOWNEY
(trumpet and flugelhorn) with reminiscences from IRA GERSHWIN, FRED ASTAIRE, IRVING CAESAR, CHARLIE TEAGARDEN, LARRY ADLER and the voice of GEORGE GERSHWIN himself
NORDRING 80 LIGHT MUSIC ORCHESTRA of Finnish Radio Arranged and conducted by Barry Forgie
Devised and produced by ROBIN SEDGLEY
12.0 Midnight Newsroom

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Anthony
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Sarah King
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Dick Morrissey
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Alan Downey
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Larry Adler
Unknown:
George Gershwin
Conducted By:
Barry Forgie
Produced By:
Robin Sedgley
Source: Radio Times

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