Johan de Meij

Born: 23 November 1953, Voorburg (The Netherlands)
Died:

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[details ←] Symphony No. 3 - Planet Earth ,concert band,
[details ←] The Lord of the Rings (Excerpts from Symphony No. 1) - Concert Band ,concert band,
[details ←] Lord of the Rings, The (Symphony No. 1) - Hobbits - Mvt. V ,concert band,
[details ←] The Lord of the Rings (Excerpts from Symphony No. 1) - Concert Band ,concert band,
[details ←] T-Bone Concerto Piano, ,concert band,
[details ←] T-Bone Concerto ,concert band,
[details ←] Johan De Meij: The Lord of the Rings (Symphony No. 1) - Complete Edition , concert band, ,concert band,
[details ←] T-Bone Concerto ,concert band,
[details ←] Jazz Suite No. 2 - Complete Edition (all 6 mvts.) ,concert band,
[details ←] Polish Christmas Music, Part I (Medley) choral
[details ←] Big Apple, The (A New York Symphony)(Symphony No. 2) ,concert band,
[details ←] Jazz Suite No.2 - Waltz No. 2 ,concert band,
[details ←] T-Bone Concerto Piano, ,concert band,
[details ←] The Wind in the Willows ,concert band,
[details ←] Jazz Suite No. 2 - March ,concert band,
[details ←] Lord of the Rings, The (Symphony No. 1) - Gandalf - Mvt. I ,concert band,
[details ←] Shoutin’ Liza Trombone Trombone,
[details ←] Aquarium ,concert band,

Music

Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings"
- Movement 1 "Gandalf"
- Movement 2 "Lothlorien"
- Movement 3 "Gollum"
- Movement 4 "Journey into the Darkness"
- Movement 5 "Hobbits"
Symphony No. 2 "The Big Apple" (A New York Symphony)
T-Bone Concerto
Loch Ness- A Scottish Fantasy
Continental Overture
La Quintessenza
Polish Christmas Music- Part 1
The Venitian Collection
- Voice of Space
- The Red Tower
- Magic Garden
- Empire of Light

Biography

Born 23 November 1953 in Voorburg, he received his musical education at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague and he studied band conducting and trombone. He is a writer of programmatic music, he has similarities with both classical and modern composers. His first composition was for symphonic band, the Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings". It had its first performance in Brussels in 1988 and was awarded first prize in the Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1989 in Chicago. The Symphonic poem "Loch Ness" was written for the International Festival in Uster. His third work "Aquarium" was commissioned by the Dutch Composers Fund. His Symphony No. 2 "The Big Apple" (A New York Symphony) was commisioned and premiered by the U. S. Air Force Band.

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The Lord of the Rings: Symphony No. 1

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Lord of the Rings

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1999 WASBE: San Luis Obispo California

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