Johan de Meij


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– Thu 4 Sep: Nassau oblige - 12 Widmungsmusiken (1813-2005) an die Herrscher der Dynastie Luxemburg-Nassau, for Woodwind-Quartet Wiesbaden, Germany
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– Tue 16 Sep: Cycles - A feast of Orchestral Song Cadogan Hall, London, UK
– Thu 2 Oct: First performance of a work for orchestra Casa de la Musica, Quito, Ecuador
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Sheet music for de Meij



[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,

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Born: 23 November 1953 — Voorburg — The Netherlands
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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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