Johan de Meij

American Prelude was commissioned by the United States Marine Band “The President’s Own” and was composed in honor of the retirement of Colonel Jason K. Fettig, the 28th Director of the USMB. This sho...

American Prelude was commissioned by the United States Marine Band “The President’s Own” and was composed in honor of the retirement of Colonel Jason K. Fettig, the 28th Director of the USMB. This sho...

This timeless film music brings a feeling of the Wild West. Director Sergio Leone gave a simple yet effective development of the story, which touched many people. 'Once Upon a Time in the West', has l...

The theme from the Western ' Midnight Cowboy' composed by John Barry is widely known in the version for mouth-organ. In this arrangement for symphonic windband and fanfare orchestra arranger Johan de...

In this selection of well-known James Bond melodies, arranger Johan de Meij has availed himself of the following themes successively: 'All Time High' (from 'Octopussy', Roger Moore's last role as secr...

25 Chorstimmen

Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavana para una princesa muerta) fue compuesta para piano por Maurice Ravel, a la edad de 24 años, en 1899. Ravel compuso la versión para orquesta sinfónica en 1910. S...

In this suite for symphonic band the arranger did not use the existing orchestral suites, but composed another suite of his own with those parts of the ballet music that suited well for a transcriptio...

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J.R.R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The sympho...

An ode to New York. The Big Apple is a musical representation of the spirit, the glamour and the unfriendliness of one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Listening to this symphony is as exc...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

La Quintessenza is a musical approach of the quintessence, the heart of the matter. By focusing a five note motif in a number of variants, De Meij tries to get through to the essence of the musical ma...