The Music Of Johan de Meij

Der fulminante Bühnenerfolg des Musicals Elisabeth beweist, wie sehr das Leben der Kaiserin von Österreich die Fantasie der Menschen auch heute noch zu beflügeln vermag - und spricht natürlich auch fü...

Voice of Space is the first movement of The Venetian Collection. The picture on which the music is based on was painted by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. Along with Ensor, Permeke and De...

The Red Tower was inspired by the painting of the same name (La Torre Rossa) by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, and was awarded first prize in the International Composition Contest in Oman. One...

The Red Tower ist der zweite Teil von The Venetian Collection, einem Zyklus von Orchesterwerken, in denen der Komponist vier Gemälde aus dem Peggy-Guggenheim-Museum in Venedig vertont hat. Der zweite...

Magic Garden contrasts starkly with the other movements of the cycle. As with the painting, Johan de Meij has tried to reflect the colourful, naive dream world of Paul Klee. The transparent texture, i...

Inspired by a painting by Magritte [1898 - 1967] Empire Of Light was commissioned by a consortium of nine university bands, united in the Atlantic Coast College Band Directors Association [ACCBDA] and...

Who could forget our childhood favourites Tintin and Snowy? Tintin - Prisoners of the Sun is a refreshing piece reuniting audiences with the intrepid reporter and his sidekick. Arranged in agreement w...

A book for those who keep the spirit of youth alive in them; of life, sunshine, running water, woodlands, dusty roads, winter firesides' said author Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) about his children's bo...

Extreme Make-Over was inspired by a theme from the second movement of Tchaikovsky?s String Quartet No. 1 (Andante Cantabile). It consists of a number of musical metamorphoses on the theme and includes...

Chicago, America's third largest city, is characterised by its modernskyline with dazzling architecture, fabulous restaurants and swingingjazz clubs. It is also, however, famous for its bitterly cold...

Chicago, America's third largest city, is characterised by its modernskyline with dazzling architecture, fabulous restaurants and swingingjazz clubs. It is also, however, famous for its bitterly cold...

With hit musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful musical composer ever. His most recent production...

Es gab drei gute Gründe für Johan de Meij, ein Solokonzert für Bassposaune und Blasorchester zu schreiben: Zunächst einmal ist es ein Gedenken an die langjährige Freundschaft mit dem Bassposaunisten B...

Es gab drei gute Gründe für Johan de Meij, ein Solokonzert für Bassposaune und Blasorchester zu schreiben: Zunächst einmal ist es ein Gedenken an die langjährige Freundschaft mit dem Bassposaunisten B...

Es gab drei gute Gründe für Johan de Meij, ein Solokonzert für Bassposaune und Blasorchester zu schreiben: Zunächst einmal ist es ein Gedenken an die langjährige Freundschaft mit dem Bassposaunisten B...

Who doesn't know the classical womaniser Casanova? Johan de Meij depicts a musical portrait of Giacomo Casanova, who lived in Venice from 1725 to 1798. Casanova captured every woman's heart with great...

The symphony The Lord of the Rings was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the 'Groot Harmonie-orkest van de G...

The symphony The Lord of the Rings was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the 'Groot Harmonie-orkest van de G...

The symphony The Lord of the Rings was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the 'Groot Harmonie-orkest van de G...

The symphony The Lord of the Rings was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the 'Groot Harmonie-orkest van de G...