Amstel Concert Band

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 symp...

The large creative output of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931) contains six symphonies, chamber music, vocal works and music for the theatre: two operas (Saul & David and Maskerade) and s...

The funeral music from the melodrama Bergliot by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg consists of two instrumental fragments, that musically illustrate the dramatic events of the story. Johan de Meij i...

The funeral music from the melodrama Bergliot (declamation and orchestra) by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) consists of two orchestral fragments which illustrate the dramatical even...

The opera-ballet Mlada was an epic project involving six different Russiancomposers including Mussorgsky, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov. Unfortunately the work didn't ever receive a performance howevert...

The Musical CATS, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It became Lloyd Webber’s third great success, after the m...

The Musical CATS, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It became Lloyd Webber’s third great success, after the m...

This suite was originally scored for a complete symphony orchestra to which four saxophones, an accordion and a guitar had been added. The title 'Jazz Suite' is rather misleading, as the composer defi...

UFO CONCERTO, Johan de Meijs erstes Solowerk für Euphonium, ist kein Konzertwerk im klassischen Sinne. Es besteht aus fünf Sätzen, die thematisch miteinander verbunden sind: ANDANTE - CON MOTO, GIOCOS...

Dieser Klavierauszug des Two-Bone Concertos beinhaltet sowohl eine optionale zweite Klavierstimme als auch eine optionale Schlagwerkstimme.

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...

Los Cuatro Vientos is Johan de Meij's first composition for the grade 2.5 level. A playful suite in four movements, each one depicting the directions of the wind: Four Winds for Winds!

Los Cuatro Vientos is Johan de Meij's first composition for the grade 2.5 level. A playful suite in four movements, each one depicting the directions of the wind: Four Winds for Winds!

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...

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...

La prima sinfonia di Johan de Meij Il Signore degli Anelli è basata sull'omonima trilogia di J.R.R. Tolkien. Questo libro ha affascinato molti milioni di lettori fin dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1955....

La prima sinfonia di Johan de Meij Il Signore degli Anelli è basata sull'omonima trilogia di J.R.R. Tolkien. Questo libro ha affascinato molti milioni di lettori fin dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1955....

La prima sinfonia di Johan de Meij Il Signore degli Anelli è basata sull'omonima trilogia di J.R.R. Tolkien. Questo libro ha affascinato molti milioni di lettori fin dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1955....

La prima sinfonia di Johan de Meij Il Signore degli Anelli è basata sull'omonima trilogia di J.R.R. Tolkien. Questo libro ha affascinato molti milioni di lettori fin dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1955....

After 30 years, Johan de Meij revisits Middle-Earth, the enchanting mythological world of J. R. R. Tolkien, with his spectacular Symphony No. 5 Return to Middle Earth. Although there are thematic remi...

Within the history of art song, the 600+ lieder of Franz Schubert stand supreme - though they were often intended purely for performance in his intimate circle of friends. Schubert arranged Der Tod un...

Die mehr als 600 Lieder von Franz Schubert gehören zum absolut Besten des Genres Lied. In vielen Liedern, so auch in Der Tod und das Mädchen, gehen Gedicht und Musik eine besondere Symbiose ein. Schub...

To My Country comes from the trio section of the Dutch composer Bernard Zweer (1854-1924) third symphony. The third symphony was composed at a time when many composers were inspired by great patriotic...

The Hymn To My Country is the trio part of the second movement, entitled 'In the Country', from the third Symphony To My Country (1886 - 1890) by the Dutch composer Bernard Zweers (1854 - 1924). This...