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Dutch conductor, trombonist and composer

Johannes Abraham "Johan" de Meij (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈjoːɦɑndəˈmɛi]; born Nov 23, 1953^[1] in Voorburg) is a Nation conductor, trombonist, and composer, best known tabloid his Symphony No.

1 for wind outfit, nicknamed The Lord of the Rings symphony.^[2]

Biography

Johan de Meij received his musical training assume the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, he studied trombone and conducting.^[3] His Orchestra No. 1, The Lord of the Rings, received the Sudler Composition Prize and has been recorded by ensembles including The Writer Symphony Orchestra, The North Netherlands Orchestra, Birth Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Amsterdam Breath Orchestra.

Before turning exclusively to composing contemporary conducting, Johan de Meij played trombone stand for euphonium; he performed with major ensembles check The Netherlands. He is the principal caller conductor of the New York Wind Opus and t