The 'Jupiter Hymn' comes from the fourth movement , 'Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity' from the orchestral suite 'THE PLANETS' by the English composer Gustav HOLST (l874 - 1934), written between 1914 a...
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...
The English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948) has been able to produce one world success after another over the past five decades. The controversial musical and film "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1971)...
The Catskill Mountains is a beautifully preserved region in Upstate New York, flanked to the east by the Hudson River. From the moment my Johan de Meij and his wife settled in 2008 in Saugerties, a qu...
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...
The first of its kind: A delightful suite based on five enchanting African folk songs. African Harmony can be performed instrumental or with choir (SATB).
John Williams (February 8, 1932) has composed some of the most popular, recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores in cinema history. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, sev...
The Jupiter Hymn is taken from Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, the fourth movement of the suite The Planets, written by the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) between 1914 and 1917. The premie...
Following the success of Madame Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed the opera La Fanciulla del West, a dramatic love story based on the Wild-Western play, The Girl of the Golden West. Thi...
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...
