Johan de Meij with New Jersey Wind Symphony in Ridgewood NJ

Sun, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 6  2022

The New Jersey Wind Symphony opens its 40th season with Johan de Meij and saxophone-soloist Hans de Jong. They will perform two pieces “Echoes of San Marco” and “Fellini”. The event will take place at the West Side Presbytarian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Sunday November 6th at 3 pm. 

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About Johan de Meij

Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij (Voorburg, 1953) received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, where he studied trombone and conducting. His award-winning oeuvre of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions and film score arrangements has garnered him international acclaim and have become permanent fixtures in the repertoire of renowned ensembles throughout the world. His Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings was awarded the prestigious Sudler Composition Prize and has been recorded by myriad ensembles including The London Symphony Orchestra, The North Netherlands Orchestra, The Nagoya Philharmonic and The Amsterdam Wind Orchestra. His Symphony No. 2 The Big Apple, Symphony No. 3 Planet Earth, Symphony No. 4 Sinfonie der Lieder as well as his solo concertos, T-Bone Concerto (trombone), UFO Concerto (euphonium) and Casanova (cello) have been enthusiastically received at many of the world’s finest venues.