For quick reference: Gandalf (The Wizard) - 0:07 Lothlorien (The Elvenwood) - 6:22 Gollum (Smeagol) - 14:11 Journey in the Dark: (The Mines of Moria) - 24:09 (The Bridge of Khazad-Dum) - 30:19 Hobbits - 32:29

First time I've seen left-handed conducting.

I am in Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band and we just worked with Maestro De Meij and performed this symphony in our beautiful Chapel of the Resurrection. Such amazing music and such a gifted composer and conductor. Playing this under his conducting has been the highlight of my musical career!!!

Wow, what a show these few people are getting. This is one of the best symphonic pieces of music (if not the best), played exquisitely, for free. Absolutely a masterpiece--done right. The musicians and director should be proud.

I played a condensed version of this in High School Band. I missed playing this it was fun.

I was first chair French Horn when I played this in college! We did movements I, II, & V. Such fun to play!

@FelixTruvere

4 жыл бұрын

JCHB322 I played horn on this too. I’m sure you heard that French horn crack just about at 0:55

@krystof1270

4 жыл бұрын

I'm first horn too. my middle/high school band is playing this next semester.

@guitarmansegovia

2 жыл бұрын

5th chair horn 2004 ATSSB Honor Band, played 3rd part. Also played 2nd and 3rd parts for Virtual Concert Band’s most recent rendition.

the Bass Trombone lady plays very well! nice sound..

I'm so amazed! It was so beautiful to see them play, and wonderful listening to them make such breath-taking music!!!

I have only played the first movement as a second flute, and I after this long I still have not let go of it as my favourite piece of music. Stinking difficult for my level, but so much fun. After listening to the whole piece in all 5 of its glorious movements, I fall in love with it even more. I would go back to it again to get better at those 32nd note passages and to enjoy it as a live performer. Moving into that maestoso line at the rit always brings chills up my spine. Best part of the piece by far.

@alexkirkpatrick8351

Жыл бұрын

I played the first movement as second trombone in high school. I agree, it’s one of my favorite pieces to play and listen to. Absolute genius.

just amazing! sincere congratulations to the band and to the composer / conductor

We did this for our fall marching show my senior year in high school (baritone). Very cool to see DeMeij himself conducting! Thanks for sharing!!

Wow! Just fabulous! What an honor to be conducted by Johan De Meij himself. I'm speechless. Great job!

This is definitely a classic piece!! And everyone had good voice in this band. Even though there are some pitch problem, it was still a good job!!

playing this in school band it hard

I really enjoyed this performance and seeing de Meij conduct the group! Thank you!!

Your group is marvelous. Our local concert band played a short suite from this symphony last night. How fun to have the composer conduct. Too bad you didn't have a bigger audience. Congratulations.

So glad I'm not the only left-handed director out there!

@demoman1596sh

8 жыл бұрын

+MysteryAndroclese401 Turns out you're in good company... Johan de Meij himself is the one conducting! :p

@johnries5593

7 жыл бұрын

Curiously, I've never paid attention to what hand the conductor's baton is in (apparently I'm focused too much on the music itself and what the conductor is doing with his baton and hands). Perhaps I should be a touch more observant.

We named the contra-alto Clarinet at JMU "Schmeagul" after performing this. It was a brand new piece then!

one word : Superb !

I once wrote a libretto for an opera based on Beowulf -- the poet Paul Muldoon met with me and discussed it and he told me I was on the right track -- my dream was for JdM to compose it -- after years of work I emailed him and he said he was interested and would read it -- but I got cold feet (I was still in my 20's) and never sent it :( I sometimes wonder what my life would be like now if I had sent it along.

Makes me chuckle recognizing a few faces in that band.

Performing about the first 6min in my highschool band for a concert :) Such a lovely piece

@michaelcowling9928

4 жыл бұрын

When I played this in high school we had about 5 days to learn it before we played in front of a packed Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio, TX

@annonymous6827

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcowling9928 That sounds tough. How did you guys do?

@michaelcowling9928

Жыл бұрын

@@annonymous6827 We did pretty good. I think that was also the year we did Barnum and Bailey's Favorite. Band director started the first playthrough for that song off with 'University of such and such played this song last year and their time from start to finish was two minutes and however many seconds after working on it for a month. That's the time to beat and I think you kids can do it in a week.' We beat their time by about 5 seconds if I am remembering correctly.

@annonymous6827

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcowling9928 Wow. Well done.

It makes me sad, how few people were there. My high school band played this in school, and I always thought this was a much better piece of music than what Howard Shore wrote for the films. And with de Meij conducting this himself! I would have loved to see it in person.

@josepmir4530

6 жыл бұрын

The soundtrack is a masterpiece though

Is great. Sound one is no mistake. I am a junior high school students live in Japan now. I belong to the brass band. I'm doing good so tuba but no sound. People of conductor It is a good expression to it. You are thrilled to hear this. Thank you for a great performance.

Although there are some pitch issues and a couple of wrong notes, this is very well done. Having performed this many times myself (principal trombone), I can say this is a very rewarding piece to prepare.

so good !

I'm in high school and we're playing a shorter version of this song. I am the only trumpet of 4 playing trumpet 1, so I have all the trumpet solos. We are performing on Tuesday and I am super scared. Wish me luck!

@Frizziminator19

8 жыл бұрын

+Dakota Thompson how was it? :)

@starryeyedD0e

8 жыл бұрын

It went well! Thanks!

@brettins

8 жыл бұрын

+Dakota Thompson Awesome :) I played this in High School as well, I was on Euphonium (which has the best descant line in "Hobbits")!

@starryeyedD0e

8 жыл бұрын

I love that part. Me and my friend played it together all the time!

@theamazingcaspo9812

8 жыл бұрын

+Dakota Thompson Hey we're doing this in school too! Our performance is in two weeks time :)

In an orchestra players will often rub their knee's as a way of silently applauding each other when doing a difficult part well =) it's possible the part had given them difficulties in rehearsal so they were pleased with how it went in the performance.

I remember my director being so animated at the part @ 21:40. This guy lol. I was also a passionate band director showing the music’s emotion on my movements and face.

@stylezco

2 жыл бұрын

This is the actual composer no?

Very nice!

Sop sax sounded really good IMO.

thanks Pablo!

Nice example of program music, although it is tonal and reminds me Berlioz (Symphonie fantastique). I like wind orchestra very much.

Big sound, yet very transparent (especially the picc.) The standing timpanist was interesting, and some impressive tubas. Is there an elf on the end of the flutes?

Fair effort, but plenty of pitch issues.

I didn't know Louis C.K. played bari sax

@mlefeb

7 жыл бұрын

Scott Klasek Hahaha ^^^

@michaelcowling9928

4 жыл бұрын

right there next to the bass trombone...I can't not see it now

The conductor looks like James May...

@justynsmith9921

9 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that!

@m.b.3285

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Warman I will never unsee that XD

@StewartEngart

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Warman You know James May went to university for music, right?

@MichaelWarman

8 жыл бұрын

I knew he was into music. He wrote the theme music for James May's Man Lab.

@demoman1596sh

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Warman The conductor on this video is Johan de Meij himself, it turns out, which basically rhymes with May, haha...

Ok, some problems, but the fact is... why are empty sits?

Does anyone know where to find the full orchestra version? I played a shorter version at music camp and the strings really add a beautiful element to the piece.

@timcao5687

8 жыл бұрын

+Samantha Creech what strings?

@erikgrundy

7 жыл бұрын

The song was composed for a concert band, so no strings, unfortunately. The version you heard must have been arranged/added to.

@KevinDeBorger

6 жыл бұрын

It’s original for wind band (1988) but in 2001 it was arranged for symphonic orchestra by Henk De Vlieger and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Such a beautiful piece :) i do recognise quite some passages from the work heaven on earth by Maurice Hamers, so I guess he copied some stuff from it, but great performance and great orchestra :)

@storkie1

9 жыл бұрын

As in: Maurice Hamers copied from Johan de meij not the other way around

Jeez, can you imagine playing for 40 minutes straight?

@MrDrumStikz

10 жыл бұрын

I'm playing this piece, so yes, I can.

@colleenscott9634

10 жыл бұрын

Well, good luck with that.

@classa50

10 жыл бұрын

No problem, played it years ago.

@Fumbles9001

10 жыл бұрын

Have you heard Mahler's 3rd symphony? It's an hour and 45 minutes long.

@tannerjordan2010

10 жыл бұрын

***** Webern's symphony is 12 minutes long.

thanks

Over the last 2 days I watched the Peter Jackson movies and I picked up on subtle queues from this piece in the score. Just a few bars here and there showing up in the background music. We played this at State (Texas - ATSSB) when I was either a junior or senior in High school (either 1997 or 1998). Spots around 4:30 and the theme from around 8:00 stuck out to me. 6:00 Trumpet crack...good lord...your supposed to be professionals and this sounds like a typical middle school...

at 8:13 is that Eugene from Buzzfeed playing the oboe?

And Meij looks like John Cleese!

Is this related to Howard Shore? Who was first?

@lautarotorres-ho6oi

Жыл бұрын

Johann de Meij is related to the books, Howard Shore films obviously. I always prefer Howard Shore

is it me, or does meji look an awful lot like pippin

@amandastevens1117

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe a father figure to pippin

The second or third trumpet keeps flubbing notes throughout

Did they forget to tune?

Mr.Schill be like

That hobbit theme

Whoa, I actually didn't hear any tuning issues in Gandalf. But then again, I'm basically tone deaf... any tuning issues that are minor enough can make it past me :P

Jaysus

INTONATION !...not that I'm perfect.....

I am so disappointed with the percussion section (and I’m only at minute 3) I can’t continue watching. So sad considering that it is de Meij conducting. Note I played this as a percussionist in high school and can still remember ever part so yeah I’m a critical audience. But seriously y’all.

@JonathanLarson-CoolJon

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The poor snare drummer could not seem to stay on top of the beat.

@abbywoytowich4862

4 жыл бұрын

also a percussionist, and yeah, right away, I'm hearing things that aren't right.

shore is better

I'm not...

The douche in the audience at the lower right of your screen nodding off & falling asleep @ 20:52 & again @ 21:00. What’s funny is that the director is almost directing it with his own head-nodding movements @ 20:52 lol

It’s a great piece, but it seems like they didn’t tune, and that’s based off of listening to the first 20-30 seconds :/

let's play "spot the black person"!

@srgfk

6 жыл бұрын

DjVinylDashie let's play spot the raciist.... pointing out that there are only white people Is also racist

@pabloescobar2981

6 жыл бұрын

omg ! STFU with your leftist rant. enjoy the music. music has no color

@thatthinker

6 жыл бұрын

Did you know also that there's so much discrimination in orchestra auditions that even in blind auditions, hearing that the individual preforming walked onto stage in heels can affect their likelyhood of getting in because sexism. Additionally, good music programs in public school typically are rare except in affluent areas who have high property taxes... which wouldnt be an issue if there wasn't a massive systemic racism problem affecting the distribution of wealth in the United States.

@charlytaylor1748

2 ай бұрын

@@thatthinker A trans in high heels should deal with that. Be creative

the worst percussionists ever :/ wtf at some places they don't enter at tempo

@gameflymc3374

5 жыл бұрын

Jordi cid marti completely agree. They also enter at the wrong times and play several wrong notes

Sorry, but the oboe is awful!!!