WHO WE ARE
Johan de Meij, Composer and Conductor
De Meij’s award-winning oeuvre of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions, and film score arrangements have garnered him international acclaim and 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 numerous orchestras 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 and his solo concerti, T-Bone Concerto (trombone), UFO Concerto (euphonium), and Casanova (cello) have been enthusiastically received at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colon, Osaka Symphony Hall and other venues.
De Meij is in high demand as a guest conductor and lecturer, and is frequently invited to speak about and perform his own works. He currently maintains posts with both the New York Wind Symphony and the Kyushu Wind Orchestra in Fukuoka, Japan as their principal guest conductor.
Jed Parker, Director and Editor
Parker has been working at the intersection of art, film, and music for more than 30 years. After studying film and painting at New York’s Pratt Institute, Parker went on to edit numerous award-winning PBS documentaries about artists. They included American Masters’ “Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart,” and “Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens,” as well as the full-length films, “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict”, and “Who Gets to Call It Art?” that Film Threat magazine called “one of the greatest art documentaries ever made.” Parker was born in New York but is based outside of Rome, Italy.
Dyan Machan, Executive Producer
Machan is an award-winning writer and newly-minted filmmaker with a long career in business and travel journalism. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Departures magazine. She has also held senior editorial positions at Barron’s, Smart Money, Forbes and Financial World. In 2012, Machan won a National Headliner Award from The Press Club and a Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. She was also awarded Business Journalist of the Year from the Global Awards for Business Journalism.