Johan de Meij and Ben van Dijk in Tenerife, Spain.
Last January Ben van Dijk was soloist with the "Banda Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife"
conductor Jose Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana,
guest conductor Johan de Meij.
The program of this concert was a complet Johan de Meij feature.
- La Fanciulla del West [Symphonic Suite from the Opera] - Giacomo Puccini/Arr. Johan de Meij
[world premiere]
- Canticles [for bass trombone and wind orchestra] - Johan de Meij
[first performance in Spain]
Bass trombone soloist: Ben van Dijk
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-.-.-.-. Intermission .-.-.-.-.
- Te Deum [from Tosca] - Giacomo Puccini/Arr. Johan de Meij
- The Venetian Collection - Johan de Meij
Johan de Meij, Jose Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana,
Felipe Neri Gil Marrero and Ben van Dijk
after a very succesful concert.
The concert was given in the beautiful "Teatro Guimere de Santa Cruz de Tenerife", Canary Islands [Spain] and was an almost sold out concert.
Johan and Ben having a good time on Tenerife.
The hopitality of the members of the Banda was as good as their quality. This is a full professional windband of a very high level with some great musicians on important chairs.
Johan de Meij and Ben van Dijk had a great time with the Banda's principal conductor Felipe Neri Gil Marrero and the orchestra's bass trombonist Antonio damian Hernandez.
The last day on the island was a free day and these two great gentleman organized a perfect tour on the island.
Juan and Benita having a good time on Tenerife.