The symphony The Lord of the Rings was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the “Groot Harmonie-orkest van de Gidsen” under the baton of Norbert Nozy. In1989, The Symphony The Lord of the Rings was awarded a first prize in the Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in Chicago, and a year later, the symphony was awarded by the Dutch Composers Fund. In 2001, the orchestralversion was premiered by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. In this special edition for fanfare band, Paul Lavender has masterfully condensed and arranged the symphony into a practical concert version,written at a level and instrumentation to work within the reach of most bands.
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Brass Band |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Bųrn m.m.) | Koncert |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Partitur og stemmer |
| Niveau | Let ųvet |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Series | Bertozzi, Armando (Author) |
| Publisher/Producent | Amstel Music |
| Bidragydere | de Meij, Johan(Composer) Lavender, Paul(Arranger) |
| Sprog | Engelsk, Fransk, Holland, Tysk |
| ISMN | 9790035233047 |