"Premonition" is released worldwide - Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN

The project Symphonic Theater of Dreams and the orchestra Sinfonietta Consonus are happy to present the latest release  A Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN "PREMONITION". This single is a preview of an album which will probably be recorded and issued in 2015. 

The profit from the sale of this single will be donated to the production of the entire album.  
 
Official Teaser
Watch Official Release Trailer

Buy "PREMONITION"
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After  the success of the album called  A Symphonic Tribute to Dream Theater, Wioletta Jedynak (producer and the ex-manager) together with  Michał Mierzejewski (the originator of SToD, the founder of Sinfonietta Consonus) decided to take another step forward and pay a symphonic tribute to the band HAKEN.
The exclusive world premiere of "PREMONITION" took place on the 28th of August 2014 during the concert of HAKEN. This single was used as the intro tape.

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Michał Mierzejewski (Founder of Symphonic Theater of Dreams, Artistic Director in Sinfonietta Consonus orchestra, coordinator)
about release:  

"Some years ago when I was working on various projects I got to know the music of a band called HAKEN. My musical friend Marc Papeghin shared one of their songs on his Facebook wall. After some time he also created a music video for it.
Meanwhile, I was getting familiar with their work. It’s hard to put everything on a timeline now, but around the time when the Symphonic Theater of Dreams: Symphonic Tribute to Dream Theater record was released, I began to wonder whether SToD should be a tribute only to Dream Theater.
One year after the SToD premiere I decided it shouldn’t.

Every day we come across new albums of different bands. Sometimes we feel that this particular record is something marvellous and perfect for you at this particular moment of your life. It’s like a ‘revelation’ which can change your life on this particular moment completely. This happended to me with HAKEN, with their three albums at the same time. When ‘The Mountain’ was released, I listened to the first track ‘The Path’ for the first time and I was blown away. I created something like a short tribute or a demo track and later I began to fully experience all their back catalogue. Haken is a great musical discovery for me. They are one of my my favourite bands at the moment. An interesting thing is that we decided to record a single in the studio in an extremely short period of time. We had only a month to organize the recording session, complete the entire cast of the orchestra, book the studio, the sound engineers and the film crew.
 
We are planning to make a full album - A Symphonic Tribute to Haken (the fans have already voted for the tracklist ). However, we decided to release a single first so that it would become like a trailer for things to come. The making of a full album will have to wait longer because we need a budget for this (the profit from the sale of this single will be donated to the production of the entire album). It isn’t easy to do, so please be patient.

It was with great pleasure to orchestrate ‘PREMONITION’. HAKEN is incredibly melodic in it’s genre, that’s why it’s a big challange for me and eveyone involved in writing this piece of symphonic music. I am also very fortunate to have the possibility to write for such a large brass section. I hope I managed to capture the magic of this beautiful song. The recording of this single was a great and short adventure which turned out to be the prelude to the recording session of a full album of
A Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN.
 
I would like to thank all our crew for getting together in this short period of time, their wonderful dedicated work and huge passion for music. I invite you to listen to ‘PREMONITION’. "
Michał Mierzejewski

Credits
Conductor: Szymon Morus
Orchestra: Sinfonietta Consonus
Arrange, Orchestrations: Michał Mierzejewski

Strings
I Violin: Sara Kupc, Dominika Heimowska, Joanna Aksnowicz, Aleksandra Denga, Martyna Kopiec, Judyta Sawicka, Dorota Sulich, Julia Ziętek, Magdalena Król, Katarzyna Dereszyńska, Paula Abdulla
II Violin: Magdalena Szczypińska, Aleksandra Szymańska, Joachim Oller, Filip Orlikowski, Tomasz Chyła, Małgorzata Fiodorowicz,
Karolina Gutowska, Katarzyna Libront, Klaudia Kowacz
Violas: Krzysztof Szwarc, Maciej Rogoziński, Michał Piwowarczyk, Ewelina Bronk, Maksymilian Krzak, Eliza Falkowska
Cellos: Weronika Kulpa, Małgorzata Oller, Patrycja Taradejna, Karolina Kilian, Magdalena Niewińska, Katarzyna Kamińska
Contrabasses: Adam Pachla, Krzysztof Słomkowski, Sara Chmiel

Woodwinds
Flute: Anna Maria Jachimowicz
Oboe: Małgorzata Jaśkiewicz
Clarinet: Łukasz Szajewski
Bassoon: Edyta Szleszyńska

Brass
Trumpets: Paweł Hulisz (I), Michał Tyrański (II), Robert Bracki (III)
F. Horns: Michał Szczerba (I, III), Piotr Kowalski (II)
Marc Papeghin (special guest; IV, V, VI)
Tenor Trombones: Artur Borkowski (I), Mateusz Zielke (II), Krzysztof Gudelun (III)
Bass Trombones: Bogdan Kwiatek (I), Mariusz Stawski (II)
Tuba: Grzegorz Dybała

Grand Piano: Bartosz Kołaczkowski

Percussions: Mateusz Wiczyński
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Orchestra recorded at the Radio Gdańsk studio by Jan Galbas.
Mixed and mastered at the Sounds Great Promotion Studio in Gdynia by Jakub Mańkowski (June, July 2014)
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Graphic design, art direction by Stephen van Baalen
http://www.steve-art.net
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Photographers
Marta Koźbiał-Godlewska, Michał Gralak, Tomasz Bartoszek, Jakub Legosz
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Management crew:
Wioletta Jedynak - manager and producer during Premonition's recording session and rehearsals
Michał Mierzejewski - Founder of Symphonic Theater of Dreams, Artistic Director in Sinfonietta Consonus orchestra, coordinator
emails:
Michał Mierzejewski
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Film Credits
Michał Grall - film director
Tomasz Bartoszek - videographer, special FX
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Important links
Symphonic Theater of Dreams ‘PRESS-ROOM’ http://www.stod-press.blogspot.com

Symphonic Theater of Dreams Official Website http://www.stod-project.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/stodproject
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/stodproject

Sinfonietta Consonus Official Website http://www.sinfonietta-consonus.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SinfoniettaConsonus

Michał Mierzejewski 
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mmierzejewski.music
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/mmierzejewski

Results - Your votes for Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN

Official Poll is closed! Here are results. From your votes, from our crew`s votes and Haken`s votes, we'll pick a tracklist for full  Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN album. (We will enter to studio propably in the next year).
Thank you for support!

Our single is released. You can order "PREMONITION" here:
Physical version (digital version coming soon!)
Official Trailer




1600 Votes

Aquarius

The Point Of No Return	516
Streams	491
Aquarium	472
Eternal Rain	178
Drowning In The Flood	287
Sun	133
Celestial Elixir	1123

Visions

Nocturnal Conspiracy	610
Insomnia	278
The Mind's Eye	205
Portals	329
Shapeshifter	236
Deathless	284
Visions	1158

The Mountain

Atlas Stone	534
Cockroach King	639
In Memoriam	223
Because It's There	249
Falling Back to Earth	738
As Death Embraces	80
Pareidolia	577
Somebody	268

Official statement - recording session for two projects in June [SToD project, Sinfonietta Consonus orchestra]

Szymon Morus & Michał Mierzejewski
photo by Oskar Szramka

Sinfonietta Consonus orchestra will enter the studio 30th June 2014. Orchestra will record two singles:
 
- Symphonic tribute to HAKEN (arr. by Michał Mierzejewski)
 
- Composition written by Michał Mierzejewski for his upcoming album.


  First rehearsal is planned for 28th June 2014. The orchestra will be conducted by Szymon Morus. We've started work with this amazing talent during recording sessions for Explorations by Jordan Rudess.

Musicians we'll be recorded by Kuba Mańkowski and Jan Galbas at Radio Gdańsk studio.

photo by Bartosz Jeromin

photo by Oskar Szramka

Upcoming plans - Official statement (20.05.2014)

Dear Fans, we're sorry because we're not updating information about our work last weeks, but be sure that we're working very intensiviely on many great ideas and projects. Here are some of them. 

Symphonic Theater of Dreams/Sinfonietta Consonus plans: 

[Symphonic tribute to Dream Theater]

- Planning Symphonic Theater of Dreams Tour in 2015

- Release of Symphonic Theater of DEMOS CD in 2014

- Planning schedule and budget for symphonic tribute to Dream Theater CD #2 2014/2015/2016

- Writing sessions for tour and upcoming second album in 2014/2015

Arranging/Composing/Orchestrating/Recording Session 

[Symphonic tribute to HAKEN]

- Work on Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN single and EP 2014/2015

Arranging/Composing/Orchestrating/Recording Session

[????]

- We are preparing a very "big thing". We can't share more information right now. At this moment we're waiting for official logo and "intro website". 2014

[Michał Mierzejewski`s CD]

- Michał decided to record his own CD (2014/2015). It will be orchestral project with "progressive rock" instruments with additional electronics. It will be very minimalistic and very cinematic. We'll invite some special guests.We will try to record single during recording session of "Symphonic Tribute to Haken".

[Guesting on other bands albums/concerts]

- We're receiving more and more propositions from many bands, artists, companies. We are very proud and thankful for their trust and opinions about our work. We're very young, but very "progressive in life" group. We're still developing, and we know - it is only a beginning of our great journey. Our orchestra, crew, our composer/arranger in last 4 years were working with such great artists, groups and bands as Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy, Transatlantic, Affector, Neal Morse, Flying Colors, Wizdom Music company and many more.

- We can't share names at this moment, but if everything will be good it will be great future. Stay tuned for details.

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Dear fans and followers, We are at this step only because of you.Thank you for amazing support.

Symphonic Theater of Dreams project/Sinfonietta Consonus crew

Vote for a tracklist - Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN

Vote for a tracklist - Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN is online!

Help us and make our decision easier.

Here is -> OFFICIAL POLL <-

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Symphonic Theater of Dreams presents "Symphonic tribute to HAKEN". Upcoming EP will be arranged by Michał Mierzejewski and recorded by Sinfonietta Consonus. It is second project by Symphonic Theater of Dreams.
Please vote for your favourite tracks and help us to create a tracklist.

First official side project announced! Symphonic tribute to HAKEN

First official side project announced! Symphonic Theater of Dreams starts preparations for official side project - Symphonic tribute to HAKEN.
Upcoming EP will be arranged by Michał Mierzejewski and recorded by Sinfonietta Consonus.

 
Follow projet on FB here -> https://www.facebook.com/symphonic.haken 

Explorations by Jordan Rudess released

We are really excited to announce that very amazing and innovative orchestral project is released. Our orchestra recorded CD with one of the greatest pianist and keyboardist - Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater band.
The story of this project is truly amazing. Preparations has started many, many months ago. We were rehearsing very intensive, orchestra entered to studio for one full month in October. We have spent amazing time in Radio Gdańsk.
Jordan Rudess visited us for 10 days and it was amazing time and incredible experience of our lifes.




Here is official statement by Jordan Rudess:
The story begins back in the 1970s at the Juilliard School of Music, where I first began my musical explorations. I once had the opportunity at Juilliard to watch Pierre Boulez conduct Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”. Passion burst out of each note of the piece, and the intense power of the full orchestral sound made an astronomical impact on me. Fast forward to the present…
In early 2010, my dear friend, the Venezuelan impresario, Emanuel Abramovits, invited me to play a few solo concerts. Emanuel was interested in my classical music background and promised me that, if I wrote an orchestral piece, he would find an orchestra to premier it. In a serendipitous twist of fate, days after I received Emanuel’s invitation, I heard a recording of a student orchestra in Turkey performing versions of Dream Theater songs. Eren Başbuğ, who at that point was only 18 years old, had single-handedly orchestrated and organized that impressive project. The stars had aligned, and through the magic of YouTube, I had found my orchestrator. Eren and I worked closely (thanks to Skype) as I worked on my composition, and by October, 2010, Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra premiered to a sold out crowd at Centro Cultural Corp Banca in Caracas, Venezuela with me at the keyboards and Eren conducting.
Challenges arose when it became time to find a method of recording this piece with a professional orchestra – a process that is costly and complicated. I decided to hold a crowdfunding campaign in order to raise what I would need to pay for the project, and I was amazed when, a few months later, my goal had been reached. At this point, an even larger obstacle emerged: how to find an orchestra that could handle this score. The music is both rhythmically and technically complex and its progressive sections would be especially challenging for traditionally trained classical musicians. Yet, again, the magic of the Internet connected me to Michał Mierzejewski and Sinfonietta Consonus in Poland. They had just released “Symphonic Theater of Dreams”, an album of orchestral versions of Dream Theater music. By their impressive grasp of DT music, I was confident that they would be able to conquer Explorations, and so it was decided that the orchestra would rehearse and record for several months in Gdansk, Poland while I lay my piano tracks down in New York, and then, in November, I would fly to Gdansk to put down some of my additional keyboard and iPad parts and work with the team in person.
I’ve sat in front of my synthesizers for years, twisting the knobs, trying to recreate the vast aural intensity of a live, acoustic orchestra. With Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra, I am finally able to hear one of my own compositions brought to life by that unmistakable sound. In writing this composition, I was able to bring together the elements of the most influential classical music I’ve experienced, along with the rock power and intensity that I am known for in my work with Dream Theater. Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra is a total “progressive” music experience. “Progressive” in that it is a forward thinking composition fusing my classical and progressive/metal sensibilities, but progressive also in showcasing new music technology.Thanks for listening,
Jordan Rudess

You can get the CD from Amazon, CDBaby or iTunes.