Merry Christmas! 
Fill up your life with love, compassion, tolerance, peace and happiness. 
Warmest wishes for the coming Christmas, may this time will be special and unique with lot of happiness and peace, and all the best for nex year!
Symphonic Theater of Dreams crew

Arrange, orchestration, programming - Michał Mierzejewski
http://www.stod-project.com

Joy To The World - Christmas wishes from Symphonic Theater of Dreams

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. 

Watch Official Release Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvlZrS7HhZk

Buy "PREMONITION"
physical version (Exclusive version, distribution worldwide, SToD`s trusted label) http://rockserwis.pl/serwis.do?menu=main&pid=161576&cat=12&mcat=12&l=2
Digital version:
Loudr (FLAC, Apple Lossless, MP3)https://loudr.fm/release/premonition-a-symphonic-tribute-to-haken/tNhsb
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/premonition-single/id940214155
Amazon MP3 http://www.amazon.com/Premonition-Symphonic-Tribute-Theater-Dreams/dp/B00PGO95B0/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1415909947&sr=1-1&keywords=symphonic+tribute+to

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.

Follow Symphonic Tribute to Haken on FB http://www.facebook.com/symphonic.haken

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
__________
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)
__________
Graphic design, art direction by Stephen van Baalen
http://www.steve-art.net
__________
Photographers
Marta Koźbiał-Godlewska, Michał Gralak, Tomasz Bartoszek, Jakub Legosz
__________
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
__________
Film Credits
Michał Grall - film director
Tomasz Bartoszek - videographer, special FX
__________
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

"Premonition" Official Teaser - Symphonic Tribute to HAKEN

Listen to a separated brass section (highlights) from the single "PREMONITION" - a symphonic tribute to HAKEN by Symphonic Theater of Dreams project. 
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. 

Listen All Teasers, Watch Trailer, Read Full Story, Buy
http://stod-press.blogspot.com/2014/11/premonition-released-worldwide.html

Follow Symphonic Tribute to Haken on FB http://www.facebook.com/symphonic.haken
Symphonic Theater of Dreams Official Website
https://www.stod-project.com

Brass Section
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

Conductor: Szymon Morus
Orchestra: Sinfonietta Consonus https://www.sinfonietta-consonus.com
Arrange, Orchestrations: Michał Mierzejewski https://www.facebook.com/mmierzejewski.music

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)

Brass Section - PREMONITION Symphonic Tribute To HAKEN

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X
Free, downloadable DEMO by Symphonic Theater of Dreams project - Sacrificed Sons.
SToD is a symphonic tribute to Dream Theater.
For more informations about us, please visit our official website
http://www.stod-project.com
Don`t forget to check us on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/stodproject

YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRifLauCaE

Sacrificed Sons (demo 2011) - Symphonic Theater of Dreams

*Overture - composition specially written for SToD by Michał Mierzejewski
This snippet material recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) is 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Overture * - Snippet audio from studio (STRINGS only) by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

This snippet material recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) is 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Losing Time/Grand Finale - Snippet audio from studio (STRINGS only) by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

This snippet material recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) is 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!
Our previous version of Sacrificed Sons will be re-released again. We are recording this song one more time with new ideas and fresh mind and soul.

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X

Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Sacrificed Sons - Snippet audio from studio (STRINGS only) by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

This snippet material recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) is 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X

French Horns - Marc Papeghin
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Snippet - The Ministry of Lost Souls (French Horns only) by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Snippet - Losing Time/Grand Finale (French Horns only) by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Very special snippet material recorded by amazing Tina Guo (cello) and Marc Papeghin (french horns).
This snippet, recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) are 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!
*Overture is composition specially written by SToD creator for opening track of our debut album. 

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
Special guests - Tina Guo (cello); Marc Papeghin (french horns); Daniel Fries (guitars)
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Tina Guo and Marc Papeghin (without orchestra) - Snippet "Overture"* by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

These snippets, recorded by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater) are 'raw', without aligned mic levels, mastering, etc. It`s not final result! Only our work and skills for Dream Theater`s and SToD`s fans!

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> http://on.fb.me/WD3s4X
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak & Michał Mierzejewski
Special guests - Tina Guo (cello); Marc Papeghin (french horns); Daniel Fries (guitars)
SToD is created and arranged by Michał Mierzejewski

More info:
www.stod-project.com
www.facebook.com/stodproject

All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Snippet Beneath The Surface & Hell`s Kitchen - Daniel Fries and Marc Papeghin (without orchestra)

Symphonic Theater Of Dreams is a tribute to Dream Theater. A band highly acclaimed in the progressive metal scene for more than two decades. 

Our debut album is out! You can order your CD here -> on.fb.me/WD3s4X

For more, watch our Official Album Trailer 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbYbjxjGVNQ 
Hell`s Kitchen Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9TpXCvSjW4

Track list:
1. Overture -  When Dreams Come True (composition by Michał Mierzejewski)
2. Hell`s Kitchen 
3. Sacrificed Sons
4. Beneath The Surface
5. The Ministry of Lost Souls
6. Losing Time/Grand Finale

Mixed and mastered by Kuba Mańkowski Sounds Great Promotion Studio Gdynia, Poland
Label: Rock-Serwis

For more updates follow us on http://www.facebook.com/stodproject

"After many years of preparations, many months of composition and transcription, huge amount of hours spent in the rehearsal rooms and recording studios, and countless time devoted to caress the material and hard work.

We give to your hands, the result of our long-standing, very demanding, but how fruitful work. I got to know the work of Dream Theater when I went to second grade school (2003). And I fell in love with their creativity, passion and virtuosity. Even then, I dreamed to shake musicians’ hands and thank them for their work. For me, it was a dream that would never come true.

After many years, living with the thought that the meeting with the band is virtually impossible, I decided to thank them – using my love for composition and arrangement – and create a symphonic tribute to the group. In 2010, I wanted to realize my idea of creating a short audio, created with the help of artificial orchestra (VST plug-ins).

Knowing the costs of recording the real orchestra, I had to forget about a professional recording session.

I published my work on YouTube and made the links available on Dream Theater members’ forums. SToD was received very warmly by the fans, but subsequent events exceeded my wildest expectations. Mike Portnoy noticed the movies and published one of them on his social network profiles. "This looks like it’s gonna be an EPIC symphonic tribute to DT".

After these words, there was no turning back, but I still could not believe that the idea and this project actually make sense. I created a survey to let the fans choose the songs they would like to hear on the record. I made a selection from between the votes and at the request of Jordan Rudess I sent him the whole idea of the project and plans for the months to come.

I invited to the project two incredible men - graphic designer Stephen van Baalen and the amazing French horn player Marc Papeghin. Together we created the first demo (Sacrificed Sons released in September 11th, 2011). The demo was recorded by several orchestral musicians and VST plug-ins. The number of downloads was so big that I saw no other way: I wanted to fulfill my dream - a professional record by the entire symphonic orchestra, a tribute to the icons of progressive rock. In the second half of September 2011, I chose a manager of the project - Ms. Wioletta Jedynak.

We knew very well that this would not be an easy project. Costs and difficulty of the material implied a huge risk. After many discussions, we decided that our project must be completed, professionally recorded and released.

In November 2011, we began auditions and preparations for incredibly demanding recording sessions. Auditions were held in three concert halls in Gdansk and lasted two months. Recording sessions began in January and ended in August 2012 (the work was divided into 4 sessions spread out in time). The recordings took place in three studios and the realization was overseen by three sound designers. The team of Symphonic Theater of Dreams consists of about 80 people. Special guests from the USA, France, Germany and the Netherlands are involved in our project.

Dear Fans,

We would like to thank you for all the years of incredible support and your patience. We appreciate very much the fact that you are with us for so long, and you believe in us and the success of our crazy idea.

Our project is no ordinary instrumentation, rewriting note to note, and mapping perfectly the original idea of Dream Theater. SToD is a project that is limited only by imagination.

It’s our passion, our unique interpretation and love for music, which in our case is classical music progressive rock/metal synesthesia. The result of this merger is left to your opinion...

We invite you to listen to an extremely complex tribute to Dream Theater - beautiful themes, powerful guitar riffs, "impossible" solos presented by the symphonic orchestra Sinfonietta Consonus under the direction of Ariel Ludwiczak and me.

With huge thanks,

Michal Mierzejewski' 

Symphonic Theater of Dreams crew:
SToD is composed, arranged by Michał Mierzejewski 
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak, Michał Mierzejewski
Bartosz Kropidłowski - classic guitar

Stephen van Baalen - graphic designer 
Aleksandra Mularczyk - SToD creator assistant, photographer

Special Guests:
Tina Guo - cello 
Marc Papeghin - french horns 
Daniel Fries - acoustic guitars

Film credits:
all films are directed by Radosław Mroczek
sound by Piotr Pastuszak

SToD manager - Wioletta Jedynak

Official website
http://www.stod-project.com
All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

contact: 
management manager.stod@gmail.com
creator mmierzejewski@interia.eu

Official Album Teaser - tribute to Dream Theater by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Record from our very first concert [Drum Fest 2012]. It is a short tribute to Liquid Tension Experiment project. This cover has appeared on every setlist during SToD concerts in 2012.

Bartosz Kropidłowski - classic guitar
Krzysztof Słomkowski - contrabass

Symphonic Theater Of Dreams is a tribute to Dream Theater. A band highly acclaimed in the progressive metal scene for more than two decades.

If you want to buy our debut CD, please visit this link -> http://on.fb.me/WD3s4X

For more updates follow us on 
http://www.facebook.com/stodproject
http://www.stod-project.com

Hourglass - Liquid Tension Experiment cover by SToD project [LIVE on Drum Fest 2012]

Exclusive for ProgMag - Beneath The Surface by Symphonic Theater of Dreams (tribute to Dream Theater)

ProgMag article http://www.progrockmag.com/news/exclusive-music-symphonic-theater-of-dreams-beneath-the-surface/
Official statement by Dream Theater http://www.dreamtheater.net/board_posts/symphonic-theater-of-dreams
Order CD http://on.fb.me/WD3s4X

Symphonic Theater of Dreams crew:
SToD is composed, arranged by Michał Mierzejewski
Orchestra - Sinfonietta Consonus
Conductors - Ariel Ludwiczak, Michał Mierzejewski
Bartosz Kropidłowski - classic guitar

Stephen van Baalen - graphic designer
Aleksandra Mularczyk - photographer

Special Guests:
Tina Guo - cello
Marc Papeghin - french horns
Daniel Fries - acoustic guitars

Film credits:
all films are directed by Radosław Mroczek
sound by Piotr Pastuszak

SToD manager - Wioletta Jedynak

Official website
www.stod-project.com
All Right Reserved
Dream Theater & Symphonic Theater of Dreams

contact:
management manager.stod@gmail.com
creator mmierzejewski@interia.eu



Exclusive for ProgMag - Beneath The Surface by Symphonic Theater of Dreams

Symphonic Theater Of Dreams is a tribute to Dream Theater. A band highly acclaimed in the progressive metal scene for more than two decades.
Our crew:
Michał Mierzejewski - creator, composer, conductor
Ariel Ludwiczak - conductor
Sinfonietta Consonus - orchestra
Tina Guo - cello (special guest)
Marc Papeghin - french horns (special guest)
Daniel Fries - guitars (special guest)
Bartosz Kropidłowski - classic guitar
Stephen van Baalen - graphic designer
Radosław Mroczek - film director
Piotr Pastuszak - film sound eng.
Aleksandra Mularczyk - SToD creator assistant, photographer

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