Serj Tankian’s “Elect the Dead Symphony” album can be streamed in its entirety here. The record features Tankian’s live performance in New Zealand last year with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
The “Elect the Dead Symphony” CD/DVD will be released tomorrow, March 9 via Serjical Strike/Reprise Records.
Serj Tankian has booked a couple U.S. shows in which he will perform orchestral interpretations of his album “Elect The Dead” — dates are below. Prior to the U.S. performances, Tankian will be heading out on a handful of European dates.
Jul 09 Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheater w/ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Jul 30 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Serj Tankian has plans to do a handful of European shows in summer performing orchestral interpretations of his album “Elect The Dead”. Confirmed dates for the “Elect The Dead Symphony” are as follows:
Jun 17 Moscow, RUS @ Crocus Hall w/ The Symphony Orchestra “Globalis”
Jun 20 Warsaw, POL @ Amfiteatr Sowinskiego w/ Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jun 24 Prague, CZE @ Mala Sportovni Hall w/ Czech Natl Symphony Orchestra
Jun 27 Linz, AUT @ Brucknerhaus w/ Bruckner Orchestra
Jun 30 Berlin, GER @ Admiralspalst w/ Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Jul 04 Milan, ITA @ Civic Arena w/ Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
Jul 05 Rome, ITA @ Auditoirum, Parco Della Musica w/ Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
Video footage of Serj Tankian performing “Empty Walls” with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand can be seen below. The clip is taken from Serj Tankian’s upcoming DVD, “Elect The Dead Symphony”, due out on March 9th.
Serj Tankian has dubbed “Music Without Borders” as the tentative title of his forthcoming solo album due out in summer. In addition, public screening dates for his upcoming DVD, “Elect The Dead Symphony”, which features his performance last year with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, can be found here.