Elect The Dead Symphony

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Composer: Serj Tankian. Personnel: Serj Tankian (vocals); Dan Monti (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Rebecca Harris (harp); Carina Aslin, Alexander Shapkin, Jocelyn Healy, Gwyneth Carter, Pamela Ping Jiang, Dianna Cochrane, Katherine Walshe, Elizbieta Grabczewska, Eva Sadag, David Maunsell, William Hanfling, Lucy Qi Zhang, Minsi Yang, Rae Crossley-Croft, Bing Lin Chan, Artur Grabczewski, Ainsley Murray, Miranda Adam (violin); Owen Gordon, Christine Bowie, Robert Ashworth , Gregory McGarity, Susan Wedde, Igor Arefyev, Ping Tong Chan, Anne Draffin (viola); David Garner , You Lee , Liliya Arefyeva, Virginia Hopkins, Kathleen Helyer, Claudia Price, Katherine Hebley (cello); Jennifer Seddon-Mori (flute, piccolo); Catherine Bowie, Young Ji Song (flute); Bridget Miles (clarinet, bass clarinet); James Fry , Gordon Richards (clarinet); Martin Lee , Sarah Roper, Bede Hanley (oboe); Ruth Brinkman (bassoon, contrabassoon); Thomas Greaves, Yang Rachel Guan (bassoon); Victor Silverstone, William Stonham, Norman McFarlane (trumpet); Douglas Cross, Luke Christiansen (trombone); Timothy Sutton (bass trombone); Jonathan Baker (tuba); David Kay, Amanda Harrison, Nicola Baker, Simon Williams , Carl Wells (horns); Hamish Oliver (piano); Vadim Simongauz (timpani); Thomas Guldborg, Jennifer Raven, Shane Currey (percussion). Audio Mixer: Tom Holkenborg . Recording information: Auckland Town Hall (03/16/2009). Editor: Vinnie Pedulla. Illustrator: Casey Howard . Photographer: Conor Clarke. Arrangers: John Psathas; Serj Tankian. With the glut of "String Tribute To" albums floating around out in the world, an orchestral version of an album is typically just cause to run in the other direction. That said, the orchestral version of Elect the Dead is a welcome re-imagining of the System of a Down frontman's solo debut. On Elect the Dead Symphony, Serj Tankian worked with composer John Psathas and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to convert the album from biting prog rock to an elegant symphony that was performed live in Auckland, New Zealand in 2009. Thanks to the singer's prog leanings, the album translates surprisingly well from one medium to another, bridging the already short gap between progressive rock and classical music. The sweeping orchestral score is able to cast the songs in an entirely new light, combining perfectly with Tankian's manic vocals to create a greater sense of drama. "Feed Us" and "Lie Lie Lie" are transformed from rock songs into surging orchestral epics, starting out quietly and growing increasingly grandiose as the songs build themselves up. On top of the songs from Elect the Dead, Symphony also features a number of previously unreleased tracks, making this one a must-have for SOAD/Tankian completists. All in all, Symphony is a stunning piece of work that really showcases Tankian's creativity and versatility, substituting aggression for beauty to turn the album into a work that is simultaneously familiar and completely new. ~ Gregory Heaney