NASHVILLE |
DATE: JANUARY 14, 2011
JORDAN RUDESS OF DREAM THEATER
TO PERFORM “EXPLORATIONS,” HIS FIRST ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION,
ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
It’s the story of the 21st century: two musicians, different generations, and different continents, meeting via YouTube and finding a musical partnership.
Their names are DREAM THEATER keyboardist extraordinaire JORDAN RUDESS and the 19-year-old Turkish prodigy Eren Basbug. RUDESS discovered Basbug after Basbug orchestrated DREAM THEATER's entire Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence album.
They will perform together—with special guest DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie—Sunday, January 23 at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York. In this exciting and rare solo performance by RUDESS, he will debut in the U.S. his composition, "Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra,” on two keyboards. It was first premiered with two shows on one night, November 19, in Caracas, Venezuela. During these sold-out performances in Venezuela, Basbug conducted the Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra while RUDESS played all of the keyboard/synthesizer parts.
"Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra,” is RUDESS’ first orchestral composition, and the January 23 Tarrytown show will mark the first time it is played live on only two keyboards. At the show, RUDESS will also highlight his acclaimed Billboard-award winning app (2010) MorphWiz.
RUDESS and friends will also be performing two keyboard renditions of music by DREAM THEATER, Liquid Tension Experiment and more. In addition, Eyal Amir and Ray Livnat from Israel's Project RnL will be joining RUDESS for a new creative version of Project RnL's song “Wake.”
Tickets are on sale now. They range from $25-$65 each and can be purchased through the Tarrytown Music Hall’s website.
http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=1089&p=1324
Other Links:
Press Release about Venezuela Shows: http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/5909
Press Release about MorphWiz: http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/5880
About DREAM THEATER:
In 2009, the legendary progressive metal masters–who’ve sold in excess of 10,000,000 records and DVD's worldwide–broke records in Europe, playing to festival crowds of over 80,000 fans and made their debut appearance in Israel in front of 10,000 fans. Next came their headlining North American “Progressive Nation” headlining tour, followed by their overseas September/October 2009 “Progressive Nation” headlining trek reaching 15 countries. They finished the year with a December down under swing with seven shows in Australia and New Zealand. 2009 was also a watermark year for DREAM THEATER as a recording act. Beyond the aforementioned worldwide chart debuts, BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS (Roadrunner Records)–a highlight of their 25-year career–was praised by Mojo magazine’s Paul Elliott in a July 2009 review: “…their lofty ideals remain intact. By modern criteria, Black Clouds & Silver Linings is as highbrow as The Mars Volta, as grandiose as Muse and as heavy as Metallica.” DREAM THEATER were also honored with the "Spirit Of Prog" achievement award at the 2009 Classic Rock Awards in London (November 2). In 2010, the band continued their global assault with a March 5-24 tour of South America and Mexico. The trek encompassed 11 shows in six countries, with first-time visits to Lima, Peru and Porto Alegre, Brazil.
www.dreamtheater.net
www.myspace.com/dreamtheater
For more information, contact MSO 818-380-0400:
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@msopr.com
Claire Julian: cjulian@msopr.com
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JORDAN RUDESS OF DREAM THEATER TO PERFORM “EXPLORATIONS,” HIS FIRST ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION,ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK; TICKETS ON SALE NOW
