Since they first hit the stage 12 years ago, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has grown into one of the largest touring acts in the world by doing something completely different from every other group out there. A progressive rock band that incorporates classical, orchestral and symphonic elements into hard rock and heavy metal while delivering a massive light show of lasers, pyrotechnics, moving trusses and video screens all synchronized to music.
Now TSO creator Paul O'Neill, who calls it "Rock Theater," presents the past, present and future of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra through live video and interview segments taken over the last couple of years during their annual Winter Tour which is famed for performing Christmas Eve & Other Stories in its entirety, and from their concert debut of Beethoven's Last Night, filmed in Dallas, Texas, on May 2, 2010. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: THE BIRTH OF ROCK THEATER is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning March 5, 2011, a prelude to a national tour kicking off April 2nd. For tour dates in a city near you visit: www.trans-siberian.comVideos