Bell Orchestre

Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In late 2003, they recorded their first album, at the same time and in the same studio that Arcade Fire recorded Funeral. However, Arcade Fire's popularity was just beginning to break when they asked Bell Orchestre to tour with them in the fall of 2005, delaying the release of their album. Regarding finishing the album, Bell Orchestre said: "We regrouped and we did this residency at an arts center in Canada in the mountains. We actually finished [the record] there, we did a few overdubs and went home and sequenced it and mastered it."[1]

Bell Orchestre
Bell Orchestre perform in Montreal in July 2006.
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Post-rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Arts & Crafts, Rough Trade
Associated acts	Arcade Fire, The Luyas
Website	bellorchestre.com
Members	Richard Parry Sarah Neufeld Pietro Amato Kaveh Nabatian Stefan Schneider Mike Feuerstack

Bell Orchestre after a concert with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Aarhus (Denmark 2019.)
Conductor André de Ridder far left.

Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light was finally released in 2005. In March 2006, Bell Orchestre launched a tour of Europe and the US to promote the album.

The band released a follow up to Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light, entitled As Seen Through Windows with Arts & Crafts Records on March 10, 2009.[2] It was recorded in Soma Electric Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The album since won a Juno Award for best instrumental album.