Bell Orchestre

Bell Orchestre are a five-piece instrumental band from Montreal, Canada. Its members include: Richard Parry (bass), Sarah Neufeld (violin), Pietro Amato (french horn), Kaveh Nabatian (trumpet), Stefan Schneider (drums & percussion). Sarah Neufeld and Richard Parry are also full-time members of Arcade Fire. Their first full length album, Recording a Tape the Colour of Light, was recorded in 2003, though it was not released until late 2005, as they were touring with Arcade Fire at the time.

Their first full length album, Recording a Tape the Colour of Light, was recorded in 2003, though it was not released until late 2005, as they were touring with Arcade Fire at the time.

In November, 2008, Arts & Crafts announced that they would release the second full-length from Bell Orchestre, entitled As Seen Through Windows. On February 19th, 2009, the album leaked in its entirety to blogs and file sharing services.