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John Metcalfe
Composer, producer, classical violist, guitarist, pioneering A&R man, and
arranger to A-list pop stars, John Metcalfe has always been a name worth seeking
out, however small the print. Even when he is working in the background, as an
arranger for the Pretenders, Peter Gabriel or Blur, his contributions are always
special. His ear for timbre and his instinct for musical drama make him a good
collaborator - empathetic but never unassuming.

Originally from New Zealand, Metcalfe moved to England as a child and took up
the viola, joining his first band at school playing drums. Raised on a dual-mono
diet of Kraftwerk and Joy Division, this band influenced his move northwest
where he studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. (He later
also studied at the Hochschule in Berlin.)

Metcalfe joined The Durutti Column and played in the band for three years,
adding his own unique sound and flavour to the enigmatic style of guitarist Vini
Reilly. Through Durutti, Metcalfe met Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson,
and the two men launched Factory Classical in 1989. Among Metcalfe’s
first signings were his own Duke Quartet, pianist Rolf Hind, and composer Steve
Martland.

The Duke Quartet, led by Metcalfe’s violinist wife Louisa Fuller, soon
attracted acclaim, with its gutsy appetite for twentieth-century repertoire and
an adventurous programme of new commissioned work. In parallel with a busy
concert schedule, the string quartet frequently worked with contemporary dance
companies, pop artists (such as on the Pretenders’ Isle of View) and in
film and television.

Since his work on Morrissey’s no.1 solo album Viva Hate, John Metcalfe
has become one of the UK’s top arrangers, working for artists such as
Simple Minds, Bat For Lashes, Blur, and Coldplay. He provided all the strings
for the Concert for Linda at the Albert Hall, working with George Michael,
Johnny Marr and Tom Jones. After hearing his arrangement of ‘Angel in The
Morning’ for the ‘Friends’ soundtrack, the
Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde asked John to arrange some of her most famous
songs for the Isle of View album — which featured The Duke Quartet.

Im old fashioned. I want to just put records out and do gigs. It still feels
like a real privilege to actually go and play stuff that Ive written.
JOHN METCALFE
In 2008 Metcalfe took part in a project so audacious that those who took part
still find it hard to believe — a live improvised collaboration with The
Bays and the Heritage Orchestra. Starting with a blank page on an electronic
scorepad, Metcalfe, along with fellow composer Simon Hale, wrote an entire
orchestral score in real time — a kind of musical ‘extreme
sport.’

Soon after that, Metcalfe took on another challenge — arranging and
co-producing Peter Gabriel’s orchestral albums Scratch My Back and New
Blood. When the project subsequently toured the world, Metcalfe was its musical
director.

The Appearance of Colour is Metcalfe’s fourth album under his own name,
and follows A Darker Sunset (Big Chill, 2008), Scorching Bay (Black Box, 2004)
and The Inner Line (Black Box, 2000).

Tracklist:
1:47 | 01. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - A Journey Back In Time
3:49 | 02. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - The Essence Of Marble
1:14 | 03. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Julius II
3:39 | 04. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Flying Over Rome
1:52 | 05. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Inspiration
4:26 | 06. John Metcalfe, Alessandro Cadario, Choir of the Budapest Art
Orchestra & Budapest Art Orchestra - A Ladder To The Galaxy/ Ravel: Daphnis et
Chloé, M. 57: Entrent Des Jeunes Gens
2:53 | 07. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Sun And Moon
1:43 | 08. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Land And Water
5:39 | 09. John Metcalfe & Tom Cawley - Adam, Eve And Paradise
1:08 | 10. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Original Sin
2:14 | 11. Alessandro Cadario, Budapest Art Orchestra & Choir of the Budapest
Art Orchestra - Mozart: Requiem, KV 626 - Mozart: Requiem, KV 626: 3E,
Confutatis
1:39 | 12. Alessandro Cadario, Budapest Art Orchestra & Choir of the Budapest
Art Orchestra - Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Die Walküre, WWV 86B: The
Ride Of The Valkyries (Excerpt)
1:32 | 13. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - The Dove
1:18 | 14. Alessandro Cadario, Budapest Art Orchestra & Choir of the Budapest
Art Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Sanctus - Mass in B minor,
BWV 232: 3. Sanctus
2:52 | 15. John Metcalfe & London Voices - Anonymous: Hymnus (VIII) - Hymnus
(VIII): Veni Creator Spiritus
1:49 | 16. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - The Crying Room
3:48 | 17. Alessandro Cadario, Budapest Art Orchestra & Choir of the Budapest
Art Orchestra - Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: 44.
Hallelujah
4:44 | 18. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Clemente VII/Visions
1:07 | 19. Alessandro Cadario, Budapest Art Orchestra & Choir of the Budapest
Art Orchestra - Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Messa da Requiem: 2.2 Tuba Mirum
2:03 | 20. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - The Worlds Sorrow
2:06 | 21. John Metcalfe & Everton Nelson - Path To Mercy
5:27 | 22. Sting - Dies Irae

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