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Vocals, Guitars, Banjo (on “Ride On A Rainbow”): Raul Midón
Conductor: Vince Mendoza
Percussion: Efrain Toro on “Ride On A Rainbow,” “If You Really Want,” “Sunshine (I Can Fly”),” “Pick
Somebody Up,” “Everyone Deserves A Second Chance” and “Sittin’ In The Middle”
Metropole Orkest:
1st Violin: Arlia de Ruiter, Alida Schat, Sarah Koch, Denis Koenders, Pauline Terlouw, David Peijnenborgh,
Ewa Zbyszynska, Jasper van Rosmalen, Ruben Margarita
2nd Violin: Federico Nathan, Herman van Haaren, Merijn Rombout, Wim Kok, Robert Baba, Merel
Jonker, Seija Teeuwen
Viola: Norman Jansen, Mieke Honingh, Julia Jowett, Isabella Petersen, Marit Ladage
Cello: Emile Visser, Maarten Jansen, Annie Tangberg, Jascha Albracht
Double Bass: Erik Winkelmann, Walter van Egeraat, Arend Liefkes
Harp: Joke Schonewille
Flute: Janine Abbas, Nola Exel
Oboe: Willem Luijt
Saxophone, Clarinet: Marc Scholten, Paul van der Feen, Leo Janssen, Werner Janssen, Max Boeree
Horn: Pieter Hunfeld, Jasper de Waal
Trumpet: Ray Bruinsma, Jelle Schouten, Peter van Soest, Jan Wessels
Trombone: Bart van Lier, Jan Oosting, Jan Bastiani
Bass Trombone: Bart van Gorp
Orchestral Percussion: Murk Jiskoot, Eddy Koopman
Drums: Martijn Vink
Electric/Acoustic Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Electric/Acoustic Guitar: Peter Tiehuis
Piano, Keyboards: Hans Vroomans
The New York Times has called Raul Midón “a one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus.” Now, with his exciting new album – If You Really Want, to be released via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue on September 14 – Midón’s voice and guitar ride the waves of an actual orchestra: the acclaimed Metropole Orkest, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Dutch ensemble that has collaborated with artists from Al Jarreau and Elvis Costello to Laura Mvula and Snarky Puppy. Midón – who earned his first GRAMMY nomination for Bad Ass and Blind, his Artistry Music/Mack Avenue album of 2017 – worked hand in glove on If You Really Want with another renowned GRAMMY winner and frequent Metropole Orkest collaborator: conductor-composer-arranger Vince Mendoza.
The New York Times has called Raul Midón “a one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus.” Now, with his exciting new album, If You Really Want, Midón’s voice and guitar ride the waves of an actual orchestra: the acclaimed Metropole Orkest, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Dutch ensemble that has collaborated with artists from Al Jarreau and Elvis Costello to Laura Mvula and Snarky Puppy. Midón – who earned his first GRAMMY nomination for Bad Ass and Blind, his Artistry Music/Mack Avenue album of 2017 – worked hand in glove on If You Really Want with another renowned GRAMMY winner and frequent Metropole Orkest collaborator: conductor-composer-arranger Vince Mendoza. He created beautifully dynamic arrangements, inspired not only by the singer-guitarist’s melodies, harmonies and rhythms but by his lyrics, too. Alongside fresh versions of six favorites from past Midón albums, If You Really Want features four previously unrecorded songs: “If You Really Want,” “Ride On A Rainbow,” “Ocean Dreamer” and “All Love Is Blind.” This past spring, Midón performed in National Public Radio’s popular “Tiny Desk Concert” feature, with NPR prefacing the broadcast by saying: “Raul Midón lives in a world of sound – blind since birth, Midón’s interpretation of his surroundings is borderless. He sings with the passion of the best classic soul singers, and his instrumental chops stand alongside the most accomplished jazz musicians.”