ERICH KORY
CELLIST / COMPOSER / ARRANGER
email: info@cellovision.com
website: www.cellovision.com
Born 1956, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
In solo performance or mixed media collaborations, Erich Kory presents the cello as a fused electro-acoustic experience. His
associations with musicians from Bernstein to Sting have inspired him to develop an imaginative and personal style. Supporting
his style is extensive classical training and 35 years of performance experience. Erich Kory plays on an asymmetric acoustic
cello designed and built for him by Christophe Landon, implemented by several electronic effects.
LIVE PERFORMANCE / TOURS
From 2001 to 2005:
Cirque du Soliel, Special & Corporate Events in China, Canada and USA with Samuel Tetrault.
Les Gens D'R, (Circus in the Air), New offspring group from Cirque du Soliel’s Andre Simard, Tour of Italy including La Biennale di Venezia,
a Mexican Tour & CINAR in NYC.
From 1996 to 2009:
Elisabeth Von Trapp, Extensive touring (2-6 months/year) in the U.S. with this ‘Sound of Music’ grand-daughter in many well known venues,
Community Concerts/Trawick Management. Chaz Eller, keyboards (from the group Kilamanjaro)
From 1991 to 2005:
Touring annually throughout Europe (East and West) with various groups and in solo appearances:
Palindrome Multi Media Performance Group, Robert Wechsler, Director, based in Nürnberg, Germany.
And collaboration with other artists: Yogo Pausch, Frey Faust, Eva Koch, Hans-Otto Gunter, Angela Kohnlein, Trevor Coleman, Matthias
Frey, Achim Gieseler, Lisa Schmidt, ABC Dance Company.
From 1999 to Present:
Cirque Éloise - Corporate Shows and special events. Duo with Samuel Tetreault and others. Create & Perform music.
Cirque
Fantastique - Another circus that services Conferences and private affairs, Directrice
Levesque. with: Annick Taillon, M. Smythe, Mario Diamond, Svetlana Gololobova, Symbiose & others.
artistique, Marie-Josée
Sursaut Danse, Composed and Performed for several productions in the Sherbrooke, QC area and prepared cds for touring.
In 1998: Atlantique -Created and performed soundtrack for Dance-Theatre du Québec,10 shows at Salle Fred Berry, Montréal.
In 1997: Blinding Emotion -Multi-media Production by Ken Mills including original filmmakers, dancers, musicians & puppetry. Flynn OnStage Series, Burlington, Vermont.
Christine LaForest -Touring Radio Stations, HMV’s and performances throughout Québec.
Sentient Cello -Solo concert tour in New York City, Montréal, Québec, Saskatchuan and Vermont. Lighting design by
Emmanuel Cognée. Concert DVD available upon request.
In 1996: Have Red Ever Green -6 Site specific multi-media performances with Tai Dang & Company,
Chinatown, NYC. Producers: Dancing In The Streets & Asian American Arts Alliance.
Chez Zoé -Nationwide direct broadcast from Ottawa on Radio Canada with pianist Réal Léveillé.
Noise from the Dark V -New music and sound performance in the complete and utter
absence of light. Presented by radio CKUT at Studio 303, Montréal.
In 1995: Requiem pour un Edifice -Claude La Marche, creator. Multi-media show featuring solo electriccello with choir on top of historic building in Montréal.
Sangscri -Multi-media performance on the Riviere Rouge in Québec. Dominique Pépin, creator.
Produced by Multi-Media Boréal, L’Annonciation, Québec.
In 1994: Chronically Here -6 performances with Tai Dang, Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC.
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In 1993: 900 Seconds -Callaboration with Tai Dang, Gold Bar, New York City.
Siecle Cendres -Music director of four different openings for this installation of Quebec artist
Paul-Emile Saulinier., callaboration with dancers, poets, actors; UQAM, Montréal.
1991-92:
Dakota -Multi-percussion group of Steve Shehan (Paris)
New Prague Dancers -First modern dance company of Czechoslovakia.
Nerez - #1 Czech folk-rock group 1991, 92; performed solo “warm-up” on Czech and Moravian tours.
SOUNDTRACKS for FILM & LIVE PERFORMANCE
2007 > Emotional Arithmetic, Paolo Barzman (Dreammachine Films), Normand Corbeil, Composer
3 Saisons, a Remstar / Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, Laurent Eyquem, Composer
2005 > Soundtrack and Live Performances for Pale Fire. Jane Mappin Dance Company, Montréal.
2002 > Two pieces for Les 7 Doights de la Main. New Circus premiering at festival Just Pour Rire.
2001 >Callaboration with Samuel Tetrault on new solo act for Cirque Èloise.
2000 >Soundtrack for 'Damien & Genvieve' act, Cirque Éloise.
>Flowing Thoughts, Dance soundtrack for Eva Koch, Germany.
>Soundtrack for Lisa McLellan (Canada Millinium Project Grant), Québec.
1999 >Angel Tears, 30 min. film by Minor Mustain, Original Music. BlackHawk Distribution.
>Temagami, 1 hour documentary by Donna and Nash Reed, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Film Co.
1998 >Atlantique, Soundtrack for Dance-Theatre du Québec, 10 performances at Salle Fred Berry, Mtl.
> Soundtrack for Circus artist Sofrani Trencia, Montréal.
1997 >Blue Room, Original music for New Dance Horizons on their 10th anniversary retrospective
“A Look Back and Forth”, Robin Poitras, Choreography. Regina, Sask.
1996 >Ithaque, Film by Québec director Phyllis Katrapani, 40 minutes, Composed and performed music.
1997 World Film Festival, Montréal.
>Cirque Éloize, Soundtrack for trapeze artist Marie Josée Lévesque, touring U.S. and Canada.
>Spiral Out, Soundtrack for dance performance in Berlin, Germany. Lisa Schmidt, choreography
>Skip a Beat, Soundtrack for Frey Faust and The ABC Dance Company, Köln, Germany.
1995 >Faces of the Hand, National Film Board of Canada, Tamas Wormser, director, Original music.
1992 >The Heart of It, Soundtrack for computer animation by John Douglas of Charlotte, Vermont,
AT&T Best Artistic Video Award.
>I Thought I Saw, Live performance with large screen animation by John Douglas, The Resonance
International Animation/Performance Festival, Fleming Museum, Burlington, Vt.
1991 >White Noise, Soundtrack for video animation, by John Douglas on the U.S.-Iraqui invasion.
Winner of the Vermont Council on the Arts special award for best video produced in Vermont.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
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2009 “ONE” Erich Kory, Solo CD, dedicated to Glenn Gould
2008 “ A Mellow Cello Christmas” – Erich Kory, Christmas Cd
2003 "Poetic License" - Elisabeth Von Trapp, VTM Production, Charles Eller, Keyboards
2002 “ Firm Roots “ – Jeri Brown, Justin Time Records, Mtl.
“Never Ending Story” – New Solo Release, Erich Kory, CelloVision Production.
2001 “Christmas Song” - Elisabeth Von Trapp, Charles Eller, Erich Kory. VTM Production
"Coeur de la Terre" - Jean-Yves Simard, Nouveau Monde; co-produced, arranged, edited, mixed & mastered.
"Sink or Swim" - Diana Winn, ReBop Music
2000 "Journeys" - Rick Calvert, with Fran Avni, Producer, Ezra Productions.
"Chansons Urbaines du Québec, 1900-1950" - Claire Lafrenière.
"Mananara" - Louis Babin, Productions Louis Babin.
1999 “Here, There and Everywhere” - A Windham Hill Beatles compilation album.
Interpreted and arranged “Mother Nature’s Son” with pianist Réal Levéille.
“Christmas Song” - Elisabeth Von Trapp, Chuck Eller. Performed and Arranged all songs.
1998 “Mozart Variations” - A Windham Hill compilation album. Interpreted “Mozart Piano Concerto”.
“Nachtblende” - Katia Riemann, Germany.
1997 “Christine Laforest” - Moszé Loredo, producer, Montréal, Production Orson Bleu (Pindoff).
“J’fous l'Camp!” - Judi Richards, Montréal.
1996 “One Heart/One Mind” - Elizabeth Von Trapp, Von Trapp Music, Vermont.
1995 “Techno Cello”.-.a techno single, Dogondke Media, Labor Records, Germany.
“Lately” - R & B from NYC, Bert Price, producer. Warner Brothers Records.
1993
“Sentient
Cello”
Full
length
recording,
Self
composed,
performed,
engineered
produced. Radio play in USA, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Japan, Australia
and Argentina.
"Honey and Rue" - Music of André Previn with Orchestra of St.Lukes, Kathleen Battle, soloist,
André Previn conducting. Deutsche Grammophon.
1992 "One Blu Shu" - Recording and shows. QWEST - Warner Brothers.
1991 "Mother Child" - Bemshi, Capitol Records.
1988 "River Dance" - Peter Moffitt, RCA Novus
"Schubert Symphonies" - Orch. of St. Lukes, Julius Rudel, cond. Columbia Records
"Nixon in China" & "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" - JohnAdams, cond., Nonesuch
1987 "Street Dreams" - Lyle Mays. Pat Metheny, producer. Warner Bros.
"Los Trés Tangos" - Astor Piazzola and Orchestra of St. Lukes, Nonesuch
Session Work With:
Sting
Bernard Wright
Bert Price
Bonzai Caruso
Norma-Jean Wright
Harry Manfredini
Steve Shehan
Gabriel Yared
Lyle Mays
Dean Powell
Chuck Eller
Achim Geisler
Louis Babin
Cello Masters
Lynn Harrell, USA
Paul Tortelier, France
William Pleeth, England Sigfried Palm, Germany
Pierre Fournier, France
Janos Starker, USA
Robert Gardner, USA
Jeri Brown
Avery Sharpe
Normand Corbeil
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CLASSICAL EXPERIENCE
SELECTED ORCHESTRAS
Orch. of St. Lukes 1985 - 1996, Rodger Norrington, music director; conductors: André Previn, Julius Rudel, Leonard
Bernstein, James Levine, John Nelson, Trevor Pennock, Robert Shaw, etc. Concerts in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy
Center & many others. Summers at Caramoor (Katonah, N.Y.). Recordings on Angel, Nonesuch, Music Masters, Columbia,
Deutsche Grammaphon.
Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional de Panama 1993, 1994, Efrain Guigui Abbo, director.
Vermont Symphony Orch. 1992 - 95, Kate Tamarkin, Burlington, Vt.
Steve Reich & Musicians 1985 - 86, “Desert Music” Tour; U.S. and Canada, BAM production.
Phiharmonia Virtuosi 1984 - 86, Richard Kapp, N.Y.C. Exclusive recordings on Columbia Masterworks.
Nina Belina & Friends 1988 - 89 “Bachanalia” Concerts in New York and South America.
Opera Orchestra of New York 1985, Eve Queller, dir., N.Y.C.
American Composers Orchestra 1985, Dennis Russell Davies, dir., N.Y.C.
New Hampshire Symphony 1984 - 85, Sub. Principal, Portsmouth, NH.
Horizon Concerts 1983 - 85, Terry Jorry, dir., N.Y.C.
Hudson Valley Philharmonic 1978 - 85, Imre Pallo, dir., Poughkeepsie, NY.
Garden State Chamber Orch. 1982 - 84, Fred Storffer, dir., Engelwood, NJ.
Greenwich Philharmonia 1975 - 80, John Nelson, dir., Greenwich, Connecticut.
Masterworks Chorus Orch. & Chamber Orch 1982 - 84, David Randolph, dir., N.Y.C.
Julius Grossman Orchestra 1979 - 82, soloist on Spring 1980 tour, N.Y.C.
Göteborg Philharmonia 1984, Göteborg, Sweden (several concerts, after winning competition there)
SELECTED CHAMBER GROUPS
Quartet Montage 1981 - 84. Winners of Artist International & East West Competitions;
piano, clarinet, violin, cello; N.Y.C.
Esterhazy Trio 1984 - 86, piano trio, N.Y.C. & Aldbourgh, England.
Da Salo Chamber Artists 1982 - 86, piano quintet, N.Y.C.
Westchester String Quartet 1983, in residence at the Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY.
Other Colours 1983 - 84, Andrew Asch, dir. N.Y.C.
Dean Powell Trio 1978 - 84; cello, flute, & guitar, N.Y.C.
Harrison Trio 1979 - 81, piano trio; in residence at The Center for Chamber Music, Greenwich, Connecticut.
SOLO RECITAL APPEARANCES
Lincoln Center Library 1978, 79, 82, N.Y.C.
Ermitage de Pompadour 1986, private recital for Countess Nathalie de Noailles, Fountainbleau, France.
Young Artist Series 1985 - 86, Nyack, NY.
Banff Centre 1986 - 87, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Society for Chamber Music 1982, Katonah, NY.
Brown University 1979, Providence, Rhode Island.
Weschester Conservatory YAA Series 1973, 79, 84, White Plains, NY.
State University of New York at New Paltz 1976, 79; New Paltz, NY.
State University of New York at Purchase 1974 - 77, 79; Purchase, NY.
BROADWAY SHOWS AT NEW YORK THEATERS
Three Penny Opera, 1990, Sting, Lunt Fontaine Theater
Phantom of the Opera, 1988, Original Cast, Majestic Theater
La Cage aux Folles, 1985, 87, Original Cast, Broadway Palace Theater
Dreamgirls, 1983 - 85, Original Cast, Imperial Theater
Tap Dance Kid, 1983 - 84, Original Cast, Minskoff Theater
Nine, 1982 - 83, Original Cast, 46th Street Theater