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RON
KORB
About the artist
Building
a musical bridge between the Orient and the West sounds
like hard work, but for multi-woodwing player Ron Korb,
it's the most natural approach to composing and performing.
He has become a major
figure in Japan and Hong Kong; he's on the verge of a
major breakthrough in Europe and America. A classically-trained
flautist, Korb says, When I heard the bamboo flute for
the first time, it was as if I had come home. |
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His
career has been an illuminating musical jourbey for his
fans, who will be well-pleased with the performances on
his album, Behind The Mask.
As
a child, Korb had a strong interest in visual arts. As
a teenager he became fascinated with the movies, he believed
he would pursue a career as a film-maker. Like so many
young artistshowever, his art / or more accurately-his
instrumentr, the flute, chose him. Nonetheless, visual
images and their imaginative equivalents in music, remain
the key to understanding the work of Ron Korb. The son
of a German father and a Japanese Canadian mother, Korb
was born in Canada and grew up with the popular Western
musical forms- classical, rock, jazz. He studied flute
at the University of Toronto with Douglas Stewart while
playing in local chamber group orchestras. He also studied
with Robert Aitken at Shawnigan and in Assisi, Italy with
Michel Debost. |
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In
1990, Korb released his first recording, a collaboration
with Donald Quan, called Tear
Of The Sun. Its Japanese theme and the
soulful emotion of Kor's flute playing helped
it top the charts in Canada and sell well in
the U.S. and Europe. EMI
released the album in Asia and the following
year, Hong Kong
star Yvonne Lau recorded a cover version of
the track The Sun Princess. This caught the
attention of Stephanie Lai and Cantonese legen
Alan Tam who both approached Korb for new songs
which they recorded and made into hits for EMI
and Polygram respectively.
For
more information on Ron Korb, please visit
www.ronkorb.com
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