GARY SCHOCKER
GARY SCHOCKER
Flutist-composer-pianist Gary Schocker is an accomplished musician of outstanding versatility. As a flutist, Mr. Schocker has performed with many of the world’s great orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra (both while still in his teens), I Solisti Italiani, the Dallas Symphony, and the New Jersey Symphony. He has performed in recital throughout the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Panama, Taiwan, Germany, France, Canada, and Japan. He often appears in concert with guitarist Jason Vieaux. Mr. Schocker teaches many students who travel to his home bases of New York City and Easton, PA, and many others in master classes throughout the world. He is currently on the faculty at NYU.
In addition to being the most published living composer for flute, Gary Schocker has composed sonatas and chamber music for most instruments of the orchestra. He also has written several musicals and children’s musicals, including Far From the Madding Crowd and The Awakening, which can be heard on Original Cast Recordings. Both shows were winners of the Global Search for New Musicals in the UK and were performed in Cardiff (2003 and 2005) and at the Edinburgh Festival (2005), as well as in New Zealand. In New York they have been seen as winners of the ASCAP music theatre awards as well as in the NYMF and NAMT festivals.
Mr. Schocker has won the International Clarinet Association’s annual composition competition twice and the National Flute Association’s annual Newly Published Music Award numerous times. Sir James Galway commissioned and premiered his three-movement concerto Green Places at Ireland’s Adair Festival and has also performed the work with the New Jersey Symphony. Sir Galway performed Schocker’s Musique Française on his US tour in 2002.
Gary Schocker can be heard in his debut recording, "Regrets and Resolutions", on Jonathan Digital, and on 4 highly-acclaimed CDs on the Chesky label. The 1998 Jonathan Digital recording titled "Airborne" features his own works for flute with piano and harp. "Dreamtravels", on the Azica label, presents Mr. Schocker in duo with guitarist Jason Vieaux. "Arioso", also on Azica, is an all-Baroque disc featuring Mr. Schocker’s interpretations of sonatas by Bach, LeClair, and Vivaldi. Gary Schocker’s concert music can also be heard on the Koch, Troy, Sazas, Gionata, SNE, Paulinas Comep, Fleur de Son, and Innova labels, and on the all-solo "Flute Forest" release from Azica. Recordings of all-Schocker music featuring the composer on piano and flute, respectively, are "Conversations" and "Healing Music", both on the Azica label. "For Dad" is a recording of his works as well as the music of Poulenc, Hindemith, Faure and Caplet with pianist Hugh Sung, also released on Azica Records.
For more information, please visit www.garyschocker.com and the Presser Spotlight on Gary Schocker
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Partita in A Minor "Ghost"
(Johann Sebastian Bach) -- 13'
Solo Fl.
Published: #114-40916
Sonata in A Minor (Johann
Sebastian Bach) -- 11'30"
Solo Fl.
Published: #114-41121
Pop for Flute
Choir
Published: FC-GS16
Available From Falls House Press
Views
from Falls House for Flute Choir
Published: FC-GS5
Available From Falls House Press
Dangerous Duets for Two Flutes
-- 8'
Published: #114-40818
French Toast for Two Flutes and
Piano
Published: #114-41247
Lovebirds for Two Flutes --
4'
Published: #114-40817
Mitzvah
Bars for Two Flutes
Published: 2F-GS19
Available From Falls House Press
Out of the Doors Duets 1.
Fountain 2. Bucolics
Not yet released (in prep: #114-41252)
Peregrinations for Two
Flutes
Published: #114-41278
Stripes
and Stars for Two Flutes
Available From T.D. Ellis
Tapestry Sonata Remembering
Julius Baker
Two Flutes and Piano
Published: #114-41229
Three
Times Two for Two Flutes
Published: 2F-GS3
Available From Falls House Press
Traditional Japanese
Melodies for Two Flutes
Published: 2F-GS30
Available From Falls House Press
Two
Flute Rag for Two Flutes
Available From T.D. Ellis
Unexpected or Under a
Rock for Two Flutes
Published: 2F-GS32
Available From Falls House Press
Up the
Hill, Down the Hill for Two Flutes
Available From... www.garyschocker.com (free
download)
Nymphs for Four Flutes -- 7'
30"
Published: #114-40774
Movements:
• Gathering
• In the Air
• In the Wood
• Reviews
A
Dream for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS20
Available From Falls House Press
Airborne for Flute and Piano
(1991) -- 7' 30"
Published: #114-40633
Additional Information: Also available for Flute and String
Orchestra
• Recordings
• Reviews
Available
Separately:
Audio CD
(#498-00391)
Ambidextranata for Flute and
Piano, One Player
Published: #114-41275
American
Suite for Flute and Piano
Available From J.P. Publications
And Summer Ends for Flute and
Piano -- 7'30"
Published: #114-41190
Arioso for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41276
At
Night (Three Nocturnes)
Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41317
Atlantis for Flute
and Piano
Published: FP-GS8
Available From Falls House Press
Back to
School for Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41309
Birthday
Music for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS28
Available From Falls House Press
Blip Blip Blip for Solo Flute
(2001) -- 7' 45"
Published: #114-41149
Blue Bossa, Red Bossa for Flute
and Piano (2002) -- 6'
Published: #114-41144
Movements:
• Blue Bossa
• Red Bossa
• Recordings
Movements:
• Andante in C, K. 315
• Concerto in D, K. 314
• Concerto in G, K. 313
Dances
and Daydreams (a collection of 11 pieces)
Published: 114-41288
Dark
Star for Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41336
Erev Shalom for Flute and Piano
(1999) -- 3'
Published: #114-41065
• Recordings
Fee Fie Faux Fum for Flute and
Piano (2000) -- 4' 30"
Published: #114-41117
Figments for Flute
and Piano
Published: 114-41223
Flute Forest for Solo Flute
(2002) -- 8' 30"
Published: #114-41159
Movements:
• Above the Treeline
• Alpine Frolic
• By the Hearth in the Hut
• Schizo Cuckoo
• Recordings
For
Dad for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS27
Available From Falls House Press
From My
Journal for Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41337
Gilded
and Bronzed for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS23
Available From Falls House Press
Green Places for Flute and Piano
(1992) -- 15'
Published: #114-40695
Additional Information: Reduced from version for Flute and
Chamber Orchestra.
Movements:
• Nightblooming
• Topiary
• Troll Garden
• Recordings
• Reviews
Hannah's Glade for Solo Flute
and Piano (2005) -- 11'
Published: #114-41232
• Recordings
Healing Music for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41273
Hora Staccato for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41250
In
Memoriam for Flute and Piano
Published: #114-41310
In
the Air for Flute and Piano -- 12'
Published: #114-40827
Movements:
• Blizzard
• Incense
• Into January
• Uncertain
Jazzbird! for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41220
Kiss for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41238
Lied for Flute and Piano (1998)
-- 2' 45"
Published: #114-41035
Little Flower for Flute and
Piano (1999) -- 4'
Published: #114-41070
Memory
Book (contains Remembering, That Night, Orange Moon,
Enter December & Dragonfly)
Published: 14-41191
Musique Française for
Flute and Piano (1995) -- 14' 30"
Published: #114-40892
Movements:
• Café Music
• Chanson
• Dans le pays
• Recordings
November Song for Flute and
Piano (or Harp) (1998) -- 4'
Published: #114-41104
Piece for
Lis for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS11
Available From Falls House Press
Pressed
Flowers for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS12
Available From Falls House Press
Rag for Flute and
Piano
Available From T.D. Ellis
Rain and
Shine for Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41338
Regrets and Resolutions for
Flute and Piano -- 8' 30"
Published: #114-40487
Additional Information: Reduced from version for Flute and
Chamber Orchestra (also available).
• Recordings
Scherzo for Flute
and Piano
Published: 114-41339
Second Sight for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41274
Short Stories for Solo Flute
(1997) -- 7'
Published: #114-40944
Commission Information: National Flute Association for the 1999
High School Soloists' Competition
• Reviews
Show
Tunes for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS24
Available From Falls House Press
Sicilienne for Flute (or Oboe)
and Piano -- 2'
Published: #114-40846
Sleepsong for Flute and Piano
(1997) -- 3' 20"
Published: #114-40954
• Recordings
Slow
Dance for Flute and Piano
Available From T.D. Ellis
Soliloquy for Flute and Piano
(1997) -- 4'
Published: #114-40943
• Recordings
Solosuite for Solo Flute (1995)
-- 8'
Published: #114-40845
• Recordings
Sonata
No. 1 for Flute and Piano
Published: 114-41334
Sonata No. 2 Op. 32 for Flute
and Piano -- 20'
Published: #114-40752
Sonata No. 4 for Flute and Piano
-- 10'
Published: #114-41187
Sonata No. 5 for Flute and Piano
-- 10'
Not yet released (in prep: #114-41188)
Song
Without Words for Flute and Piano
Published: FP-GS10
Available From Falls House Press
Springsongs for Flute and Piano
(1998) -- 13'
Published: #114-41034
Sunrise, Sunset for Solo Flute
and Piano
Published: #114-41251
Ten Etudes for Solo Flute --
20'
Published: #114-41064
Three-Minute Sonata for Flute
and Piano (1998) -- 3'
Published: #114-40945
Two Romances for Solo Flute and
Piano
Published: #114-41216
Vocalise for Flute and Piano
(1994) -- 3'
Published: #114-40891
• Recordings
Xynóglyko (Sweet-Sour)
for Flute and Piano (2001) -- 7'
Published: #114-41118
Three
Nuns in the Desert
2 Fl., A.Fl. or 3 C Fl.
Available From... www.garyschocker.com (free
download)
Airborne for Flute and String
Orchestra (1991) -- 7' 30"
Fl. solo; 2Vln., Vla., Vcl., Cb.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Additional Information: Flute and Piano reduction also
available.
Airheads for Flute and B-flat
Clarinet (2000) -- 4' 30"
Published: #114-41129
Beyond
the Fog for Flute and Harp (2000) -- 8'
Published: 114-41119
Caution
to the Wind for Flute and Guitar
Published: 144-40414
Child's Play for Flute, Violin,
Viola and Cello (2000) -- 8' 30"
Published: #114-41128
Additional Information: Edited by the Silverwood
Quartet.
Movements:
• birthday party
• first day of school
• little boat
• new bike
• picnic
• spring day!
Available
Separately:
Set of parts
(#114-41128P)
Full Score - Large (#114-41128S)
Chimera for Flute and
Harp
Published: FH-GS9
Available From Falls House Press
Chorinho for Woodwind
Quintet
Choro for Wind
Quintet
Available From Composer
Dream
Travels for Flute and Guitar
Published: FG-GS2
Available From Falls House Press
Erev
Shalom For Flute and String Orchestra
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Fantasy for Flute and
Harp
Published: FH-GS21
Available From Falls House Press
Garden
Music for Flute, Cello, and Guitar
Published: CW-GS17
Available From Falls House Press
Go
to Sleep for Flute, Viola and Harp (1997) -- 4'
Published: #114-41063
Green
Places Arrangement for Flute and Wind Ensemble
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Green
Places for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1992) --
15'
0 2(E.H.) 1 1 - 3 0 0 0; Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Additional Information: Flute and Piano reduction also
available.
Movements:
• I. Topiary
• II. Nightblooming
• III. Troll Garden
Hannah's Glade Arrangement for Flute and Orchestra (2010) -- 11'
Solo Flute; 0 1 1 1 - 1 0 0 0; Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
In
Memoriam for Flute and Harp
Published: 114-41311
My Summer
Vacation for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Published: CW-GS13
Available From Falls House Press
Once
Upon A ... for Flute and Guitar
Published: 494-02701
Pas de
deux for Flute and Cello
Published: CW-GS18
Available From Falls House Press
Praeludium for Flute
and Organ
Published: FO-GS14
Available From Falls House Press
Prelude
and Dance for Flute and Harp
Available From Composer
Rachel
Was for Flute and Harp
Published: FH-GS7
Available From Falls House Press
Regrets and
Resolutions for Solo Flute and Chamber Orchestra --
8' 30"
1(Picc.) 1 1 1 - 1 0 0 0; Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Additional Information: Flute and Piano reduction also
available.
Regrets
and Resolutions for Solo Flute and Wind Ensemble --
8'30"
Solo Flute; 2(d.Picc.) 1 5(AltoCl., B.Cl., Cb.Cl.) 2 2AltoSax.
1Ten.Sax. 1Bar.Sax. - 4 3 3 1 Bar.; 2Perc.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Serenade for Flute,
Violin and Cello
Published: CW-GS1
Available From Falls House Press
Single
Tree Suite for Flute, Tuba and Marimba
Published: CW-GS15
Available From Falls House Press
Sonata
No. 1 for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Published: CW-GS25
Available From Falls House Press
Sonata
Soufflé for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
Published: CW-GS26
Available From Falls House Press
Summer
Morning, Summer Afternoon for Flute, Viola, and
Harp
Published: CW-GS22
Available From Falls House Press
Three
Choros for Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
Available From Composer
Three
Dances for Two Flutes and Wind Ensemble
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Three
Dances for Two Flutes for Two Flutes and Strings
(1993) -- 7' 30"
2Fl.; Vln., Vla., Vcl., Cb., Timp., Perc., Hp.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Trio For Flute,
Clarinet, and Piano
Adagio for Cello and
Piano
Available From Composer
Dear Diary for B-flat Clarinet
and Piano -- 6' 30"
Published: #114-40828
Fantasy for Clarinet
and Piano
Available From Composer
Preludes for
Harp
Available From Composer
Regrets and Resolutions for
Clarinet and Piano (1992)
Published: #114-40711
Additional Information: Arranged by Michèle
Gingras.
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Sonata No. 1 for B-flat Clarinet and
Piano (1992) -- 13'
Published: #114-40707
Additional Information: First Prize: 1993 International Clarinet
Association composition contest.
• Reviews
Sonata for Two Clarinets and
Piano (1996) -- 13'
Published: #114-40874
Additional Information: First Prize: 1996 International Clarinet
Association composition contest.
• Recordings
Three
Romances for Viola and Piano
Available From Composer
Wintersuite for String Orchestra
(1997) -- 9' 30"
2Vln., Vla., Vcl., Cb.
Available from the Presser Rental
Library
Movements:
• frost dance
• into the snow we go
• It's really snowing
Bagatelles, Op. 33 for Piano
(1994) -- 20'
Published: #410-41306
Envelopes (1993) -- 12'
Published: #110-40705
Four
Hand Sonata for Piano
Available From Composer
Four Intermezzi (1994) --
18'
Published: #410-41310
In
Memoriam for Solo Piano
Published: 110-41771
Intermezzi for
Piano
Available From Composer
Sonata for Piano (1993) --
25'
Published: #410-41304
Syrinx
College (a piano accompaniment to the Debussy flute
solo)
Published: 1P-GS4
Available From Falls House Press
Tango for
Piano
Available From Composer
Movements:
• Berceuse
• Nocturne No. 1
• Nocturne No. 2
Two Piano Music for 2 Pianos, 4
Hands (1993)
Published: #410-41303
Movements:
• Meadow-Walking
• Ritornella – The Piano Princess
• Shadows
Available
Separately:
Full Score - Large
(#410-41303S)
Piccolo
Italiano (or Me and My Golden Piccolo)
Published: 114-41354
(Also available with Band)
Pickles
and Ice Cream for Piccolo and Piano
Published: PP-GS31
Available From Falls House Press
Sonata for Solo Piccolo and
Piano
Published: #114-41277
Available
Separately:
Errata Sheet
(#114-41277E)
Walking
Song for Piccolo
Published: P-GS29
Available From Falls House Press
Cabaret
Songs on Lyrics by John Wallowitch
Available From Composer
Cantata for an Urban Maiden for
Voice and Piano (1993) -- 14'
Published: #111-40138
Movements:
• Dating Suite
• Mama Called
• Moving On
• Sunday Morning
College
Poems, The
Available From Classical Vocal Reprints
Good
Morning, Mr. Bluebird for Flute, Soprano and
Piano
Published: CW-GS6
Available From Falls House Press
Love
Songs
Available From Classical Vocal Reprints
Mama Called from "Cantata for an
Urban Maiden"
Published: #111-40138A
"… appealing to both audience and
performer. The beautiful, lyrical opening section leads to a jazz
waltz. The waltz theme is repeated frequently to show off the
lyric qualities in a light jazz style."
-Flute
Talk
"Most appealing in the Schocker was the section
called Nightblooming. The composer inserts a hauntingly
beautiful jazz ballad for the instrument’s lower register,
with notes bent and shaped with lots of vibrato. Then the flute
rushes through challenging runs with an improvised feel. The
third and final section, Troll Garden, sounds like an
Irish folk dance, which Galway relished."
-Ken Keuffel, Jr.,
Philadelphia Inquirer
"…compelling… Green
Places relies on wit, grace, light-heartedness, splashes
of orchestral color, and an airy Gaelic charm, all of which
revolve around a phantasmagoric slow movement, smoldering with
bluesy atmosphere. The writing for flute could not be more fluent
and attractive."
-Michael Redmond,
Star-Ledger
"This is a fun piece to play and an entertaining
one for the audience. There is enough challenging material here
to make this a good choice for a lighter piece on a college
recital and is also within the grasp of a good high school
player. The ICA award is surely based on the wide appeal
Schocker’s Clarinet Sonata will enjoy."
-Jerry L. McBride,
MLA Notes
"Written for flute quartet, this ensemble is
lyrical and enjoyable to play because each part is important
rather than featuring a solo flute part and accompanimental
others… Musicians will find this ensemble a treat to
perform."
-Flute
Talk
"Commissioned by the National Flute Association,
the unaccompanied flute solo is a free-wheeling excursion into
mixed meters and a meandering harmonic format. Covering the full
range of the instrument, the piece will challenge both the
technical and interpretive skills of performers."
-Flute
Talk
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