King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company is proud to share two new works from Gary Schocker.

Don’t Wake the Baby
By Gary Schocker
Solo Flute
Theodore Presser Company
114-41545 – Score - $8.99

After performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 along with flutist Sophia Anastasia on the brink of her due date, Gary Schocker was inspired to write her Don’t Wake the Baby (114-41545 – Score - $8.99), with the movement titles “Pregnant with Meaning,” “Maybe If I Dance a Jig,” “And Suddenly,” and “Introducing Little Daphne.” Dur.: 6’30”

These Flutes Are Made for Walkin’
By Gary Schocker
Three Flutes
Theodore Presser Company
114-41544 – Score and Parts - $12.99

With the two movements “Down and Dirty” and “Slap That Thang,” the ever-imaginative Gary Schocker provides flute trios with a new 4-minute work, full of gritty blues licks, key slaps, and plenty of opportunity to sound beautiful in alternation with the special jazz effects. Dur.: 4’

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. To learn more about Gary Schocker, click here.

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