Diverse Duets for Two Flutes
Gary Schocker’s new collection of 13 flute duets runs the complete emotional gamut with pieces such as “Mercurial,” “Flippant,” “Forboding” and of course, “The End!” Each piece stands alone comfortably, but they may also be combined for an exciting concert program.
Three MORE Dances
for Two Flutes for Two Flutes and Piano As a follow-up to his successful Three Dances for Two Flutes, Gary Schocker has penned three more of his delightful duets for two flutes and piano, entitled “Swallow That Goldfish,” “Smoke,” and “Scherzo No-no.” All three exhibit his playful, quirky style that flutists have come to love!
Arirang for Flute and Piano
Gary Schocker has arranged the well-loved Korean folk song Arirang for flute and piano, adding an ornamental introduction and featuring sprightly interplay between the two instruments.
Nach Bach for Flute and Piano Having arranged and transcribed Bach works in the past, Gary Schocker now pays tribute to one of his favorite composers with Nach Bach, a new piece for flute and piano. This work reflects many characteristics associated with Bach, such as even 16th-note melodies and a lively, bouncy feel.
“When a performer masters his instrument to the point it becomes an extension of his own voice, you know you are in the presence of a master. And if that performer also feels the call to create new music, the result is frequently entrancing. Chopin mastered the piano in such a way. Gary Schocker masters the flute with similar passion and skill.” --Anna Vorhes for the South Dakota Symphony
Gary Schocker is a world-renowned flutist as well as an award-winning composer with over 100 compositions in publication, primarily with Theodore Presser. He has published more pieces for the flute than any other living composer. His engagements have included performances with the New York Philharmonic (under Michael Tilson Thomas), the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the West German Sinfonia and an extended tour with I Solisti Italiani as well as solo recitals in New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, and elsewhere. Schocker has collaborated with many artists on stage, including Pinchas Zuckerman, Michael Tilson Thomas, Earl Wild, Jessye Norman, Julius Baker, James Levine, James Galway, Bruno Canino, Oscar Shumsky, Eduardo Fernandez, Jean-Philippe Collard, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He concertizes in duo with guitarist Jason Vieaux.
Among the artists who have played his compositions, James Galway gave the American premiere of Green Places with the New Jersey Symphony. Schocker’s earlier association with that orchestra came when he replaced, for several concerts, an ailing Jean-Pierre Rampal, on a mere two hours’ notice. Winner of the 1985 Young Concert Artists Auditions, Schocker is also First Prize winner of the National Flute Association, the New York Flute Club and the East-West Artists Competitions. Internationally, he has toured and taught in Japan, Colombia, Panama, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, France and Italy.
Gary Schocker’s recordings include “Flute Forest,” released by Azica Records, featuring his composition as the title track, along with other solo flute selections. Azica also produced “Arioso,” a collection of baroque music for flute and guitar, recorded with internationally acclaimed guitarist Jason Vieaux. The Mozart Flute Quartets with the Chester String Quartet is on the Chesky Records label, which has also released a Gary Schocker solo CD of Bach, Handel and Telemann. His latest recordings on Jonathan Digital include a CD of all-Schocker compositions, Airborne; and Regrets and Resolutions, featuring his works as well as standard works from the French School. Dream Travels, on Azica Records, features Schocker with guitarist Jason Vieaux. The title track is Schocker’s composition written for the duo. Schocker’s musicals, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Awakening, written with lyricist Barbara Campbell, can be heard on Original Cast Records. His music can also be heard on the Sazas, Troy, Koch, MHS, SNE, Elysium, Gionata and Flying Frog labels.
Mr. Schocker’s date of birth is October 18, 1959. He lives in New York City and Easton, Pennsylvania.
The Works of Gary Schocker
Presser publications are listed in bold. Falls House Press publications are in purple. For others, see below.
Flute & Piano
Sunrise, Sunset
by Jerry Bock
Airborne
for Flute and Piano
Dances and Daydreams
for Flute and Piano
Hannah's Glade
for Flute and Piano
Airborne (also available for Flute & String Orchestra)
114-40633
$18.95
Ambidextranata
114-41275
$8.95
Arioso
114-41276
$7.95
Arirang (Korean folk song) NEW
114-41366
$4.95
At Night (Three Nocturnes)
114-41317
$9.95
Atlantis (FHP)
FP-GS8
$14.00
Back to School
114-41309
$12.95
Before We Know
in prep
Birthday Music (FHP)
FP-GS28
$15.95
Blue Bossa, Red Bossa
114-41144
$12.95
Conversations
114-41290
$19.95
Dances & Daydreams (a collection of 11 pieces)
114-41288
$9.95
Dark Star
114-41336
$6.95
A Dream (FHP)
FP-GS20
$15.00
Erev Shalom
114-41065
$6.95
Fee Fie Faux Fum
114-41117
$15.00
Figments
114-41223
$18.95
A Fond Farewell: Meditations on September 11
114-41146
$12.95
For Dad (FHP)
FP-GS27
$15.95
From My Journal
114-41337
$6.95
Gilded and Bronzed (FHP)
FP-GS23
$19.95
Green Places (also available for Flute & String Orchestra [or Band])
114-40695
$28.95
Hannah’s Glade
114-41232
$12.95
Healing Music
114-41273
$8.95
Hora Staccato (arrangement of the work by Dinicu)
114-41250
$6.95
In Memoriam
114-41310
$7.95
In the Air
114-40827
$17.00
Jazzbird!
114-41220
$19.95
Kiss
114-41238
$5.95
A Late Summernight's Dream
114-41190
$18.95
Lied
114-41035
$5.95
Little Flower
114-41070
$7.95
Madrigal (FHP) NEW
FP-GS34
$6.95
Memory Book (contains Remembering, That Night, Orange Moon,
Enter December & Dragonfly)
414-41191
$14.95
Musique Française
114-40892
$28.95
Nach Bach NEW
114-41372
$9.95
Native American Suite
114-41292
$12.95
Nocturne
November Song
114-41104
$4.95
Ollie and Me NEW
114-41363
$9.95
Piece for Lis (FHP)
FP-GS11
$12.00
Prelude, Theme and Free Associations
114-41145
$19.95
Pressed Flowers (FHP)
FP-GS12
$12.00
Rachel Was (Fl., Hp.) (FHP)
FH-GS7
$12.00
Rag (TDE)
Rain and Shine
114-41338
$12.95
Regrets and Resolutions
(also available for Flute & String Orchestra [or Wind Ensemble] )
114-40487
$16.95
Scherzo
114-41339
$8.95
Second Sight
114-41274
$8.95
Show Tunes (FHP)
FP-GS24
$19.95
Sicilienne
114-40846
$6.95
Sleepsong
114-40954
$6.95
Slow Dance (TDE)
Small Sonata for a Large Flute (FHP) (Bass Fl.) NEW
FP-GS33
$12.95
Soliloquy
114-40943
$8.95
Sonata No. 1
114-41334
$18.95
Sonata No. 2, Op. 32
114-40752
$24.95
Sonata No. 3
114-41143
$21.95
Sonata No. 4
114-41187
$21.95
Sonata No. 5
in prep
Sonata No. 6 “La Salmonella” (FHP) NEW
FP-GS35
$17.95
Sonatina No. 1 (FHP)
FP-GS6
$15.00
Sonatine (FHP)
Sonatine (1999)
Sonatine (2000)
114-41120
$19.95
Song Without Words (FHP)
FP-GS10
$15.00
Springsongs
114-41034
$15.00
Sunrise, Sunset (arrangement of the title by Bock)
114-41251
$4.95
Three Minute Sonata
114-40945
$6.95
Three Mystery Pieces
114-41189
$19.95
Two Romances
114-41216
$9.95
Vocalise
114-40891
$6.95
Xynoglyko
114-41118
$19.95
(Where no publisher is listed, work is unpublished. Please email for availability.)
Flute Solo
Blip, Blip, Blip
114-41149
$7.95
Cadenzas for Mozart’s Flute Concerti
114-40748
$6.95
CPE Bach G Major Concerto Cadenzi
8 Etudes for Solo Flute
114-41316
$12.95
Flute Forest
114-41159
$6.95
Short Stories
114-40944
$9.95
Solosuite
114-40845
$8.95
10 Etudes for Solo Flute
114-41064
$12.95
Piccolo Solo
Outside My Window, BIRD (FHP) NEW (with Piano)
PP-GS36
$14.95
Pickles and Ice Cream (FHP) (with Piano)
PP-GS31
$14.95
Piccolo Italiano (or Me and My Golden Piccolo) (also available with Band)NEW
114-41354
$15.95
Sonata for Piccolo and Piano
114-41277
$18.95
Walking Songs (FHP)
P-GS29
$5.95
Two Flutes
The Further Adventures
of Two Flutes
Traditional Japanese
Melodies
Three Dances
for Two Flutes
2 Flutes in
3 Scenes
The Bach Partita "Ghost"
114-40916
$9.95
C.P.E. Bach Sonata "Ghost"
114-41121
$9.95
Dangerous Duets
114-40818
$9.95
Diverse Duets NEW
114-41362
$12.95
Flutey Tales NEW
114-41361
$9.95
French Toast (with Piano)
114-41247
$19.95
Further Adventures of Two Flutes (with Piano)
114-41153
$28.95
Lovebirds
114-40817
$9.95
Mitzvah Bars (FHP)
2F-GS19
$15.00
Out of Doors Duets (contains Bucolics & Fountain)
114-41252
$14.95
Peregrinations
114-41278
$5.95
Stripes and Stars (TDE)
Tapestry Sonata, Remembering Julius Baker (with Piano)
114-41229
$29.95
Three Dances for 2 Flutes (with Piano)
(orchestral accompaniment available on rental from Presser)
Regrets and Resolutions (arrangement; orig. Fl., Pno.)
(Custom Print edition)
114-40711
$31.75
Call to order
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano
(Winner 1994 International Clarinet Association Competition)
114-40707
$20.00
Sonata for Two Clarinets & Piano
(Winner 1996 International Clarinet Association Competition)
114-40874
$29.95
Sonata No. 2 (1999)
Other Woodwinds
Choro (Ww. Quintet)
Chorinho (Ww. Quintet)
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2001)
114-40977
$17.50
Sonata (Bsn., Pno.)
114-40754
$15.00
Sonata No. 1 (Fl., Cl., Pno.) (FHP)
CW-GS25
$22.95
Sonata Soufflé (Fl., Bsn., Pno.) (FHP)
CW-GS26
$23.95
Wind Bagatelles (Ww. Quintet)
Harp
Preludes
Viola & Piano
3 Romances
Cello & Piano
Adagio
Sonatine
Sonata
String Orchestra
Wintersuite (Available through Presser rentals)
Flute & Cello
Pas de deux (FHP)
CW-GS18
$15.00
Flute & String Trio
Child’s Play (Fl., Vln., Vla., Vcl.)
114-41128
$35.00
Flute, Tuba, Marimba
Single Tree Suite I & II (FHP)
CW-GS15
$28.00
Trio
Songs
Cabaret Songs (with John Wallowitch, lyrics)
Cantata for an Urban Maiden (Barbara Campbell, lyrics)
111-40138
$20.75
Good Morning, Mr. Bluebird (Fl., Sopr., Pno.) (FHP)
CW-GS6
$15.00
The College Poems (CVR)
Love Songs (CVR) (med. or medium-high voice)
Piano(s)
Bagatelles, Op. 33 (Custom Print edition)
410-41306
$23.75
Call to order
Envelopes
110-40705
$15.00
Four Hand Sonata
Four Intermezzi (Custom Print edition)
410-41310
$14.25
Call to order
Piano Sonata (Custom Print edition)
410-41304
$25.50
Call to order
Syrinx Collage
(a piano accompaniment to the Debussy flute solo) (FHP)
1P-GS4
$12.00
Three Pieces (Custom Print ed.) (includes Berceuse
and Nocturne No.1 and Nocturne No. 2)
410-41309
$12.75
Call to order
Tango
Publishers
CVR = Classical Vocal Reprints FHP = Falls House Press (now distributed by Presser)
Lud = Ludwig
TDE = T. D. Ellis
Tus = Tuscany Music (through Presser)
Theodore Presser Company publications listed in BOLD. Falls House Press titles are available through www.presser.com and at music stores everywhere.
ARIOSO
A collection of baroque masterpieces, artfully arranged for flute and guitar by Schocker and Schocker/Vieaux. (Azica)
GARY SCHOCKER, FLUTIST
Featuring works for the flute by Telemann, Handel, and J. S. Bach. The composers were not only three masters of the Baroque period, but also some of the most prolific composers of all time. (Chesky CD046)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: THE FLUTE QUARTETS
Gary Schocker’s artistry shines in this recording with the Chester String Quartet. Also includes the Quartet for Oboe and Strings. Schocker, who has a special fondness for the second movement of this quartet, has transcribed the virtuosic oboe part for flute and composed a short cadenza as well. (Chesky CD128)
as composer/performer:
AIRBORNE
A CD representing both a fine composer and a brilliant flutist. Hear why the Washington Post wrote “Schocker dazzled as few artists can... [he] is one of the best - period.” The CD, entirely of Schocker compositions, features his own performances on solo flute, as well as with guest artists, and one discovers why the scores to his compositions sell so rapidly through Theodore Presser (his publisher). (Jonathan Digital Recordings)
Selections by Gary Schocker: Musique Francaise, Vocalise, Airborne, Green Places, In Memoriam, Solosuite, Soliloquy, Three Dances for Two Flutes, and Sleep Song
FLUTE FOREST
Flute Forest showcases Schocker’s unparalleled technique and his fine artistry in musical interpretation, while demonstrating varied repertoire throughout the history of the instrument.
Selections by Gary Schocker: Flute Forest, Etudes No. VII, No. VIII, No. X from 10 Etudes for Flute, Short Stories, Blip Blip Blip. (Azica)
DREAM TRAVELS
Rave reviews from critics and audiences have encouraged Gary Schocker and guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux to make their first duo recording. Selections include standard flute and guitar works, Schocker’s new composition Dream Travels, and their own arrangements of Latin music. (Azica)
REGRETS & RESOLUTIONS
Gary Schocker´s first CD, re-issued on the JDR label, is what one might call a performance history of the modern flute. Tracks range from a work by Boehm, literally the inventor of the modern flute, to Kuhlau, through works of Taffanel and Gaubert, who together wrote the “bible of flute studies.”
The disc ends with Gary´s composition Regrets and Resolutions, extending the long line of works by composer/flutist performers -- Boehm, Kuhlau, Gaubert and Taffanel among them - into later 20th-century techniques and a jazz influenced style.
Selections by Gary Schocker: Sicilienne and Scherzo, Regrets and Resolutions (jonathan digital recordings)
