Gary Schocker

'Quirks' - zu Deutsch'Eigenarten' oder'Launen' - komponierte Gary Schocker für die Flötistin Jenny Cline, welche die Bilder zum Cover dieser Ausgabe beisteuerte. Schocker stellte eine Sammlung verschi...

'Wabi-Sabi' ist die japanische Bezeichnung für die ästhetische Wahrnehmung von Schönheit. Gary Schocker beschreibt sie in seinem zweisätzigen Werk als Gegensatz mit schwermütiger und hektischer Musik.

Using a familiar lullaby as a starting point and base for exploration, Mockingbird takes on a rustic American feel with syncopations throughout the melody and guitar-like figurations in the piano. Sti...

A beautiful, highly melodic piece for a dynamic flute, featuring long, singing phrases. The piano accompaniment is not demanding. Schocker notes that A Gaspar was modeled after Hahn's A Chloris, in tu...

Schocker's magical charm is on display in Down the Garden Path; a brief suite for solo flute commissioned as a young artist competition piece by the Texas Flute Society. Three descriptive movements in...

Composed in memory of his brother; Gary Schocker's Sonata No. 9 for Flute and Piano is a serious yet tender work. The four movements are marked Affettuoso; Arioso; Marziale; and Ondeggiando - the Ital...

The magic in What's Old Is New is revealed in the title of this set of 4 movements. While the entire work is similar to Baroque flute music in general language and use of ornamentation, this dance sui...

Artistic Celebration for the 21st Century: For Flute and Guitar

The composer describes the work, 'The opening movement has open strings, kind of melancholy piece which feels improvised, hence title. The middle goes hoedown for awhile, and when the opening returns...

Schocker; often hailed as the most-published living composer of flute music; has lately been writing for harp; and his new Quest-Reunion has been selected by The American Harp Society as required repe...

Schocker's first harp Sonata offers three movements (1. Changes; 2. Procession; Remembering; 3.Facing Forward) in approachable form for advancing students Perfect for year-end recitals. For intermedia...

Schocker ponders the forest setting through two portraits of diverse styles: 'Clearing' and 'Stream;' calm serenity and constant motion. For intermediate to advanced harpists. Dur.: 7'

For a singing harp; Waves follows the natural ebb and flow of a calm shoreline; with its tension and easing of the melodic line. This short descriptive miniature is suitable for recital programming by...

The title hints at preludes inspired by various trees; and that's exactly what this is - a set of five descriptive pieces inspired by 'Cypress;' 'Quaking Aspen;' 'Willows;' and more. Treeludes feature...

Infused with renaissance flavor and charm; Gary Schocker's My Kingdom for a Harp is a five-movement suite of character pieces that may stand on their own as short musical scenes (including a wedding m...

One of Gary Schocker's earliest compositions; In Memoriam is a beautiful 3

Schocker's third collection of Christmas carols arranged for solo harp dives deeper into traditional carols across Europe; from Portugal to Scandinavia. This set of 22 carols nicely augments his two p...

The Sonata for flute, clarinet and piano is a charming work in neoclassical style. It has many humorous touches, a haunting slow movement, and a virtuoso finale which evaporates unusually.

Commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi; Gary Schocker's Sonata No. 2 for Flute; Clarinet; and Piano is a formal work - perfect for recitals by flutists; clarinetists; and flute/clarinet duos. The sona...

Serenade, for flute, violin, & cello. Serenade is a 3 movement work. The first movement was inspired by Haydn. The slow movement happens more indoors than the first and the finale is a folksy romp wit...