Falls House Press

Jonathan Cohen just likes to have fun with his flutes (Out of Their Rinds, Tropical Flute Punch, Precipitation to the Dance, and more). In She Flutters Me!, he considers the absolute joy and despair o...

Jonathan Cohen writes fun and fun-to-play flute choir music (Flutes and Vegetables, Tropical Flute Punch, Out of Their Rinds). In I Paused in the Wood, he takes a moment for a more reflective approach...

A set of three outdoor scenes, Flutes of Nature describes the joy of childhood play, the quiet of a falling snow, and the frenetic romp of little pine squirrels. Flutes of Nature was written for the 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.

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...

My Summer Vacation, for flute, cello, & piano, is a series of short movements all in a light, summery mode. It is very audience-friendly, and especially suitable for festivals or summer concerts.

Flute, cello and guitar is an unusual combination. The piece is mysterious and evocative, like early 20th century French music.

Pas de Deux is a short poignant piece for flute and cello, to celebrate the wedding of two friends.

Summer Morning, Summer Afternoon is a perfect companion work to the Debussy Sonate. The piece has a simliar feeling of happening out-of-doors. The easy, bucolic then one morning is followed by an ener...

This is one of my favorite chamber pieces. I love that the bassoon is allowed to be so much more than continuo. 'The flute and bassoon are basically in agreement in this piece, ' Gary said. 'And the p...

Water Music allows both flute and horn to soar in this wonderfully melodic composition which would make either a great start or finish to a chamber concert. The piece sounds like the ocean to me and t...

Cherry Blossoms is a neo-romantic canvas that fuses English modal qualities with French post-impressionism; belying the Japanese implications of its title. Schocker uses the string quartet and the two...

September Morn brilliantly captures a cool, crisp fall morning. It is very easy to play, and has Schocker's signature melodic style. For intermediate level players.

The piccolo sings above a string quartet accompaniment in the liquid; melodic; sometimes challenging writing that signifies a Schocker work. For advanced performers.

A set of four short works for tenor voice, flute, and piano from the prolific Gary Schocker focuses on a central theme: fleeting time. Dynamic and melodic in a contemporary sense, Always and Forever c...

The amuse-bouche; not an appetizer; per se; is an offering intended to set the table; prepare the palate; for a main course to follow. In this vein; Schocker's three short tastings will set up a progr...

Schocker's Sextet was written for and dedicated to Jenny Cline (flute) and the Monmouth Winds, who premiered the work in 2014. The Sextet, Cline writes, sounds at times delicate and intimate and at ot...

Popp arranged the most popular music of the early 19th century for this enormously practical mixed ensemble. Great fun for gigs as well.

Five movements of an average of 2 minutes each make up this delightful double quartet. Each movement (Entrance, Haunted Spot, Solitary Flowers, The Bird as Prophet, and Hunter on the Watch) is a self...

English composer Edward Elgar's premise for his Variation on an Original Theme was to musically characterize a dozen of his friends and associates. Each variation is designated by the initials or pseu...

Sammartini wrote a large number of trio sonatas, which would have been performed by two soloists and basso continuo. This setting places the basso continuo part in the flute choir, removing the need f...

This piece is a transcription of a classical orchestral favorite, considered by many to be Mendelssohn's masterpiece. It utilizes the entire range of the flute choir and is a real challenge across all...

Selections from The Nutcracker Suite: March, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Dance of the Reed-Flutes. These three popular selections retain the full harmony of the original orchestration, utilizing C...