Gary Schocker

Schocker has added a major work to the bass flute repertory: an 11-minute piece in three movements encompassing neoclassical, jazz, and Latin dance styles. The wide range of moods offers opportunities...

For Two Flutes and Piano.

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...

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...

The difficulty level in Gary Schocker's third book of etudes inspired the composer to title this collection Extreme Sports.. Each etude targets specific techniques; composed by a flutist with the know...

For Flute. Part. 6 pages.

Gary Schockers charmante, dreisätzige 'Sonatine' in traditioneller Form und Gestalt liegt nun in einer überarbeiteten Edition hinsichtlich der Phrasierung und Dynamik vor.

Prolific flute composer Gary Schocker gives us a delightful new transcription of Bach's famous Arioso melody for flute and guitar. Schocker has carefully adapted the music to this new instrumentation;...

A 3-movement salute to J.S. Bach, Schocker's Concertino Italiano is a fascinating synthesis of Schocker and the Baroque. The movements (Allegro, Andante, Presto) each show a firm foundation from that...

DC was commissioned by Nan Raphael (Solo Piccolo, US Army Field Band, ret.) who premiered it in an all-Schocker concert at the 2015 NFA convention in Washington DC, with Schocker at the piano. Schocke...

Gary Schocker's Three Dances for Two Flutes has long been a staple of the flute repertoire - in its original voicing with piano, as well as in transcriptions with string orchestra or band accompanimen...

Schocker's flute duets often are inspired by nature, and the composer's love of gardening is reflected in a number of his works. Little Helpers refers to 'nature's little helpers,' those insects who h...

The piccolo repertory has been greatly expanded by Schocker's prolific and elegant imagination, producing a rich variety of suites, unaccompanied works, chamber music, and now a fourth full sonata. So...

Commissioned by the Taiwan Joueurs de Flute Ensemble, Seafarers is a gorgeously fluid journey into the rarely-heard sonority of 4 flutes with piano. The nautically-themed movements of Seafarers are ti...

A rarity among Schocker's unaccompanied flute works, MEAD AND MUSH is strongly evocative of Shakespearean times and may also be played on recorder. The four movements are inspired by song and dance of...

Since their creation nearly 200 years ago, the beautiful woodcut prints of Hokusai have inspired musicians and visual artists across many cultures. The stylized pre-Impressionist elegance of this Japa...

Le célèbre mouvement final des Trois danses pour deux flûtes de Schocker, COFFEE NERVES, est désormais disponible dans l'adaptation en duo du compositeur pour piccolo et flûte en ut. Cette version div...