Partition Gary Schocker ensemble

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

For Flute and Harp

For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello. Score and parts. Composed 2000. Duration 8:30.

Airspace is an 11-minute work commissioned by the Monmouth Winds; for whom Schocker's Sextet for wind quintet and piano was also composed. Evoking four contrasting outdoor spaces (titled 1. Atrium; 2....

Gary Schocker presents Fresh Air for Flute, Violin, and Piano. Premiered on May 14, 2022 at The Harmony Hall in Matsumoto-city, Nagano, Japan.

Singletree 1 & 2 was written for the Singletree Trio, a flute, marimba, and tuba ensemble. The first suite features ethnic music: balouza is (a middle eastern pudding) belly-danceable, and the last mo...

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...

For Flute, Viola, and Harp

Good Morning, Mr. Bluebird!, for flute, soprano & piano is a humorous send up of coloratura/flute arias in which the flute gets even! Gary describes the piece as a diva battle!