Gary Schocker

For Flute and Piano

For Flute, Piano.

For Flute and Piano

A spirited jaunt with a haughty air; and a meno mosso section for contrast in the middle. Watch your breathing and body tension; in this new; short challenge from Schocker.

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 'Sche...

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. For the interme...

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 charact...

Composed as a memorial to flutist Judith Lapple; Flame is a beautifully expressive work suitable for recitals as well as inspirational and devotional use. Schocker's lyricism and luscious harmony crea...

For flutist Jasmine Choi; Schocker has created a singing harmonic line with an approachable piano accompaniment. Winter Jasmine offers an excellent opportunity to display phrasing and dynamics skills...

Introspective for most of its five minutes, Inside Out is a study in beauty drawn from lyrical simplicity. Primarily a slow cantilena with a trace of Latin feel, Inside Out erupts into an exciting dan...

For flutist Jenny Cline (whose photos are featured on the cover), Schocker assembles a set of six descriptive character studies. The titles give a hint at the musical content.

Andrew Juniper (Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence) notes that, 'If an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object...

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...