GARY SCHOCKER
Flutist-composer-pianist Gary Schocker is an accomplished musician of outstanding versatility. As a flutist,
Mr. Schocker has performed with many of the world’s great orchestras including performances with the
New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra (while still in his teens), I Solisti Italiani, the
Dallas Symphony, and the New Jersey Symphony. He has performed in recital throughout the United
States, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Panama, Taiwan, Germany, France, and Canada. He is often
heard in concert with guitarist Jason Vieaux. Schocker teaches many students who travel to his home
base of New York City as well as in master classes throughout the world.

In addition to being the most published living composer for flute, Gary Schocker has composed sonatas and
chamber music for most instruments of the orchestra. He has also written several musicals and children’s
musicals, including FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD and THE AWAKENING, which can be heard on
Original Cast Recordings. Far From The Madding Crowd was given its debut in Christchurch, New
Zealand in 2000. In fall 2004 the show received its first fully-staged professional production at the 47th
Street Theatre in New York City, as part of the first New York Musical Theater Festival. Schocker has won
the International Clarinet Association’s annual composition competition twice and the National Flute
Association’s annual Newly Published Music Award numerous times. Sir James Galway premiered his
three-movement concerto GREEN PLACES at Ireland’s Adair Festival and has also performed the work
with the New Jersey Symphony. Mr. Galway performed Schocker’s MUSIQUE FRANÇAISE on his U.S.
tour in 2002.

Gary Schocker can be heard in his debut recording, REGRETS AND RESOLUTIONS, on Jonathan
Digital, and on 4 highly-acclaimed CDs on the Chesky label. The 1998 Jonathan Digital recording titled
AIRBORNE features his own works for flute with piano and harp. DREAMTRAVELS, on the Azica label,
presents Schocker in duo with guitarist Jason Vieaux. ARIOSO, on Azica, is all baroque music featuring
Schocker’s realizations of sonatas by Bach, LeClair, and Vivaldi. FOR DAD, also an Azica release, features
original works as well as standard repertoire by Poulenc, Hindemith, Faure, and Caplet, with pianist
Hugh Sung. Gary Schocker’s concert music may also be heard on the Koch, Troy, Sazas, Gionata, SNE,
Paulinas Comep, Fleur de Son, and Innova labels, as well as the all-solo FLUTE FOREST Azica CD.

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