GARY SCHOCKER
Flutist-composer-pianist Gary Schocker is an accomplished musician of outstanding versatility. As a flutist, Mr. Schocker has performed with the many of the world’s great orchestras including performances with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra (while still in his teens), in I Solisti Italiani’s 1993 tour performing his AIRBORNE, and in leading chamber music festivals and recital halls around the world. He has performed in collaboration with many of the world’s greatest performers. In September 1999, Schocker appeared as soloist to open the Dallas Symphony’s new season.

In addition to numerous works for flute, Schocker has composed sonatas for most instruments of the orchestra. He has also written several musicals and children’s musicals, and he is a prolific composer of songs. Schocker has won the International Clarinet Association’s annual composition competition twice and the National Flute Association’s annual Newly Published Award three times. James Galway premiered his three-movement concerto GREEN PLACES at Ireland’s Adair Festival and has also performed this 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 for Jonathan Records, and on four highly-acclaimed CD’s on the Chesky label. The 1998 recording AIRBORNE features his own works for flute, with piano and harp. Schocker’s music also appears on the Koch, Troy, Sazas, Gionata, SNE, O.C., and Innova labels.