21st century
Baroque
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20th century
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Solo repertoire
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Schocker Gary
Adler, Samuel
Albert, Adrienne
Amlin, Martin
Arnauts, Dimitri
Bacri, Nicolas
Baksa, Robert
Balter, Marcos
Beal, Jeff
Bilotta, John
Borisova-Ollas, Victoria
Bullard, Janice Maille
Bunch, Kenji
Carter, Elliott
Chamberlain, Nicole
Chyrzynski, Marcel
Clarke, Ian
Coleman, Valerie
Connesson, Guillaume
Costa Roldán, Eduardo
Cueto, Daniel
Dalbavie, Marc-André
Daugherty, Michael
Dehnhard, Tilmann
Desenne, Paul
Dorff, Daniel
Egger, Fabian Johannes
Eggert, Kenneth
Firšt, Nenad
Furrer, Beat
Garrop, Stacy
Ghidoni, Armando
Gibb, Charles
Hailstork, Adolphus
Harberg, Amanda
Hersh, Howard
Hoover, Katherine
Igudesman, Aleksey
Ittzés, Gergely
Kernis, Aaron Jay
Khoury, Houstaf
Kukal, Ondřej
León, Tania
Lias, Stephen
Liebermann, Lowell
Lindberg, Christian
Linthicum-Blackhorse, William
Louke, Phyllis Avidan
Magalif, Eugene
Mitchell, Jonathan
Monroe, Ervin
Mower, Mike
Mucha, Geraldine
Mulleman, Tim
Ornstein, Maarten
Pann, Carter
Panufnik, Roxanna
Pärt, Arvo
Pattillo, Greg
Penman, Katrina
Petrič, Ivo
Price, William
Pritsker, Gene
Pucihar, Blaž
Ran, Shulamit
Rea, Stephanie
Rotaru, Doina
Rozman, Anže
Schocker, Gary
Schwantner, Joseph
Sciarrino, Salvatore
Seif, Sami
Serebrier, José
Skipworth, Lachlan
Sollberger, Harvey
Somma, Victor
Uébayashi, Yuko
Vasks, Pēteris
Widmann, Jörg
Witt, Carl
Woolf, Randall
Yi, Chen
"Three Minute Sonata" for flute and piano
Sonata No. 1 for Flute and Piano
Sonata No. 3 for Flute and Piano
"In Memoriam" for flute and piano
“Sonata for Short Attention Spans” for piccolo and piano
Outside my window: BIRD for Piccolo and Piano
Piccolo Italiano for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 1 for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 3 for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 4 for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 5 for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 6 for Piccolo and Piano
Sonata No. 7 for Piccolo and Piano
“Regrets and Resolutions” for flute and piano
"Airborne" for flute and piano
"Birthday Music" for flute and piano
"Green Places" for flute and piano
"Erev Shalom" for flute and piano
"Nach Bach" for flute and piano
"À Gaspar" for flute and piano
"Musique Francaise" for flute and piano
Sonata No. 4 for Flute and Piano, "Summer Sonata"
Sonata No. 5 for Flute and Piano
Sonata No. 6 for Flute and Piano, "La Salmonella"
Sonata No. 7 for Flute and Piano
Sonata No. 8 for Flute and Piano
Sonata No. 9 for Flute and Piano
"Blip Blip Blip" for flute solo
A Fond Farewell: "Meditation On September 11"
"Blue Bossa, Red Bossa" for flute and piano
"Prelude, Theme and Free Associations"
"Three Mystery Pieces" for flute and piano
"Soliloquy" for flute and piano
"Ambidextranata" for flute and piano
"Show Tunes" for flute and piano
"Jazzbird!" for flute and piano
"Mockingbird" for flute and piano
"Such Sweet Sorrow" for flute and piano
"Vocalise" for flute and piano
"Wabi-Sabi" for flute and piano
"A Late Summer Night's Dream" for flute and piano
"Conversations" for flute and piano
Xynoglyko "Sweet-Sour" for flute and piano
"Figments" for flute and piano
"Concertino Italiano" for flute and piano
"Viviana" for for flute and piano
"Madrigal" for flute and piano
"Sicilienne" for flute and piano
"Winter Jasmine" for flute and piano
"Coffee Break" for flute and piano
"Inside Out" for flute and piano
"Three Minute Sonata" for flute and piano
Gary Schocker: "Three Minute Sonata" for flute and piano was written in 2014. Written during the sessions for his "Inside Out" album, this piece represents Schocker’s "playful" side. While he was writing "serious" 9-minute works like the Sonatine, he wanted to create a "micro-sonata" that could serve as a virtuosic palate cleanser.
The work is dedicated to his mother for her birthday. This continues his lifelong "Birthday" tradition, but notably applies it to a "short-form" sonata rather than his larger numbered ones.
It was premiered by Gary Schocker (flute) and Fumi Kuwajima (piano) in 2015. It became an instant hit at the NFA Convention because it packs a "show-stopping" finale into a duration that fits perfectly as an encore.
In the liner notes of his album, Schocker describes the piece as a "sprint," noting that the performer must treat the transitions with the same formal weight as a 20-minute sonata, just at triple speed. While many standard sonatas have three or four movements, Gary Schocker's Three-Minute Sonata specifically uses two movements to achieve its satirical "micro-sonata" effect. By condensing the form into just two movements, Schocker creates a sharper, more frantic parody of classical expectations.
Schocker Gary
Gary Schocker (1959) is an American flutist, pianist, harpist, composer and teacher.
Born in Pennsylvania, he started to play flute at the age of 10 and 5 years later he debuted as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, becoming acclaimed performer before attending the Julliard School.
Laureate of many Young Artist competitions in the US, Gary Schocker has gained reputation as a versatile performer, able to fill in, if necessary, even Jean-Pierre Rampal when he had to perform W.A. Mozart concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra on a short notice.
Even though he regularly appears as a soloist or chamber musician throughout the world, he has proven to be a prolific composer. He has written music for almost every orchestral instrument and received multiple recognitions from the National Flute Association, winning twice the annual Newly Published Music Award.
Gary Schocker has recorded 8 CDs as a soloist with versatile repertoire and additional recordings with his recital companions Emily Mitchell (harp) and Jason Vieaux (guitar).
Gary Schocker teaches at the New York University and in his private studios in New York and Easton, Pennsylvania.