Gary Schocker Music at Melody’s
Gary Schocker Harp Music

He was born into a musical family in Easton, Pennsylvania where he played his first piano recital at age 3. At age 10 he started flute, and at age 15 performed as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic. At 29 he filled in for Jean-Pierre Rampal on a few hours’ notification, playing the Mozart D Major Concerto complete with improvised cadenzas.
He has also written musicals, among them “Far from the Madding Crowd” and “The Awakening”.
Emily Mitchell says of Schocker’s harp writing, “He writes for the harp as a singing instrument, not unlike the flute. Instead of busily accompanying, or traditional right hand melody, left hand harmony, both hands shape the line.”