Discography

Time Shadows (2007)

   Symphony #6
   Variations

(07-009)

In Praise of Poets (2004)

   Lament to the Spirit of War
   Prayer for a Marriage
   The Power of Love
   A Noiseless Patient Spider

                                  Unending Love
(04-008)                   Echo
                                  A Ritual to Read to Each Other
                                  O Karma, Dharma, Pudding & Pie
                                  Dulce et Decorum Est
                                  The Peace of Wild Things
                                  This World is Not Conclusion
                                  As Once the Winged Energy

The Art of MIDI Sequencing (2003)

Symphony #5
Essay for Virtual Orchestra

(03-007)

Electronic Music Foundation: "Jerry Gerber is well known for his talent and skill in emulating an acoustic orchestra with electronically-generated sounds. He does it so well, in fact, that the results he gets are unique. His music has an emotional and poetic punch and his sounds make great sense together in terms of traditional orchestration. The compositions on this CD are 'Symphony No. 5' (2002) and 'Essay for Virtual Orchestra' (2001). As Dennis Báthory-Kitsz points out, 'The symphony's masterpiece is Gravity/Zero-Gravity, a coloristic chronicle ...' Gerber animates the technology into producing something quintessentially human."

Moon Festival (2002)

   Patterns
   Five Songs on the Poetry of Tu Fu
   Suite for the Virtual Piano

(02-006)

Electronic Music Foundation: "Jerry Gerber is so great at what he does that you're missing something amazing if you don't listen to this CD. He uses MIDI instruments to compose for orchestra, and he's such a master of a virtual musical world you're completely unaware it's electronic. But, then, there's nothing virtual about his music. It's real. And it's beautiful. His superb 'virtual orchestra' compositions include a multi-movement chamber setting of Chinese poetry with sounds of traditional Chinese instruments. There's also a suite for piano sounds. His style is romantic. His sounds are beautiful and expressive. Don't miss it."

Critical Review from Classical.Net

Rebel Planet (2001)

    Symphony #4 for the Virtual Orchestra
    Prelude
    Fugue
    Sonata for Virtual Cello & Piano

(01-005)

Electronic Music Foundation: "Is that a real orchestra in his studio? Believe him when he says it's electronic, but Jerry Gerber's 'Symphony #4 for the Virtual Orchestra is so artfully done, so musically sensitive and convincing, that it emerges as one of the finest examples of electronic orchestration that there is. Gerber has a fine musical ear and considerable skills in translating instrumental concepts to electronic media. Other compositions on the CD include 'Prelude' (1980) and 'Fugue' (1980) for MIDI piano. And 'Sonata for Virtual Cello & Piano' (1982) is an electronic realization of a work originally composed for acoustical instruments. The production, which means composition, orchestration, MIDI programming, recording and mastering, is by Jerry Gerber. This is a very impressive CD!"

Critical Review from Classical.Net

Regeneration (2000)

Symphony #3
Vision & Prayer

(00-004)

Electronic Music Foundation: "The sounds that Gerber has chosen portray his music with a sense of presence and realism. He is a master of MIDI orchestration..."

The Golden Mean (1999)

    Symphony #2
    O Night
    The Sacred Forest
    Her Love
    Nature's Way
(99-003)                  Little Song
                                  For Emily
                                  Nonet

Kairotic Offerings (1997)

     Symphony #1
     Flute Concerto
     Violin Concerto

(97-002)

20th Century Music, June 1998: "Jerry Gerber’s "Kairotic Offerings" are well-organized essays in the wonders of digital technology..."

Ottava (1997)

     Selected works by four composers:
       Alexis Alrich
       Jerry Gerber
       Michael Kaulkin
       John McGinn
(97-001)

Robert Firpo-Cappiello: "Jerry Gerber is a master of orchestration..."