Waves (2008)                                                   

  

Rhapsody

Windy Hop

Particle Play
String Theory
 
Speaking in Tones
Elegy
Concerto for Clarinet & Virtual Instruments 
    The Journey
    The Calling
    A Shift in Consciousness  
            


 

Time Shadows (2007)                                                                                                                                                      

 

Symphony #6
Variations
         


 

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 
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



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

 


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  
         

 

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
   
 

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
Little Song                                
For Emily
Nonet            


Kairotic Offerings (1997)           

 

Symphony #1                                                       
Flute Concerto
Violin Concerto


     
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      


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


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