Larry Adler London. He became a star in the United Kingdom and the Empire, where, it has been written, harmonica sales increased 20-fold and 300,000 people joined fan clubs.". Adler was one of the first harmonica players to perform major works written for the instrument, often written for him: these include Jean Berger's "Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra "Caribbean"" (1941), Cyril Scott's "Serenade" (harmonica and piano, 1936), Vaughan Williams' "Romance in D-flat" for harmonica, piano and string orchestra; premiered New York, 1952, Milhaud's "Suite Anglais" (Paris, May 28, 1947), Arthur Benjamin's Harmonica Concerto (1953), and Malcolm Arnold's Harmonica Concerto, Op. 46 (1954,
Gary Adler Gary Adler Gary Adler is an American composer and musical director based in New York. He received two 2005 Drama Desk nominations (along with Zeyneb Bilal) for his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show "Giuseppe Russo", which had its premiere in the New York Musical Theatre Festival the year before. As a composer, Adler has written songs for Disney Channel's "Johnny and the Sprites" and "Dance Dance Revolution", which was presented by Les Freres Corbusier in December 2008. Mr. Adler is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he studied under William Bolcom Gary has served as the