Gary Fry

Gary Fry is an accomplished music professional with extensive experience in arrangement, composition, and artistic consulting. Currently serving as an artistic consultant for Christmas programming at both the Charlotte Symphony and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Gary has been involved in creating custom music for holiday celebrations since 2009. As the owner and president of High Touch Music, Inc., Gary has provided music for various media, including television and film, since 1980. Additionally, Gary held the position of Director of Choral Activities at Midwest Young Artists from 2004 to 2018 and contributed as a composer and arranger for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's holiday concerts until 2014. Gary's foundational education in music theory-composition and music education was completed at the University of Miami from 1972 to 1976.