Through his virtuosity, he widened the recognition of classical harmonica in solo, chamber, and major orchestral settings.
Over the years, he performed with other renown harmonica players and a range of entertainers and artists, including Eddie Shu (Shulman), Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Hal David, Werner Klemperer, Sam Wanamaker, and Leon Kirchner.
"Stan Harper Plays Mozart and Farnon" (privately published) Side A: Concerto for Clarinet K622 • W.A.
Mozart • First and Second Movements • The Aeolian Orchestra - Dr. Anton Delbec, Conductor • Charles Leighton: Recording Engineer Side B: 1) Concerto for Clarinet • W.A.
Stanley Theodore Wisser grew up in a Jewish home and was the youngest of six born to a Ukrainian-born American father, Abraham Wisser (né Konvisser) (1879-1955), and Moldovan-born American mother, Rose (née Kramer; 1885-1950) — his father was born in a village near Nizhyn, Ukraine, and his mother in Briceni, Moldova.