“Sasha and Dinu” (composed and performed by reynold d. philipsek 2017 copyright. Zino-Rephi Music BMI) I have been working on my solo acoustic guitar repertoire in order to prepare a recital program. I will probably film this recital at some point in the next year to be posted on Youtube or at my site. My recent interest in […]
After a year where we finished production on and promotion of the documentary film “A Life Well Played,” as well as releasing a new album, “Picture This,” and playing about 100 gigs during 2017 it is time to sit back and figure out what is next. My first inclination is to prepare a solo acoustic guitar set to be done
I am pleased to announce that my latest album, “Picture This,” is now available exclusively in CD form, and sold here at reynold.com. It includes the following tracks: 1. Bohemian Flats 2:35 2. Chrysanthemum 2:17 3. Tango Blue 3:33 4. Silesian Mist 2:47 5. Someday Maybe 3:00 6. Matka 3:07 7. Goatee and Shades 2:34 8.
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Sidney Joseph Perelman is and likely will remain my favorite writer. Aside from the fact that he makes me laugh out loud his economy impresses me. I have a sort of mania about elegance, concision and brevity. Perelman was a brilliant miniaturist. I don’t judge art by quantity but by quality which is why some of the more long-winded Teutonic
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picture this – available soon by reynold d. philipsek For the past two years (while I was engaged with the filming and distribution of the “A Life Well Played” documentary), I was also busy putting together an album of what I could accurately call a true distillation of my musical oeuvre. This entailed not only the development of new pieces,
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I am a fan of two late Southern writers who, as it turns out, were lifelong friends: Shelby Foote and Walker Percy. Actually, I had a correspondence with Shelby Foote about 30 years ago when I was young and seeking a mentor. We exchanged letters and spoke on the phone mostly about his writing and my music. We never met
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