“Long Ago, Far Away” (Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All voices and instruments by Reynold exceptCello parts by Dianne TremaineRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans The last verse of this song states;“The winter wheat will rise and fall,East or West Old Sol sees all” The basic gist of that stanza is that although time will bring great
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)Video produced by Rene Erickson Some Quantum theorists suggest that all moments of “past, present, and future” could exist simultaneously in a timeless 4D “block universe.” This could mean all moments and beings are timeless and possibly eternal. The lyric of this song (which comes at its end) hints at
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“20th Century Good-bye” (Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1997 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Piano, vocals-reynoldCello parts-Dianne TremaineFlute-Kristi KuhnsClarinet-Kevin StuevensPercussion-Gomez de RiquetViolin parts-Carolyn BoulayOboe-Merilee KlempTrombone,cornet and euphonium parts-Zane SchaeferHarp-Sunita StaneslowRecorded by Brandon LenzMastered by John Hammond This track is built from many elements and is very much an example of multi-tracking. We started the record with me playing piano
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2019 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Video directed by Rene Erickson The main theme of “Time” I have reused a few times including this rather lengthy“theme and variations” I recorded this for YouTube in 2019. The music lent itself to “theme and variations” because this B minor theme has a sort of “timeless” and elementary
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(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and mandolin-ReynoldPercussion-Michael BissonnetteAcoustic bass-Matt SenjemRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is one of my “signature” tunes and has been a staple of the live performance set along with “Butterfly,” “Sans Souci,” “July,” “Astoria,” and “Beatnik Pie” for some time. I am joined on this recording by Matt and Michael,
(Written, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995 copyright)Guitars, vocals-ReynoldDrums-JR HammondBass-Luke KramerCello-Ellen GilsonHorns-Zane SchaeferEngineers-Stymie Seamans and JR Hammond In 1995, I tried to write something akin to a “musical” called “House of Curiosities.” I wrote all of the tunes and assembled them on an album in 1995 by that name attempting to create a storyline narrative. This tune is