Author name: Reynold

Last Summer

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitar-ReynoldSax parts- Doug HainingBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans It’s hard to believe this recording is now ten years old. Incidentally, I have quite a few gigs booked with Matt and Michael this summer and you can find them at reynold.com under the Shows tab. I arranged the […]

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Everything Is Always

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2020 Zino-Rephi Music BMI) This is the first song I wrote during this period of Covid in March 2020. The piece has an interesting origin. I recorded it on my iPhone. This, of course, is not an ideal way of capturing a song but will suffice as a way to preserve an

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Through Rose Colored Glasses

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans For some listeners very acquainted with Chopin you might be able to spot a fragment from his “Barcarolle.” I use this fragment to create the piece. I feel an affinity for Chopin as I have Polish ancestry (my grandmother was born there) and I am

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In Perpetuity

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2022 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans The world seems like it is going through some real changes the past couple of years and that has me pondering the bigger picture. I remain hopeful (difficult sometimes) that people will find their inner light. The main recurring theme in this piece is supposed

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Sasha and Dinu

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2015 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans This piece in C sharp minor is a particularly Slavic melancholy key. Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninov all wrote short pieces in this key. I use the title to commemorate “Sasha” (Scriabin’s nickname) and Dinu (Dinu Lipatti a Romanian 1917-1950). If you are not familiar with

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That Grand Horizon

(New Video)(Composed, arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All instruments and voices by ReynoldRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans On March 16, 2022, I spent a few hours recording this new song. My friend Rene Erickson created this video for it on my YouTube channel. The video follows the general idea about the “grand horizon” being our

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