| Numinous The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr. |
Solo & Chamber Music
Click on title for detailed information about each composition.
The Poet Dreams of the Mountain
commissioned by the 2022-2023 Adelphi University Guitar Quartet, Jay Sorce, director
(4 Classical Guitars)
9 minutes
commissioned by the 2022-2023 Adelphi University Guitar Quartet, Jay Sorce, director
(4 Classical Guitars)
9 minutes
Bushwhack
written for the Composing in the Wilderness Fellowship and the ensemble Corvus
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello)
3 minutes
written for the Composing in the Wilderness Fellowship and the ensemble Corvus
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello)
3 minutes
Erelong
commissioned by Thomas Leonard, to Alistar
(Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Trumpet, Violin)
2 minutes
commissioned by Thomas Leonard, to Alistar
(Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Trumpet, Violin)
2 minutes
Lovivance
commissioned by Curtis Stewart
(Solo Violin, with 3 other Violins (live or pre-recorded), Electric Bass (live or pre-recorded), Electronics (live or pre-recorded))
5 minutes
commissioned by Curtis Stewart
(Solo Violin, with 3 other Violins (live or pre-recorded), Electric Bass (live or pre-recorded), Electronics (live or pre-recorded))
5 minutes
Never Has Been Yet
commissioned by Lara Downes
(Solo Piano, with spoken word by the pianist, or with a narrator)
7 minutes
commissioned by Lara Downes
(Solo Piano, with spoken word by the pianist, or with a narrator)
7 minutes
Shibboleths
commissioned by the 2015 NextNOW Fest for Invoke String Quartet
(String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
10 minutes
commissioned by the 2015 NextNOW Fest for Invoke String Quartet
(String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
10 minutes
Es Stehen Unbeweglich
commissioned by the Ecstatic Music Festival
(5 Female Voices, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, Electric Bass)
3 minutes
commissioned by the Ecstatic Music Festival
(5 Female Voices, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, Electric Bass)
3 minutes
Serendipity
commissioned by the Ecstatic Music Festival
(Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, 2 Electric Guitars, Keyboard, Harp, Vibraphone, 5 Female Voices, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, Electric Bass)
5 minutes
commissioned by the Ecstatic Music Festival
(Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, 2 Electric Guitars, Keyboard, Harp, Vibraphone, 5 Female Voices, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, Electric Bass)
5 minutes
The Red Book
(Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
6 minutes
(Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
6 minutes
Pharaoh Scrolls
(String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
(also available for Full Orchestra)
12 minutes
(String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
(also available for Full Orchestra)
12 minutes
To Begin the World Over Again
collaboration with Edisa Weeks and Delirious Dances
Original: (2 Woodwinds, Trumpet, 2 Pianos, 2 Acoustic & Electric guitars, 3 Female voices, Choir, Violin, Cello, and Bass)
11-instrument version: (Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, 2 Acoustic & Electric guitars, 3 Female voices, Violin, Cello, Bass)
70 minutes
collaboration with Edisa Weeks and Delirious Dances
Original: (2 Woodwinds, Trumpet, 2 Pianos, 2 Acoustic & Electric guitars, 3 Female voices, Choir, Violin, Cello, and Bass)
11-instrument version: (Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, 2 Acoustic & Electric guitars, 3 Female voices, Violin, Cello, Bass)
70 minutes
Unlimited
collaboration with TAKE Dance
5-instrument version: (Flute/Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Accordion--substitutes available for woodwind doubles)
6-instrument version: (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Accordion)
18-instrument version: the sixth movement of Changing Same,
recorded by Numinous for New Amsterdam Records (2015)
12 minutes
collaboration with TAKE Dance
5-instrument version: (Flute/Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Accordion--substitutes available for woodwind doubles)
6-instrument version: (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Accordion)
18-instrument version: the sixth movement of Changing Same,
recorded by Numinous for New Amsterdam Records (2015)
12 minutes
The Distance of the Moon
collaboration with TAKE Dance
6-instrument original version: (Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Violin, Cello, Bass, Percussion (Hand percussion)
5-instrument version: (Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion (Vibraphone & Hand percussion)
10 minutes
collaboration with TAKE Dance
6-instrument original version: (Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Violin, Cello, Bass, Percussion (Hand percussion)
5-instrument version: (Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion (Vibraphone & Hand percussion)
10 minutes
Memory of Red Orange Laid Out in Still Waves
commissioned by Dave Douglas and the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT)
(2 Trumpets, Glockenspiel, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
15 minutes
commissioned by Dave Douglas and the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT)
(2 Trumpets, Glockenspiel, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
15 minutes
Liquid Timepieces
commissioned by Simone Dinnerstein and the Neighborhood Classics Concert Series for the ensemble Face the Music
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, 2 Electric Keyboards, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello)
13 minutes
commissioned by Simone Dinnerstein and the Neighborhood Classics Concert Series for the ensemble Face the Music
(Flute, Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar, 2 Electric Keyboards, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello)
13 minutes
Beautiful Thing
collaboration with Joy Askew
(Soprano Voice, Flute, Horn, Violin, Cello, Bass, Percussion)
8 minutes
collaboration with Joy Askew
(Soprano Voice, Flute, Horn, Violin, Cello, Bass, Percussion)
8 minutes
Usher (Variations)
commissioned by Triocracy
(Original version: 2 Bb Clarinets, Trombone)
(String Quartet version: 2 violins, Viola, Cello)
12 minutes
commissioned by Triocracy
(Original version: 2 Bb Clarinets, Trombone)
(String Quartet version: 2 violins, Viola, Cello)
12 minutes
Rihla
(2 Woodwinds, 2 Percussion, Laptop, Koto, Violin/Erhu, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
15 minutes
(2 Woodwinds, 2 Percussion, Laptop, Koto, Violin/Erhu, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
15 minutes
Race
(Bb Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Flute/Clarinet, Flute/Clarinet, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Electric Piano, String Quartet--2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
8 minutes
(Bb Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Flute/Clarinet, Flute/Clarinet, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Electric Piano, String Quartet--2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
8 minutes
The Lady Who Sailed the Soul
(Violin solo, Clarinet/Flute, Clarinet/English Horn, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
12 minutes
(Violin solo, Clarinet/Flute, Clarinet/English Horn, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
12 minutes
Seeker
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
The Eloquent Light
(Bb Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Flute/Oboe, Clarinet/English Horn, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Harp, String Quartet--2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
15 minutes
(Bb Trumpet, Electric Guitar, Flute/Oboe, Clarinet/English Horn, Horn, Tuba, Vibraphone, Harp, String Quartet--2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
substitutes available for woodwind doubles
15 minutes
Still Love Remains
(Voice solo (Soprano/Mezzo/Alto) 3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
11 minutes
(Voice solo (Soprano/Mezzo/Alto) 3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
11 minutes
The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness
(Mezzo-Soprano Voice, Vibraphone, Electric Guitar, Cello)
8 minutes
(Mezzo-Soprano Voice, Vibraphone, Electric Guitar, Cello)
8 minutes
Tapestry
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
10 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
10 minutes
The Sun at Midnight
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
10 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
10 minutes
Passion of a Quiet Flower
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
7 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
7 minutes
Adrian
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
16 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
16 minutes
Sweetness
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
The Polar Express
Original version: (3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass--substitute parts available for woodwinds)
8-instrument version: Flute/Piccolo, Bb Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Vibraphone, Piano (also Sleigh Bells & Shaker), Violin, Viola, Cello
9 minutes
Original version: (3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass--substitute parts available for woodwinds)
8-instrument version: Flute/Piccolo, Bb Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Vibraphone, Piano (also Sleigh Bells & Shaker), Violin, Viola, Cello
9 minutes
Quantum Fluctuations
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
Keyser Söze
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
15 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
15 minutes
Penumbra
commissioned by & collaboration with the Maffei Dance Company, New York City
(Vibraphone, 2 Marimbas, Piano, and Tape)
23 minutes
commissioned by & collaboration with the Maffei Dance Company, New York City
(Vibraphone, 2 Marimbas, Piano, and Tape)
23 minutes
A Tear of the Clouds
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
12 minutes
Flying
commissioned by & collaboration with the Maffei Dance Company, New York City
18 minutes
(There is also a Percussion Ensemble version (2005)-2 Vibraphones, 2 Marimbas, 4 Percussionists, 2 Pianos)
commissioned by the St. Olaf College Percussion Ensemble, Northfield, Minnesota
18 minutes
commissioned by & collaboration with the Maffei Dance Company, New York City
18 minutes
(There is also a Percussion Ensemble version (2005)-2 Vibraphones, 2 Marimbas, 4 Percussionists, 2 Pianos)
commissioned by the St. Olaf College Percussion Ensemble, Northfield, Minnesota
18 minutes
Madame Press Never Had to Holler at Morty
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
Also available as a Trio (Tenor Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Piano)
10 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
(substitute parts available for woodwinds)
Also available as a Trio (Tenor Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Piano)
10 minutes
To Kyoto
(Original: 3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass--(substitute parts available for woodwinds))
(San Francisco Symphony version: Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass
String Quartet version (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
9 minutes
(Original: 3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass--(substitute parts available for woodwinds))
(San Francisco Symphony version: Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass
String Quartet version (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
9 minutes
Lost in the Stars
(Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
12 minutes
(Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
12 minutes
rothko
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
12 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
12 minutes
The Smoke that Thunders ("Mosi-oa-Tunya")
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
8 minutes
(3 woodwinds, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba (or Guitar or Harp), Piano, Percussion, 2 violins, 2 Cellos, Bass)
8 minutes
Thanks and credit to all the original photos on this website to: David Andrako, Concrete Temple Theatre, Marcy Begian, Mark Elzey, Ed Lefkowicz, Donald Martinez, Kimberly McCollum, Geoff Ogle, Joseph C. Phillips Jr., Daniel Wolf-courtesy of Roulette, Andrew Robertson, Viscena Photography, Jennifer Kang, Carolyn Wolf, Mark Elzey, Karen Wise, Numinosito. The Numinous Changing Same album design artwork by DM Stith. The Numinous The Grey Land album design and artwork by Brock Lefferts. Contact for photo credit and information on specific images.