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  Numinous The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr.

Solo & Chamber Music

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The Poet Dreams of the Mountain
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

Limn
commissioned by​ Dr. J. Michael Sammons and the University of Utah
(Solo Snare Drum)
6 minutes

Fire Quiet
commissioned by​ Jennie Glazer, to Mark Hei
(Solo Piano)
2 minutes

Erelong
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

Never Has Been Yet
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: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
10 minutes
Published by Alias Press


Scission
commissioned by the Sorce/Lodge Duo
(Classical Guitar, Piano)
8 minutes

Es Stehen Unbeweglich
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

The Red Book
(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

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

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

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

110 Percent
(String Quartet: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
18 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

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

Beautiful Thing
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

Kelip-Kelip
(Flute, Electric Guitar, Piano)
7 minutes

Rihla
(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

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

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

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

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

The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness
(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Penumbra
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

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

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

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

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

rothko
(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

Urban Sketches
(Alto Saxophone and Cello)
8 minutes

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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.