Es va afiliar a la xarxa d'artistes Fluxus el 1961.[2] Fou un compositor i músic permanent al Judson Dance Theater del 1962 al 1964, i més endavant a l'Experimental Intermedia Foundation. Va fundar amb Malcolm Goldstein i amb James Tenney el Tone Roads Chamber Ensemble el 1963 (actiu fins al 1970), amb Julie Winter el Sounds Out of Silent Spaces el 1972 (actiu fins al 1979) i amb Barbara Benary i Daniel Goode el Gamelan Son of Lion el 1976 (encara actiu). A França va col·laborar amb l'artista plàstic i fabricant de gongs, Michel Vogel.
Discografia
Through Mysterious Exotic Barricades: Asian & African (2016). Setola di Maiale SM3080 CD
Together in New York (2015), amb Rahayu Supanggah Setola di Maiale SM2760 CD
Extreme Positions (2007). New World Records 80659-2 (2 CD). The Barton Workshop (James Fulkerson, director)
40 Years and One: Philip Corner Plays the Piano (2000). XI 125. interpretat pel compositor, enregistrat el 1998.
More from the Judson Years, early 60s, Volume One Alga Marghen 055CD (inclou "Passionate Expanse of the Law," "Air Effect," "OM Emerging," "As Pure to Begin," "Music, reserved until now," i "Composition with or without Beverly").
More from the Judson Years, early 60s, Volume Two Alga Marghen 056CD (inclou "Everything Max Has," "Big Trombone," "Homage to Revere," "Punkt," "Passionate Expanse of the Law" i "Expressions in Parallel").
Gong + Alga Marghen 042CD (inclou "Metal Meditations with Listening Center," "Gong!" i "Pulse Polyphony").
Three Pieces for Gamelan Ensemble Alga Marghen 034CD (inclou "Gamelan," The Barcelona Cathedral" i "Belum").
On Tape from the Judson Days Alga Marghen 019CD (inclou "Lucinda Pastime," Memories:Performances," "From Thais," "Oracle, a Cantata on Images of War," "Flares" i "Circus Tape").
Word-Voices Alga Marghen 4 VOC SON 010 (lp - inclou "Vox," "Vocalise" i "Air Effect").