Stephen Paulus

about

Stephen Paulus (born August 24, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his operas and choral music. His best-known piece is his 1982 opera The Postman Always Rings Twice, one of several operas he has written for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, which prompted The New York Times to call him "a young man on the road to big things". His style is essentially tonal, and melodic and romantic by nature. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim Foundation and won the prestigious Kennedy Center Friedheim Prize. He has been commissioned by such notable organizations as the Minnesota Opera, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the American Composers Orchestra, the Dale Warland Singers, the Harvard Glee Club and the New York Choral Society. Paulus is a passionate advocate for the works and careers of his colleagues. He co-founded the American Composers Forum in 1973, the largest composer service organization in the U.S., and has served as the Symphony and Concert Representative on the ASCAP Board of Directors since 1990. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

Paulus: Three Places of Enlightenment, Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto

Paulus, S.: To Be Certain of the Dawn [Oratorio]

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The Holly and the Ivy

Requiem - Howells, Whitacre, Pizzetti

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Requiem - Howells & Pizzetti: Requiems / Whitacre, Grantham, Paulus & Gilkyson

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Stephen Paulus: Far in the Heavens

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Hole in the Sky

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Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem / Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

To Be Certain of the Dawn: Hymn to the Eternal Flame

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The Road Home

The Music of King's: Choral Favourites from Cambridge

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Wishes and Candles

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