Stephen Paulus
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Stephen Paulus (August 24, 1949 – October 19, 2014) was an American Grammy Award winning composer, best known for his operas and choral music. His style is essentially tonal, and melodic and romantic by nature.
His best-known piece is his 1982 opera The Postman Always Rings Twice, one of several operas he composed 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." He received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim Foundation and won the prestigious Kennedy Center Friedheim Prize. He was commissioned by such notable organizations as the Minnesota Opera, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, the American Composers Orchestra, the Dale Warland Singers, the Harvard Glee Club and the New York Choral Society.
Paulus was 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 served as the Symphony and Concert Representative on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1990 until his death (from complications following a stroke in July 2013) in 2014.
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- Strathclyde Motets: O Radiant Dawn - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Behold, O God Our Defender - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Shenandoah - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Quartette für vier Solostimmen, Op. 92, Nr. 3 Abendlied - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Quartette für vier Solostimmen, Op. 64, Nr. 1 An die Heimat - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Os Justi, WAB 30 - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: I. Opening Hymn. Rejoice in God, O Ye Tongues - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: IIa. Animistic Praise. For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: IIb. Animistic Praise. For the Mouse Is a Creature of Great Personal Valour - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: IIc. Animistic Praise. For the Flowers Are Great Blessings - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: III. Lament. For I Am Under the Same Accusations with My Savior - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: IVa. Mystic Praise. For H Is a Spirit and therefore he is God - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: IVb. Mystic Praise. For the Instruments Are by Their Rhimes - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Pilgrims' Hymn - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Trinity Te Deum - A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording) - Stephen Paulus
- Drop, Drop, Slow Tears - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- The Deer’s Cry - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Bring Us, O Lord God - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Ne Irascaris, Domine - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Civitas Sancti Tui - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- There is an Old Belief - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Pie Jesu (arr. Smith) - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- A Boy and a Girl - Remastered Version - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- The Three Kings - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lully, Lulla, Lullay - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: I. Incenerite spoglie - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: II. Ditelo o fiumi - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: III. Dara la notte - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: IV. Ma te raccoglie o ninfa - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: V. O chiome d'or - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata: VI. Dunque amate reliquie - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Spaséñiye, sodélal - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- The Long Road - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Rückert Lieder: No. 4, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- The Road Home - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: I. Sinfonia - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: II. Chorus "Nach dir Herr verlanget mich" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: III. Aria "Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnügt" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: IV. Chorus "Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: V. Aria "Zedern müssen von den Winden" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: VI. Chorus "Meine Augen sehen stets zu dem Herrn" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Nach dir Herr verlanget mich, BWV 150: VII. Chorus "Meine Tage in dem Leide" - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Earth Song - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Vertue - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Hymn to St. Cecilia - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- An Elemental Elegy - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
- Sleep - After Silence - Stephen Paulus
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