Stephen Paulus, composer

Stephen Paulus has composed more than 350 works for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, solo voice, keyboard and opera. He has received commissions from the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra, and his works have been championed by such eminent conductors as Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Christoph von Dohanyi, and numerous others.

His choral works have been performed and recorded by some of the most distinguished choruses in the United States, including VocalEssence, the New York Concert Singers, Dale Warland Singers, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and dozens of other professional, community, church and college choirs. Stephen is one of the most frequently recorded contemporary composers with his music being represented on over fifty recordings.

A recipient of both Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, he is co-founder and a current Board Vice President of the American Composers Forum and serves on the ASCAP Board of Directors as the Concert Music Representative.