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American composer
Born: 24th August 1949 Summit, New Jersey, USA
Died: 19th October 2014 Arden Hills, Minnesota, USA
Composer of over 600 works for chorus, opera, orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo voice, concert band, piano, and organ.
Father of Greg Paulus.

ALBUMS


Kinnara Ensemble, J.D. Burnett, Brahms*, Poulenc*, Ginastera*, Lauridsen*, Lassus*, Paulus*, Johnson*, Wilby*, Erb*
Provenance
2017, CD, Album, Affetto Recordings, ,
Contemporary/Modern/Renaissance
Stephen Paulus - True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Eric Holtan
Far In The Heavens (Choral Music Of Stephen Paulus)
2015, CD, Reference Recordings, ,
Contemporary
Stephen Paulus, Nathan J. Laube, Nashville Symphony*, Giancarlo Guerrero
Three Places Of Enlightenment, Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto For Organ And Orchestra
2014, CD, Album, Naxos
René Clausen (2), Stephen Paulus, The Choir Of Royal Holloway*, Rupert Gough
Calm On The Listening Ear Of Night
2014, CD, Hyperion
Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus, David N. Childs, Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, Abbie Betinis, Morten Lauridsen, Frank Ticheli
Into The Night - Contemporary Choral Music
2013, CD, Naxos
Montage Music Society, Matthew Harris (7), Stephen Paulus, Libby Larsen, Andrew List
Starry Night Project: Music Based on Visual Art
2009, CD, MSR Classics
Stephen Paulus, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
To Be Certain Of The Dawn
2009, CD, Album, BIS
Stephen Paulus - Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose
The Five Senses
2005, CD, Album, Arsis Audio, Arsis Audio, ,
Contemporary
Stephen Paulus, Cathedral Choral Society, J. Reilly Lewis, Kendra Colton
Mass For A Sacred Place
2005, CD, Album, Arsis Audio,
Stephen Paulus, Magnum Chorum
Wonder Tidings: Christmas Music Of Stephen Paulus
2001, CD, Album, Not On Label
Stephen Paulus
A Chamber Fantasy
2000, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
New York Concert Singers Conductor Judith Clurman, Robert Beaser, Aaron Jay Kernis, Stephen Paulus, Simon Sargon, John Schlenck, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Judith Shatin
Divine Grandeur
1997, CD, Album, New World Records
Paulus*, Thomas Lancaster
The Three Hermits
1997, CD, D'Note Classics
Stephen Paulus, Peter Schickele, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Voices From The Gallery / Thurber's Dogs
1996, CD, D'Note Classics
Libby Larsen, Stephen Paulus, Oregon Repertory Singers, Gilbert Seeley
Mass For The Earth (Missa Gaia / Echoes Between The Silent Peaks)
1995, CD, Koch International Classics
Håkan Hagegård, Ruth Jacobson*, Paul Sperry, Stephen Paulus
Songs
1992, CD, Album, Albany Records
Stephen Paulus - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi, Robert Shaw, William Preucil
Works By Stephen Paulus
1990
Libby Larsen / Stephen Paulus - Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner
Symphony: Water Music / Symphony In 3 Movements (Soliloquy)
1987
Stephen Paulus, Plymouth Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Philip Brunelle
So Hallow'd Is The Time
1985
Stephen Paulus, The Dale Warland Singers*, Dale Warland
Carols For Christmas
Cass, Ten Thousand Lakes
The Harrisburg Singers
The Best Of The Holidays From The Harrisburg Singers
2007, CD, Not On Label, ,
Choral/Holiday
Philip Brunelle
A Very Merry Minnesota
1986, LP, Plymouth Music Series
Plymouth Festival Chorus And Orchestra*, Philip Brunelle
The Season To Shine
1986, LP, Plymouth Music Series
Green Bay Chamber Choir, Michael Rosewall
Welcome Christmas!
CD, Not On Label

APPEARANCES +


Aron Zelkowicz, Christina Wright-Ivanova
American Vignettes
2025, CD, Album, Toccata Next
Haileybury Chamber Choir, Hugh Rowlands, Simon Bland
Chamber Choir of Haileybury School
2025, CD, Album, Endelium Records
Westminster Choir, James Jordan
Serenity Of Soul
2024, CD, GIA Choralworks
St. Charles Singers
Candlelight Carols, 2022
2023, CD, Not On Label (St. Charles Singers Self-released), ,
Holiday
Laura Sewell
Threescore
2022, CD, Album, Innova Recordings, ,
Contemporary
The Ebor Singers, Paul Gameson
Wishes And Candles (American Christmas Music)
2022, CD, Album, Resonus Classics
Vocal Arts Ensemble Of Cincinnati, Earl Rivers
An American Christmas
2022, CD, Album, Vocal Arts Ensemble Of Cincinnati, ,
Choral
Halifax Camerata Singers
Music Of The Spheres
2021, CD, Album, Leaf Music
Tom Bell
Freak Out
2021, CD, Album, Regent Records, ,
Contemporary
Voces8
After Silence III. Redemption
2020, 11xFile, FLAC, Album, VOCES8 Records
Voces8
After Silence
2020, 2xCD, VOCES8 Records, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary/Choral
Choir Of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Sleeper’s Prayer: Choral Music From North America
2020, CD, Album, Delphian, ,
Contemporary/Choral
Willow Consort Directed By Danny Purtell
The Road Home: Choral Music From America
2020, CD, Album, Convivium Records, ,
Choral
Résonance (2), A. Barron Breland
Pilgrimage A Journey In Choral Music
2020, CD, Album, MSR Classics, ,
Choral
The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
The Music Of King's: Choral Favourites From Cambridge
2019, CD, Album, King's College, Cambridge, ,
Choral
USU Chamber Singers*, Cory Evans
Be Thou My Vision
2019, CD, Album, Utah State University
The Cathedral Choir* & Schola*, Dale Adelmann, Patrick A. Scott & Jack Mitchener
Tidings Of Comfort & Joy
2019, CD, Album, Gothic Records (5), ,
Choral
True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Eric Holtan
Christmas With True Concord: Carols In The American Voice
2019, CD, Album, Reference Recordings
Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Joshua Habermann, Jeff Lankov
The Road Home
2018, CD, Album, Avie Records
The Elora Singers* • Noel Edison
And So It Goes. Songs Of Folk And Lore
2018, CD, Album, Naxos, ,
Choral
Orpheus Chamber Singers, Donald Krehbiel
My Soul's Repose
2017, CD, Album, Centaur Records, ,
Contemporary/Choral/Modern
The Choir Of King's College Cambridge*, Vaughan Williams*, Bernstein*, Stephen Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia
Dona Nobis Pacem; Chichester Psalms
2017, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Saint Mary's College Women's Choir, Nancy Menk
O Lux! New Choral Music For Women's Voices
2017, CD, Album, Pro Organo, ,
Choral
Cosmos Trio
American Premieres (New Music For Flute, Viola And Harp)
2017, CD, Album, MSR Classics
Laura Ellis
Music For The Testaments Old And New
2017, 2xCD, Album, Raven Records (29), ,
Modern/Contemporary/Organ
The Oxbridge Organ Duo
Firebird (Virtuoso Organ Duets)
2017, CD, Album, Regent Records
Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan
Hole In The Sky
2016, CD, GIA (2)
London Oriana Choir, Dominic Ellis-Peckham
The Lady Oriana
2016, CD, Album, London Oriana Choir
Lisa Delan, Kevin Korth, Matt Haimovitz
Out Of The Shadows – Rediscovered American Art Songs
2016, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, PentaTone classics, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Wilshire Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir
Prayers We Love
2015, CD, Album, Wilshire Baptist Church, ,
Gospel
Mark Lanegan
One Way Street (The Sub Pop Albums)
2015, Vinyl, 2x Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Alternative Rock/Acoustic/Blues Rock
Sorelle San Diego
Songs Of Winter
2014, CD, Album, Dawnera
The Concordia Choir, René Clausen
The Worlds Above
2014, CD, Concordia Recordings
Eric Berlin • UMass Wind Ensemble* • James Patrick Miller
Fantastique (Premieres For Trumpet And Wind Ensemble)
2014, CD, MSR Classics, ,
Brass Band
Elizabeth* & Raymond Chenault
20th-21st Century Organ Music For Two - Volume 4
2014, CD, Album, Gothic Records (5), ,
Organ/Modern/Contemporary
Andrew Garland, Donna Hallen Loewy
American Portraits
2013, CD, Album, GPR Records
Wisconsin Lutheran Choir And Chamber Choir*, James A. Nowack*
United Kingdom And Ireland Concert Tour
2013, CD, WLC Studios
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, Philip Barnes
American Declarations
2013, CD, Album, Regent Records, ,
Choral
Yolanda Kondonassis
American Harp
2013, CD, Album, Azica,
Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble
Labyrinth: Journey Into Light
2013, CD, Album, Not On Label
Essential Voices USA, Kelli O'Hara, Ron Raines, Judith Clurman
Celebrating The American Spirit
2012, CD, Album, Sono Luminus, ,
Choral/Contemporary/Modern
The Livingston Women's Chorus, The Livingston Youth Choir, The Livingston Symphony Orchestra
A Symphony of Song
2012, CDr, Album, Not On Label
The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton
Beyond All Mortal Dreams (American A Capella)
2011, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Religious/Modern/Neo-Romantic/Contemporary/Choral
Various
2011 Drum Corps International World Championships
2011, 4xCD, Album, Ltd, Not On Label,
The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, Greg Funfgeld
Songs Of Hope
2011, CD, Album, Analekta
Mansfield University Concert Choir, Alumni Reunion Choir*, Peggy Dettwiler*
An American Choral Portrait
2011, CD, Album, Mark Records
Herbert Howells, Eric Whitacre & Ildebrando Pizzetti - Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson & Company Of Voices
Requiem
2009, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Harmonia Mundi
Iain Quinn
Variations On America (Iain Quinn Plays American Organ Works On The Organ Of Coventry Cathedral)
2009, CD, Album, Chandos
San Francisco Girls Chorus, Susan McMane
Heaven And Earth
2009, 2xCD, Not On Label (San Francisco Girls Chorus Self-released)
The Choirs Of The Cathedral Of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Maxine Thévenot, Iain Quinn
Missa Orbis Factor
2009, CD, Album, Raven Records (29)
Herbert Howells, Eric Whitacre & Ildebrando Pizzetti - Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson & Company Of Voices
Requiem
2009, 2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Clarion (6), ,
Contemporary
Nicola Melville
Melville's Dozen
2008, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Chicago A Cappella
Songs From Around The World
2008, CD, Album, Cedille Records
North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Teaching Music Through Performance In Band - Volume 6 Grades 2-3
2008, 3xCD, Album, GIA (2),
Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale
Spotless Rose - Hymns To The Virgin Mary
2008, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Chandos, ,
Choral
The Cathedral Choir Of The Basilica Of Saint Mary Minneapolis
Sancta Civitas: Music For The Soul Of The City
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Choral
Conspirare
American Masterpieces Festival
2007, 2xCD, Not On Label,
The Turtle Creek Chorale*, Timothy Seelig*
Serenade
2007, HDCD, Album, Reference Recordings, ,
Choral/Romantic/Contemporary/Modern
University Of Michigan Men's Glee Club
Tux, Tails, & Holly
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label (University Of Michigan Men's Glee Club Self-released)
The Harvard Glee Club, Jameson Marvin
American Choral Music For Male Chorus
2007, CD, Albany Records
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Monroe Crossing, Philip Brunelle
The World Beloved, A Bluegrass Mass
2007, CD, Enh, Clarion (6), VocalEssence
Millikin University Chamber Chorale
From The Heart
2006, CD, Album, First Step Records
Marble Sanctuary Choir
With Many Voices
2006, CD, Tuneful Oasis Productions
Various
The F. Melius Christiansen 135th Anniversary Concert
2006, 2xCD, ACDA of Minnesota
The Concordia Choir, René Clausen
Endless Your Grace (Folk Songs, Spirituals And Hymns II)
2005, CD, Album, Concordia Recordings,
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*, Stephen Cleobury
On Christmas Day (New Carols From King's)
2005, 2xCD, EMI Classics
Southwest Florida Symphony Chorus*
Sing Me To Heaven
2005, CD, Album, Southwest Florida Symphony
Dale Warland Singers
Harvest Home
2005
National Lutheran Choir
This Night
2004, CD, National Lutheran Choir
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle
Welcome Christmas, Carols & Lullabies From Around The World
2004, CD, Clarion (6), VocalEssence
Various
The Road Home
2003, CD, Tantara Records,
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra At Temple Square, Craig Jessop
Spirit Of America
2003, CD, Album, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, ,
Country/Folk/Gospel/Choral
Oberlin Choristers
Sleep My Baby
2003, CDr, Not On Label,
Lara Downes
Reform
2003, CD, Album, Azica
Various
Christmas At Luther 2003: Joy To The World!
2003, CD, Luther College Recordings
James Litton, The American Boychoir, The Alumni Chorus
Litton Live! (The Farewell Concert)
2002, CD, American Boychoir,
Susquehanna Chorale, Linda L. Tedford
A Wondrous Love (A Glorious Collection Of Hymns And Sacred Songs)
2002, CD, Mark Records,
Dale Warland Singers
Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers
2002, CD, Album, Gothic Records (5), ,
Early/Renaissance/Modern/Holiday
Various
Moonlight Escapes
2002, CD, Comp, Koch International
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra
Christmas At Severance Hall
2002, CD, The Cleveland Orchestra and Musical Arts Association
National Lutheran Choir
A Holy Solemnity
2001, CD, National Lutheran Choir
The New York Concert Singers*, Judith Clurman
A Season's Promise
2001, CD, New World Records
Morten Lauridsen, Various
Lux Aeterna Et Autres Polyphonies Sacrées Du 20ème Siècle
2001, CD, Album, À Cœur Joie, ,
Contemporary
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Chorus, David R. Davidson
Dallas Christmas Gala
2000, CD, ,
Contemporary
Joan DeVee Dixon
Something Old, Something New
1999, CD, Album, RBW Record Co.
Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland
Bernstein & Britten
1999, CD, American Choral Catalog, ,
Choral/Modern
Mark Lanegan
I'll Take Care Of You
1999, CD, ,
Alternative Rock
Duologue
Canyon Echoes
1997, CD, Album, Gasparo
Cynthia Phelps
Principal Viola, New York Philharmonic
1997
The Dale Warland Singers*
Blue Wheat (A Harvest Of American Folk Songs)
1996, CD, American Choral Catalog,
Frederick Kennedy (2), Henri Venanzi
Art Song Heritage Of The Americas (Twentieth Century Music For Solo Voice And Piano)
1996, CD, Album, CRS (5)
The Dale Warland Singers*
December Stillness
1995, CD, Album, American Choral Catalog,
Valparaiso University Concert Choir, Eldon Balko
Behold, What Wonder!
1994
Yvar Mikhashoff
Panorama Of American Piano Music From Antheil To Zappa 1911 To 1991
1992, 4xCD, Comp, Mode,
Dale Warland Singers
Choral Currents
1991, CD, Album, Innova Recordings, ,
Choral
The Augsburg Choir*, Thomas D. Rossin*
Prayer For Peace
1991, CD, Augsburg Choir Recordings, ,
Choral
Dale Warland Singers
Sing We Of Christmas
1983
The Dale Warland Singers*
Carols Of Christmas
1981, LP, Augsburg Publishing House, ,
Holiday
The Dale Warland Singers*
Americana - A Bit Of Folk
1981
Dale Warland Singers
Echoes Of Christmas
1979, LP, Album, Augsburg Publishing House, ,
Choral/Holiday
Various
University Of Wisconsin-River Falls Instrumental Music
CD, Comp, Not On Label
MMEA All-State Orchestra*, George Hanson
1991-1992 All-State Orchestra
Cass, Westmark,
The Festival Choir Of Madison, Eric Townell (2), Theodore Reinke, Wisconsin Brass Quintet*
Celebrate The Season With The Festival Choir Of Madison
CD, Not On Label, ,
Vocal/Holiday
University Of St. Thomas, University Singers, Dr. Brady Knapp, Yuri McCoy
December's Rose
CD, Album, Gothic Records (5)
Owatonna High School Choirs
Songs Of Christmas
LP, Delta Records (3), ,
Choral/Holiday
The Wheaton College Concert Choir With Sylvia McNair
Love's Pure Light (Christmas With The Wheaton College Concert Choir With Sylvia McNair)
CD, Wheaton College (2)
Dale Warland Singers
Christmas Echoes Volume 2
27xFile, MP3, Comp, Gothic Records (5), ,
Choral/Holiday
Singing Sergeants
Finding North
CD, Album, Dig, The United States Air Force Band, ,
Choral
The Oratory Choir of St. Boniface with Scott Ellaway
Sweet Sacred Feast
CD, Not On Label
The Harvard University Choir, Edward Elwyn Jones, Christian Lane
Glorious The Song
2xCD, Album, Not On Label
The University Of Delaware Chorale
Delaware In December
CD, Album, Not On Label (The University Of Delaware Chorale Self-released), Not On Label (The University Of Delaware Chorale Self-released)
Dale Warland Singers
Christmas Echoes Volume 1
CD, ,
Choral/Holiday/Classical
Choral Arts of Chattanooga, Philip Rice
A Christmas Portrait
1999, CD, Comp, Choral Arts
John Wager-Schneider*
Sonic Voyage
1981, LP, Album, El Maestro Records