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Concerto for Orchestra

I. Bold and Impetuous
II. With Abandom
III. Tenderly and Somewhat Mournful
IV. Lively and with Buoyancy
V. Austere; Explosive

Instrumentation: 3 (3rd pic)-3-3-3, 4-4-3-1, timp, 3 perc, hp, pf/cel, str

Duration: 27 minutes

"His music...is as accessible as it is well-crafted...Paulus' work
has the character of a showpiece for orchestra...It is big, vigorous and striking...
It feels rugged, confident and tender all at once."
--Michael Anthony, Minneapolis Star and Tribune

"HisConcerto for Orchestra...is catchy, immediate and open, an orchestra showboat...
The piece is expertly scored, with effective contrasts in sonorities.
Paulus knows his craft..."
--Robert Commanday, San Francisco Chronicle

"Paulus' piece abounds in the high skill its composer has developed throughout his young
but prolific career. Ever-engaging and intricate without being tedious,
its five parts offer wide sonic and emotional contrast. The profile ranges fro big,
bustling fugal statements with gleaming brass insinuations and lots of taut energy
to Shostakovich-like broodings to delicate, plaintive dissonances."
--Donna Perlmutter, Los Angeles Times

Publisher: European American Music (EAM)
Recordings: Promotional Recording Available

Performances: Minnesota Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra,
Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, Muncie Symphony Orchestra,
Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, White Plains Symphony Orchestra,
New Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, Omaha Symphony, University of Illinois Symphony,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra