"Paulus's Ordway Overture is festive...but also witty and surprising
  in its use of harmonic and coloristic devices."
--Michael Anthony, Minneapolis Star and Tribune

"Paul us has created another orchestra showpiece, a concise overture
designated 'Robust and tenacious,' ...a celebratory work          "
                      --Mary Ann Feldman, Showcase

"This work is scored for large orchestra--triple woodwinds and brass, four horns--and tends
                       to use the various groups of instruments in 'soloistic' ways by giving each group an
                             occasional moment in the spotlight. The mood of the overture is celebratory....
                                Its prevailing tempo is brisk........... The three trumpets have glorious parts...
                                                                                       splashy, brassy, exuberantly cheerfuL."
                                                                    --Roy M. Close, St. Paul Pioneer Press & Dispatch

Publisher: European American Music

Recordings: Promotional recording available

Performances: Minnesota Orchestra, Drake Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Symphony Orchestra,
Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1989 and 1992

Commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestral Association under the terms of Meet the Composerl Orchestra Residencies Program, funded by grants from the Exxon
Corporation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts