Paul Moravec, recipient of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music, has composed numerous orchestral, chamber, lyric, choral and operatic works. Frequently commissioned by notable ensembles and major music institutions, recent premieres include All Shall Rise, an oratorio about U.S. voting rights to a libretto by Mark Campbell for Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY) at Carnegie Hall, A Nation of Others, also for OSNY, Miami Variations, and A New Country for mezzo Jennifer Cano and the South Dakota Symphony. Upcoming premieres include Saxophone Concerto for Tim McAllister and Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Recent recordings include his opera The Shining (nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY®), A Nation of Others, and The Overlook Hotel Suite.
A native Buffalonian and graduate of Harvard and Columbia universities, he holds the distinguished rank of University Professor at Adelphi University, and recently served as Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton as well as Composer-in-Residence at the American Academy in Rome.
His website is paulmoravec.com and his works are published by Subito Music.