Paulus, whom The New Yorker called “a bright, fluent inventor with a ready lyric gift,” held a long tradition of partnerships with Tucson and its many cultural institutions. Through his work he strove to inspire hope and light for the future. The Requiem, Mozart’s ultimate masterpiece, became even more universally known through its brilliant if fictionalized use in one of the greatest, most honored films of all time, Amadeus.
