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Paul A. Oehlers is most recognized for his “extraordinarily evocative” film scores. (Variety)  Films incorporating his music have won the Grand Jury prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Atlanta International Film Festival, and the Indiefest Film Festival.  In addition, films with his music have screened at dozens of festivals in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. 

Paul A. Oehlers’ compositions have been performed in the United States and abroad including performances at the Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States national conferences, the International Computer Music Conferences, the Gamper New Music Festival, the Seoul International Electro-acoustic Music Festival, the Institut für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung in Darmstadt, Germany, and the VII Annual Brazilian Electronic Music Festival, as well as a 1987 command performance for former United States President Ronald Reagan.  He was the first composer ever commissioned by the Nature Conservancy to compose a concert composition about prairie conservation.

Paul was named the Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow by the MacDowell Colony for the year 2006.  He is currently Associate Professor of Audio Technology at American University in Washington, DC.


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