Conductor PAUL F. MUELLER is a versatile musician who has excelled in operatic, orchestral and choral repertoire. Recent European appearances include performances of Haydn’s Theresienmesse in Vienna, Austria and Mozart’s Requiem in London and Oxford with the English Chamber Orchestra. Other engagements include performances of works by Brahms, Monteverdi, Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi in the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Spain and Hungary. He has also appeared as guest conductor of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. In addition, Mueller conducted the New York City and New Haven, CT premiere of Szymanowski’s Veni Creator, a performance which featured the choral and orchestral works of the Polish composers Gorecki, Panufnik and Szymanowski.

The 2006-2007 season marks Maestro Mueller’s eleventh season as Music Director of the Greenwich Choral Society. Recent performances with the Greenwich ensemble include masterpieces by Britten, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, Orff and Rossini. Paul is the former Music Director of the New Haven Chorale and Chamber Singers and has also served as Music Director of the Blue Hill Troupe, a philanthropic organization specializing in staged performances of works by Gilbert & Sullivan. Mueller’s work with the Troupe was featured on a segment of CBS Sunday Morning.

In addition to the standard choral and orchestral repertoire, Mueller has conducted performances of Barber of Seville, La Traviata, and La Bohéme. As an advocate of new music, he has conducted numerous premieres in New York, Connecticut and Europe including the recent New England premiere of the Yizkor Requiem by Thomas Beveridge.

Currently, a Professor of Music in the Music Department at Hunter College in Manhattan and Music Director at Our Saviour’s Atonement Church in New York City, Paul has also taught at the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music, State University of New York at Oswego and Hofstra University. He is an accomplished organist, having earned an Artist’s Diploma at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna under the auspices of a Fulbright grant and holds master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from the Indiana University School of Music.