St. Paul (oratorio) St. Paul (oratorio) St. Paul (in German Paulus), Op. 36, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn. The libretto was begun in 1832 by the composer with pastor , a childhood friend, pulling together passages from the New Testament (chiefly the Acts of the Apostles) and Old Testament. It also features chorales or hymn settings after Bach's model. Composition of the music began in 1834, and the work was premiered on 22 May 1836 (having been completed in April of that year) at the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Düsseldorf. The English premiere was in Liverpool on 3 October 1836 in
Charles Paul (composer) Charles Paul and Eddie Layton, who were colleagues of each other at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan. Charles Paul (composer) Charles Paul (August 23, 1902, New York City – September 18, 1990, Milford, Connecticut) was an American composer and organist, most known for his musical accompaniment on radio and television. Originally providing musical accompaniment to such old-time radio programs as "The Adventures of Ellery Queen" and "Young Doctor Malone", he transitioned to television in the 1950s. His music accentuated the TV version of "Martin Kane, Private Eye" with an organ and horn combo. His first known soap opera was