Paul Nelson (composer) movement from Nelson's "Two Contrasts for Orchestra," which was written as the 50th anniversary of Arizona's statehood approached, and was performed at Phoenix Union High School February 13, 1962, by the Phoenix Symphony. The program also featured violinist Zino Francescatti performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Paul Nelson (composer) Paul Nelson "(né" Paul Eugene Nelson; 26 January 1929 Phoenix, Arizona – 11 April 2008 Providence, Rhode Island) was an American musician and composer. His compositions—in all genres except opera—have been performed on four continents. Paul Nelson was born in Phoenix, Arizona on January 26, 1929. He attended public elementary school there, and
Paul Verhoeven (German director) Paul Verhoeven (German director) Paul Verhoeven (, Unna, Westphalia – ) was a German actor, writer, and film and theatre director. He had 13 siblings and the family lived in modest circumstances. He directed and acted in over 50 films, and wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was "Das kleine Hofkonzert" in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund Nick based on a comedy by Verhoeven and . From 1945 to 1948 he was artistic director at the Residenz Theatre/Staatsschauspiel in Munich. Verhoeven was married to the actress Doris Kiesow, with whom he had three children: Lis