Paul John Sifler

Paul John Sifler (born Pavel Gerjol, December 31, 1911, Ljubljana, Slovenia – May 20, 2001, Hollywood, California, was a Slovenian composer and conductor.

Biography Paul J. Sifler was the illegitimate son of the organ builder Ivan Kacin (1884–1953) and a young singer, Terezija Gerjol. His surname was changed to Šifler when he was adopted by his stepfather Many of his other titles, such as his "Slovenian Triptych for Piano" and "Three Preludes on Slovene Church Hymns" relate back his native Slovenia. In 1975, together with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John La Montaine, Paul Sifler founded Fredonia Press, for the purpose of publishing exclusively the works of the two composers.

Until his death in 2001, Sifler lived and worked with La Montaine in Hollywood on Fredonia Drive, from which they derived the name of their publishing company.

Selected works Organ: The Despair and Agony of Dachau Four Slovene Rhapsodies Three Liturgical Preludes Prayer for Peace Four Nativity Tableaux Improvisation on a Joyful Song ("Zdravljica") Piano: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Three Tall Tales The Young Pianist's Almanac American Dance Rhapsody Martian Suite Triptych on Slovenian Folk Songs Instrumental: Three Miniatures for marimba Suite for marimba dedicated to Karen Pershing Sonatina for marimba Triptych for Violin and Piano Hill Tune and Dance for Flute and Oboe Choral: Three Puerto Rican Carols for two-part chorus with piano (organ) accompaniment and optional percussion On This Night for mixed voices with soprano or tenor solo and optional flute obbligato. A Tune I'd Like to Play for You for SATB voices with piano accompaniment. Snow is Melting (Sneg kopni) for SATB voices Marimba Mass for SATB chorus, triangle & marimba