This section includes news media (newspaper/journal articles, radio/television broadcasts), lecture presentations, and selected writings (papers, articles); a photo gallery is linked separately. Scores and audio/video recordings may be accessed by clicking on the individual work titles listed on the Compositions pages.
"Alive and Composing" with Philip Blackburn
Interview conducted 16 October 2013 at the innova recordings office in St. Paul, MN.
"Writers at Cornell" with J. Robert Lennon
Interview conducted 14 April 2011 during a residency with the Cornell University Creative Writing Program.
DMA Artist Film
Excerpt from an artist film presented at the exhibition "Performance/Art"; Dallas Museum of Art, 8 October 2009 through 21 March 2010.
Breeding, Lucinda: "Deconstructing Zappa"
Article from Denton Record Chronicle regarding The Music of Frank Zappa course, 6 August 2006.
"The Other Side of the News" with Mike Rogers
Radio interview with Joseph Klein on The Music of Frank Zappa course, broadcast on KRLD-AM (Dallas, TX), 28 July 2006.
Rossetti, Ellen: “University Students Soak Up Zappa This Summer”
Article from UNT News Service regarding The Music of Frank Zappa course, 18 June 2006.
Sayres, Scott: "UNT Class Explores Life of Frank Zappa"
Television news spot featuring Joseph Klein and The Music of Frank Zappa course at UNT, Fox 4 News (Dallas, TX), 19 July 2006.
Senft, Michael: “Frankly Zappa”
Article from The Arizona Republic regarding Zappa plays Zappa tour, 18 June 2006; includes comments by Joseph Klein.
Senft, Michael: “Zapping Politics and Society"
Article from The Arizona Republic regarding Frank Zappa, 18 June 2006; includes comments by Joseph Klein.
"90.1 @ Night" with host Paul Slavens
Excerpt from an hour-long radio interview with Joseph Klein on the music of Frank Zappa, KERA-FM (Dallas, TX), originally broadcast on 12 December 2004.
"Music of the Metroplex" with host Kevin Sutton
Excerpts from a radio interview with composers Joseph Klein and Simon Sargon on WRR-FM (Dallas, TX), 14 December 2003.
Watts, James D., Jr.: "Art So Fresh It's NEW: a Festival in Another Genre"
Article in the Tulsa World regarding the Living Arts of Tulsa New Genre Festival, including extensive comments by Joseph Klein on Ritual IV, IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE, and Outdoor Music IV; 2 June 1996.
Knipe, Sandra: "Far-out Sounds Propel Eerie Musical Tale"
Article in The Evansville Press regarding the premiere performance of Goblin Market, 21 February 1994.
Additional media available on YouTube and Soundcloud.
"A Comprehensive-Immersive Approach to Beginning Composition Instruction"
Paper presented in March 2007 at the conference “Composer au XXIe siècle: processus et philosophies”, Observatoire internationale de la creation musicale (OICM); Université de Montréal (Montréal, Canada).
"Edgard Varèse" and "Frank Zappa"
Entries written for the reference text Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century, edited by Alfred W. Cramer and published by Salem Press (Pasadena, CA: 2009).
"Talking Heads" and "XTC"
Entries written for the reference text Popular Musicians, edited by Steve Hochman and published by Salem Press (Pasadena, CA: 1999).