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Welcome to the website of Joseph Klein — Composer, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Chair of the Division of Composition Studies at the University of North Texas College of Music.

Contact Information:

College of Music
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #311367
Denton, TX 76203-5017

office: MU 2005
phone: (940)565-4926
fax: (940)565-2002
e-mail: joseph.klein@unt.edu

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Score Follower Videos:

Die Schadhafte (2015) — character study after Elias Canetti, featuring cellist Madeleine Shapiro.

Occam's Razor (1994-99) — seven studies for ten instruments, featuring the North Texas Chamber Players.

Six modules from An Unaware Cosmos (2012-18), featuring the International Contemporary Ensemble.

Der Ohrenzeuge (2001) — character study after Elias Canetti, featuring bass flutist Helen Bledsoe.

Zwei parabeln nach Franz Kafka (2006), for narrator, SATB choir, and computer music, featuring Jeffrey Snider (narrator), and Henry Gibbons (conductor).

Featured Performances/Recordings:

Chain of Circumstances — video realization featuring Richard Shuster (piano) and Jordan Fuchs (dancer/choreographer); October 2020.

Der Saus und Braus — featuring pianist Redi Llupa, University of North Texas, March 2019.

An Unaware Cosmos — premiere performance of complete cycle, featuring members of the International Contemporary Ensemble, University of North Texas, October 2018.

Der Gottprotz — premiere performance by organist S. Andrew Lloyd, University of North Texas, October 2018.

Character Studies after Elias Canetti — James Madison University Contemporary Music Festival, October 2018.

Interviews:

Interview with conductor Jayce Ogren on Frank Zappa's The Yellow Shark with Orchestra 2001, April 2018.

Interview with Elizabeth McNutt on her blog site New Music Pioneer, September 2016.

Interview with David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, and Patrick Gullo on SoundNotion TV, March 2014.

Interview with Philip Blackburn for innova Recordings' "Alive and Composing" series, October 2013.

Upcoming Performances:

14-16 March 2024 (date, time, and location TBA): performance of An Unaware Cosmos by the Contemporary Art Music Project at CAMPGround24 (Tampa, FL).
Spring 2025 (date and time TBA): premiere performance of Pathways: Crosswise Affinities for solo piano and chamber ensemble, featuring pianist Redi Llupa and Ensemble Ibis, conducted by Shawn Crouch; University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

Recent Performances:

9 November 2023: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) for SiMN 2023 at the State University of Paraná (Curtitiba, Brazil).
3 November 2023: performance of Die Sternklare by percussionist Greg Beyer at the University of North Texas Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (Denton, TX).
27 October 2023: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) for 7th annual Research on Contemporary Composition conference at the University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA).
19 October 2023: premiere performance of Chain of Circumstances (transcription for symphonic winds) by the UNT Wind Orchestra; Andrew Trachsel, conductor. University of North Texas Winspear Hall (Denton, TX).
6 October 2023: performance of Der Gottprotz by organist S. Andrew Lloyd at Alumni Memorial Chapel, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).
4 October 2023: performance of Der Gottprotz by organist S. Andrew Lloyd at Christ Church Detroit (Detroit, MI).
3 October 2023: performance of Der Gottprotz by organist S. Andrew Lloyd at the 63rd Annual Organ Conference, Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).
9 September 2023: performance of Verklärte Einblicke by the Amorsima Trio at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for the Sounds Modern program "Impure Music" (Fort Worth, TX).
17 August 2023: performance of Chain of Circumstances by Jonathan Faiman of the Locrian Chamber Players, Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (New York, NY).
16 June 2023: premiere performance of Der Maestroso by carillonneur Joseph Min at the 2023 Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Annual Congress, St. Stephen's Church (Cohasset, MA).
4 June 2023: performance of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) for the Society of Composers, Inc. 2023 Online National Conference.
14 May 2023: performance of Die Sternklare by percussionist Greg Beyer for Constellation Chicago Frequency Series: Dal Niente Presents (Chicago, IL).
20 April 2023: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version), "A Night of Visual Music" at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. (Santa Barbara, CA).
15 April 2023: performance of Outdoor Music IV for four trumpets and four pedestrians; corner of Eagle Dr. and Avenue C (Denton, TX).
23 March 2023: performance of Der Schönheitsmolch by bass saxophonist Masahito Sugihara for the Texas New Music Ensemble program at the Archway Gallery (Houston, TX).
9 March 2023: performance of Canetti-menagerie — an evening of works inspired by Elias Canetti, Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL).
20 February 2023: premiere performance of Der Tränenwärmer by violist Mike Capone at the University of North Texas Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (Denton, TX).
13 February 2023: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Jihye Chang, University of North Texas Voertman Hall (Denton, TX).
13 January 2023: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version), Visual Music Series concert, University of California Santa Barbara, Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall (Santa Barbara, CA).
30 December 2022: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version), at the Resilience Festival of New Arts, Teatro del Fuoco (Foggia, Italy).
3 December 2022: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge by bass flutist Lisa Bost-Sandberg on the Boston New Music Initiative Prismatic Congruency Series (online).
27 October 2022: presentation of An Unaware Cosmos in augmented reality, ARCH Project program, University of North Texas Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (Denton, TX).
21 October 2022: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge by bass flutist Lisa Bost-Sandberg, University of Nebraska, Omaha (Omaha, NE).
17 October 2022: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge by bass flutist Lisa Bost-Sandberg, University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND).
17 October 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster at the James Madison University Contemporary Music Festival, JMU Forbes Concert Hall (Harrisonburg, VA).
10 September 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances (intermedia version) with dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs, Texas Woman's University Dance Studio Theater (Denton, TX).
9 September 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances (intermedia version) with dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs, Texas Woman's University Dance Studio Theater (Denton, TX).
16 June 2022: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge by bass flutist Lisa Bost-Sandberg for the 2nd International Low Flutes Festival [online].
13 June 2022: performance of Verklärte Einblicke by the Amorsima Trio at MISE-EN_PLACE (Brooklyn, NY) for the 8th Annual MISE-EN Music Festival.
18 May 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster for the Society of Slovenian Composers (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
16 May 2022: lecture-recital featuring Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster at the Franz Liszt Academy (Budapest, Hungary).
1 May 2022: performance of Phosphenes by the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Flute Choir at the Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, TX).
28 March 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances (piano duo version) by pianists Richard Shuster and Éva Polgár at the University of North Texas Recital Hall (Denton, TX).
26 March 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances (piano duo version) by pianists Richard Shuster and Éva Polgár with dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs at Grayson College Cruce Stark Auditorium (Denison, TX).
25 March 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances (piano duo version) by pianists Richard Shuster and Éva Polgár with dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs at Texas Tech University Hemmle Hall (Lubbock, TX).
19 March 2022: performance of Der Tückenfänger by bass clarinetist Stephanie Clark on the Boston New Music Initiative Prismatic Congruency Series (online).
18 March 2022 performance of An Unaware Cosmos at The 21st Century Guitar conference, Ball State University Sursa Hall (Muncie, IN).
10 March 2022: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) at the Tempo Reale Lampi di Rete—online audiovisual marathon, sponsored by CIME/ICME, the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (Florence, IT).
5 March 2022: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) at the 2022 Festival of Contemporary Art Music at Washington State University Kimbrough Concert Hall (Pullman, WA).
4 February 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster at Steinway Hall (Plano, TX) — online lecture-performance.
31 January 2022: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster and dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs, at the University of North Texas Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (Denton, TX).
12 December 2021: presentation of Canetti-menagerie and other works inspired by Elias Canetti for The Arc Project Online Festival 2021. [link to performance here]
20 November 2021: presentation of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) at Audiovisual Frontiers Virtual Exhibition (online).
19 November through 5 December 2021: screening of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) at FilmFest by Rogue Dancer: Dance NOIR Edition (online festival).
30 November 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster at Magyar Optikai Művek Kulturális Központ (Budapest, Hungary).
10 November 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster and dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs at Texas Woman's University MCL Auditorium (Denton, TX).
3 November 2021: performance of Recombinant for clarinet, violin, and piano by TrioPolis at the University of North Texas Voertman Hall (Denton, TX).
2 November 2021: premiere performance of Verklärte Einblicke by the Amorsima Trio at the University of North Texas Recital Hall (Denton, TX).
25 October 2021: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge for solo bass flute by Anne Dearth Maker at the University of North Texas Recital Hall (Denton, TX).
23 October 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster at the Collora Piano Gallery (Dallas, TX).
13 October 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Sára Medková at the Church of St. Lawrence (Prague, Czechia), as part of the American Spring Festival 2021.
9 October 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Sára Medková at Tělocvična na Údolní (Brno, Czechia)
27 September 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Sára Medková at Městská kulturní zařízení (Hranice, Czechia), as part of the American Spring Festival 2021.
22 September 2021: performance of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Sára Medková at Základní Umělecká Škola Vladimíra Ambrose (Prostějov, Czechia), as part of the American Spring Festival 2021.
21 September 2021: performance of Recombinant for clarinet, violin, and piano by TrioPolis at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Recital Hall (Durant, OK).
11 September 2021: 2 performances of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster and dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs at Texas Woman's University Dance Studio Theater (Denton, TX).
10 September 2021: 2 performances of Chain of Circumstances by pianist Richard Shuster and dancer/choreographer Jordan Fuchs at Texas Woman's University Dance Studio Theater (Denton, TX).
15 August 2021: premiere performance of Phosphenes by the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Flute Choir for the National Flute Association convention (Dallas, TX)—online convention.
15 July 2021: performance of Der Heroszupfer for solo trombone by Andrew Glendening at the 2021 International Trombone Festival (Columbus, GA).
9 May 2021: performance of Der Saus und Braus for solo piano by Redi Llupa at the 2021 Society for Composers, Inc. National Conference—online conference due to COVID-19.
14 April 2021: premiere performance of Recombinant for clarinet, violin, and piano by TrioPolis at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX)—live-streamed due to COVID-19.
24 March 2021: performance of Die Müde for solo alto saxophone by Cehuai Zheng at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX)—live-streamed due to COVID-19.
19 March 2021: performance of Der Leidverweser for solo contrabassoon by Jorge Cruz at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX)—live-streamed due to COVID-19.
7 November 2020: premiere performance of Chain of Circumstances (screendance version) at the Sonic Murals Festival, University of North Texas (Denton, TX)—online festival due to COVID-19.
7 November 2020: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge for solo bass flute by flutist Anne Dearth Maker at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX).
28 October 2020: performance of Der Ohrenzeuge for solo bass flute by flutist Anne Dearth Maker at the University of North Texas (Denton, TX)—live-streamed due to COVID-19.
18 October 2020: performance of Der Schönheitsmolch for solo bass saxophone by saxophonist Lindsey Welp at Bowling Green State University for the 41st Annual BGSU New Music Festival (Bowling Green, OH)—online festival due to COVID-19.
7 March 2020: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Shannon Wettstein at First Christian Church (Columbus, IN).
4 March 2020: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Shannon Wettstein at DePauw University (Greencastle, IN).
19 February 2020: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Shannon Wettstein at St. Cloud University Performing Arts Center Recital Hall (St. Cloud, MN).
6 February 2020: performance of Der Gottprotz by organist S. Andrew Lloyd at the 2020 SCI Region VI Conference at Trinity University Parker Chapel (San Antonio, TX).
23 January 2020: premiere performance of Der Heroszupfer by trombonist Andrew Glendening at Northern Illinois University Recital Hall (DeKalb, IL).
14 May 2019: performance of Three Poems from Felt at Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic).
13 May 2019: performance of An Unaware Cosmos and Three Poems from Felt at the Janacek Academy for Music and Performing Arts (Brno, Czech Republic).
11 May 2019: performance of Unweaving a Rainbow from An Unaware Cosmos at the Franz Liszt Academy (Budapest, Hungary).
23 April 2019: performance of Canetti-menagerie and other works inspired by Elias Canetti, featuring UNT faculty and guest soloists; Texas State University Performing Arts Center Recital Hall (San Marcos, TX).
22 April 2019: performance of Canetti-menagerie and other works inspired by Elias Canetti, featuring UNT faculty and guest soloists; Stephen F. Austin State University Cole Concert Hall (Nacogdoches, TX).
14 April 2019: performance of Against the gusts of blank repose, a threshold that persists by the Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Russell; Citrus College Haugh Performing Arts Center (Glendora, CA).
12 April 2019: performance of Kaleidoscope for guitar ensemble by the Cal Poly Guitar Ensemble; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona, CA).
11 April 2019: performance of Kaleidoscope for guitar ensemble and Der Demutsahne for solo guitar, featuring members of the UCLA guitar studio; University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).
7 April 2019: performance of Unweaving a Rainbow from An Unaware Cosmos, featuring violinist Eszter Krulik and pianist Richard Shuster; FUGA Center of Architecture (Budapest, Hungary).
8 March 2019: performance of Canetti-menagerie and other works inspired by Elias Canetti, featuring UNT faculty soloists; Texas A&M University-Commerce Finney Concert Hall (Commerce, TX).
7 March 2019: performance of Canetti-menagerie and other works inspired by Elias Canetti, featuring UNT faculty soloists; University of Oklahoma Pitman Recital Hall (Norman, OK).
4 March 2019: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Redi Llupa; University of North Texas Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (Denton, TX).
27 February 2019: premiere performance of Against the gusts of blank repose, a threshold that persists by the UNT Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Clay Couturiaux; University of North Texas Winspear Hall (Denton, TX).
7 February 2019: performance of Der Saus und Braus by pianist Redi Llupa; Metropolitan State University (Denver, CO).

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