Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Joseph Klein holds a Doctor of Music degree
in Composition from Indiana University where he studied with Harvey Sollberger,
Claude Baker, and Eugene O'Brien. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Music from the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, and
a Master of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego,
where his composition teachers included Robert Erickson, Roger Reynolds,
and Bernard Rands. He is currently Associate Professor and Chair of Composition
Studies at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Klein's compositions for various media have been performed and broadcast
throughout the Americas and Europe, and have been featured at national
and international music venues including the Gaudeamus International Musicweek
(Netherlands) and the American Music Week in Bulgaria; contemporary music
festivals at Louisiana, Bowling Green, and Florida State Universities,
The Juilliard School, and the University of Memphis; and conferences of
the Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States, International
Trombone Association, North American Saxophone Alliance, International
Trumpet Guild, International Double Reed Society, Society of Composers,
Inc., and the Music Educators National Conference. He has been a
featured guest composer at academic institutions throughout the country
where he presents composition masterclasses, organizes performances of
his works, and lectures about issues pertaining to contemporary music and
society. Klein is the recipient of awards and honors from such organizations
as the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Composers Forum/Jerome
Foundation, the American Music Center, the Gaudeamus Foundation of Amsterdam,
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonian, Meet the Composer, and the American Society of
Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Vist the Composition faculty Web site at www.music.unt.edu/comp/faculty.