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Eric Klein is an internationally performed, award winning composer of concert music and a versatile composer for film and new media, equally versed in writing orchestral, chamber and electronic music.

ERIC KLEIN

composer

MUSIC

"Klein’s work is smart and sophisticated, accessible even to the untrained ear, and a cool, clever blend of things both old and new...incredible album..."

- Ken Hedgecock, Classical Music Discoveries​"

"A thoroughly enjoyable album that proves that modern compositions are just as important as some of the classics."

- Darren Rea, reviewgraveyard.com

 

"...carefully put together and skillful in the use of both traditional acoustic instruments and electronic enhancements...

- "infodad.com"

...the music here invites the listener into Klein’s unique musical explorations of sound and texture with a variety of unique pieces that are quite engaging.  Klein’s guitar piece is certainly worthy of attention for performers on that instrument." 

- Steven A. Kennedy, Cinemusical

ABOUT

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Eric Klein has had chamber, electroacoustic, and orchestral works performed in the USA and Europe. In addition to scoring for feature film such as Christopher Ward’s “Person of Interest”, his chamber music album "The Myth of Tomorrow", recorded by modern music ensemble Contemporaneous and released by Parma Records, won the Independent Music Awards for Best Classical Album of 2019.
 
As one of eight international composers selected by Parma Records to compose orchestral fanfares for recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, his “New Day Fanfare” received the 2024 Platinum Winner Award by the LIT Music Awards for “Best Classical Music”, Silver Medal for Composition and Contemporary Classical Music by the Global Music Awards and the American Prize in Composition (3rd place Composer - pops/light music 2024).
 
Having received orchestral performances and recordings in the U.S., U.K., Italy, Spain, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria, Eric has extensive experience in working with orchestras, producing and mixing orchestral recordings.  He is also sought out by other composers for orchestration projects and Sibelius score preparation.
 
As a classically trained musician, Eric studied classical guitar with Norbert Kraft, Rick Summers, Eli Kassner and attended the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music.  Though his knowledge of composition, orchestration and exposure to 20th Century symphonic music was through his father, composer and professor Lothar Klein
 
Eric has been involved in all aspects of music recording, performing, production, and technology.  In 1996, he joined Waves to become the World’s 1st salesperson of “plug-in” software. He continues to work with the World’s leading manufacturers in the development of audio and musical products and has provided engineering consulting on recording projects for such artists as Michael Jackson, Omar Hakim, Wendy Carlos, Lisa Loeb, and the The Tony Levin Band
 
Eric Klein lives in Montclair, New Jersey. 

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FILM

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ORCHESTRATION & UNDERSCORE

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CONCERT MUSIC 
 

For F.Z.

Surface Tension

electronics, sound design,

video by John Crawford

6 min. 2022

Nabla Festival, National Opera Center, NYC 

and Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome

clarinet, tenor sax, violin, cello, electronics

6 min.

2024

Nabla Festival, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome 

New Day Fanfare 

(for Orchestra)

Pantone 397

2-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1-1, hp, pf, timp, 3perc, strings 

8 min.

2021

clarinet, vibraphone, cello

9 min.

2020

London Symphony Orchestra, Miran Vaupotic, cond., Parma Records Recording

Nabla Festival, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome 

Infinite Jeong

violin, cello, fixed media

6 min.

2018

Symphony Space. NYC and

Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome

Magnify

classical guitar, fixed media

8 min.

2017

DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC 

Dasein III

collaboration with video artist

Gregg Biermann

12 min. 2015

12 Nights of Electronic Music and Art, Miami, FL

WORKS and PERFORMANCES

Four Journeys 

classical guitar duo

14 min.

2013

Ciccone Theater, Bergen Community College, NJ

Three Preludes for

Baroque Orchestra 

1-1-1-1, 2-2, hp, hpd, timp, strings

13 min.

2012

Nabla Ensemble, Riccardo Santoboni, cond., Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

The Myth of Tomorrow

harp, piano, 3 percussionists, synth 

7 min.

2012

Leonard Nimoy Theatre, Symphony Space, NYC

Samsara

synths, guitar, electronics 

8 min.

2011

Ciccone Theater, Bergen Community College, NJ

Bruce MacPherson, Eric Klein

Nettles

clarinet, piano, violin, cello

7 min.

2010

Trio Bartok + 1, Música Nueva Målaga Internacional, Frigliana, Spain

Dasein II 

electronics and percussion, 3-players

8 min.

2010

Ciccone Theater, Bergen Community College, NJ 

Peter Jarvis, Bruce MacPherson, Eric Klein

Hidden Places

(for 16 solo instruments) 

1-1-1-1, 1-1-1-1, hp. pf, timp, 2perc. strings

12 min.

2009

Música Nueva Målaga Internacional,

Barry Webb, cond., Frigliana Spain 

Capriccio for Orchestra

2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-1, hp, timp, 3 perc, strings 

12 min.

2008

Black Sea Symphony, Roger Mahadeen, cond. Constanta, Romania

Diplodocus 

synths and electronics - 2 players

9 min.

2008

Leonard Nimoy Theatre, Symphony Space, NYC

Bruce MacPherson, Eric Klein

Anagram for Orchestra

2-2-2-1, 2-2-2-2, hp, timp, 3 perc, strings

9 min.

2007

Black Sea Symphony, Roger Mahadeen, cond. Constanta, Romania

Dream Fragments 

Sonata for piano & electronics

12 min

2007

Leonard Nimoy Theatre, Symphony Space, NYC

Martha Locker, piano (2007)

Università di Roma Tor Vergata,

Michelangelo Carbonara, piano (2014)

Transversum for Orchestra 

2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-2, hp, timp, 3 perc, strings

12 min.

2005

Black Sea Symphony, Roger Mahadeen, cond. Constanta, Romania

1932 (for Lothar Klein) 

2-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1, hp, pf, timp, 3 perc, strings

9 min.

2007

Bucharest Music Academy Orchestra (Universitatea de Muzica)

Dorel Pascu Radulescu, cond.

On the Waterfront

flute, bass clarinet, free-bass accordion,

violin, cello 

8 min. 2003

Ensemble ProContemporania,

Bucharest, Romania

Parallels 

flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, violin, cello

7 min.

2002

Ensemble Assisi Musiche,

Nabla Ensemble, Assisi, Italy

Border Crossing

oboe, clarinet, bassoon, perc. piano, violin,

viola, cello

6 min. 2001

INMC Players, Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYC 

Concertino

flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, piano, timp,

violin, cello

7 min. 2000

INMC Players, Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYC 

1899

flute, clarinet, trumpet, piano, vibraphone,

violin, cello

8 min. 1999

INMC Players, Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYC 

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