Patchwork, Guest Recital

Program:

Echo (2014) by Monte Weber

Interstitch (2014) by Jason Charney

Bellowing Thunder, Crimson Sky by Jon Fielder

Preach Now / Spank Not Death by Nick Didkovksy

G®¡ND (2014) by Dan Tramte

Biography:

Mutually interested in exploring a wide range of contemporary genres, Noa Even and Stephen Klunk formed Patchwork, a saxophone and drum set duo that collaborates with composers to build an eclectic body of new music. Patchwork has appeared in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New York City, at the 2014 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference and at Bowling Green State University's annual New Music Festival in 2013. Upcoming projects include a consortium commission for a piece by Eric Wubbels to be premiered this fall.

Based in Northeast Ohio, Noa Even is saxophonist dedicated to sparking deeper interest in the arts of today through the performance of contemporary music. As a member of both Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo and Patchwork, Noa has commissioned many new works, including recent and upcoming projects with Ian Dicke, Eric Wubbels, David Coll, and Kate Soper. An experienced educator, she has presented many master classes, clinics, and outreach programs at institutions such as Iowa City Children’s Museum, Peabody Conservatory, Israel Conservatory in Tel Aviv, Lincoln Elementary School in Chicago, and Western University in Ontario. She serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Kent State University and recently completed her DMA in contemporary music at Bowling Green State University. Noa is a Conn-Selmer artist and performs exclusively on Selmer-Paris saxophones. For more information, please visit noaeven.com.

Stephen Klunk is a freelance percussionist and educator based in Northeast Ohio. His expertise encompasses a variety of styles, including art music, rock, and metal. Patchwork, Stephen’s saxophone and drum set duo, is active in commissioning new music and has recently appeared in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and New York City. Stephen regularly performs with On the Beach, a Toledo-based rock band, and was a drummer in Cedar Point's Luminosity in 2012. He has also recently performed with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Percussion Trio. In 2008, Stephen won Bowling Green State University's Concerto Competition, and in the following year, he was a finalist in the Percussive Arts Society's International Multiple Percussion Solo Competition. Stephen holds a master's degree from Bowling Green State University, where he studied with Roger Schupp. He has participated in master classes with well-known artists, including Casey Cangelosi, Michael Burritt, Kevin Bobo, Aiyun Huang, Naoko Takada, and the world famous percussion group, NEXUS.