Music Instruction 
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood 
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy 
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
BOP STOP 
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
No Exit Presents: Geoffrey Burleson @ BOP STOP
Co-Presenting with Heights Arts
May 2 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
No Exit welcomes internationally renowned pianist Geoffrey Burleson, whose solo performances have been hailed by The New York Times as “vibrant” and “compelling”. Musical magic, and a little mayhem, abounds as Geoffrey presents an extraordinary evening of new music.
Burleson is a remarkable pianist, with tireless attack, unflagging rhythm and energy to burn. – Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe
https://geoffreyburleson.com/home
As always, all of No Exit’s events are free and open to the public. Adventurous minds are welcome!
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PROGRAM
Sonata No. 2, “The Airplane” (1921)
George Antheil
Variations & Fantasies on an Accordion Song (1995)
Rob Paterson: Variations & Fantasies on an Accordion Song (1995)
Mirrorrim (1932)
Gerald Strang
Sonata No. 12, “Mirror” (1982)
Vincent Persichetti
Aghavni (2009)
Mary Kouyoumdjian
The Gig (1955)
Herbie Nichols/arr. Burleson
BeBop Tango (1973)
Frank Zappa/arr. Burleson: BeBop Tango
Lockdown Fantasies 4 & 5, for piano & electronics (2021)
Neil Rolnick
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Since its inception, the idea behind No Exit has been to serve as an outlet for the commission and performance of contemporary avant-garde concert music. Now in our 16th season and with well over 350 commissions to date, we have strived to create exciting, meaningful and thought-provoking programs; always with the philosophy of bringing the concert hall to the community (not the other way around) and by presenting our programs in a manner which allows for our audience to really connect with the experience………free and open to the public in every sense.
In addition to our activities as a performing ensemble and commissioning organization, we produce an annual series of concerts, via No Exit Presents, that showcase some of the most singular and compelling performers and ensembles from around the world and from right here in our backyard.
Our 16th season will abound with world premiere works from a diverse bevy of international composers including a series of programs devoted to the music of one of Cleveland’s own, the incomparable Greg D’Alessio. As in past years, No Exit will once again join forces with the Minnesota-based new music ensemble Zeitgeist to present this season’s installment of Here and There, a collaborative effort that always brings something special to the stage. The ensemble will also host a slew of not-to-be-missed performances from renowned artists through our "No Exit Presents" series: The Meridian Arts Ensemble, trombonist John Faieta, pianist Geoffrey Burleson and the drum set/saxophone duo, Patchwork. No Exit’s 2024-25 season will culminate with a European tour which will see the group perform works that were premiered for our audiences in Cleveland.
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