No Exit brings their 2024-25 season to a close with a presentation of music from The Collective - an international consortium of composers who represent some of the most individual and poetic voices in new music today. This eclectic program will be premiered in Cleveland before being performed throughout Europe by No Exit in June. The concert will feature works by Agata Zubel, Mathew Rosenblum, Douglas Knehans, Spiros Mazis, Amy Kaplan, Constantine Koukias, Edward Smaldone and Timothy Beyer.

As always, No Exit’s concerts are free and open to the public. Adventurous listeners are welcome! Visit noexitnewmusic.com for more information.

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PROGRAM

Cadenza
Agata Zubel

Kiki Wearing Tasha
Mathew Rosenblum

Still Clouds (World Premiere)
Douglas Knehans

Five Haiku
Spiros Mazis

a brief comment on the current state of insanity
Amy Kaplan

Leaving for NYC
Constantine Koukias

Sareri Hovin Mernem (World Premiere)
Edward Smalldone

3 Literary Interludes (World Premiere)
Timothy Beyer

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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.

https://www.theccollective.org/

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