The Cleveland Museum of Art welcomes No Exit New Music Ensemble, one of the region’s leading outlets for the commissioning and performance of contemporary avant-garde concert music, back to the museum for an encore presentation. This evening, No Exit brings its 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 is premiering in Cleveland before being performed throughout Europe. More information about the Collective can be found on the group’s website. More information about No Exit can be found on the group’s website. 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 Smaldone 3 Literary Interludes (world premiere) Timothy Beyer