Beyond This Point

02/21/2026

Tonight in Toronto!

Simon Steen-Andersen’s Black Box Music (with BTP’s Adam Rosenblatt as soloist) and more. Grab your tickets:

https://www.newmusicconcerts.com/concert/black-box-music/

01/16/2026

The Box is back, and heading to Canada ◼👋🏼🚗

We're thrilled to team up with New Music Concerts in Toronto to give the city's debut of Simon Steen-Andersen's explosive work "Black Box Music", with our own Adam Rosenblatt as soloist. The program also features works by Pierre Boulez, Kaija Saariaho, and NMC's Composer-in-Residence Rashaan Allwood.

Tickets are available now: https://www.newmusicconcerts.com/concert/black-box-music/

12/28/2025

How we’re feeling as we approach our fundraising goal for “Listening to Light” 👀🤯⏰

We’re getting so close to our goal: 95% of the way to $8,500! Help us push through the final stretch by making a gift today:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S4EZSSLH75G2G&ssrt=1732654379767

Your gifts will empower us to inspire Chicago-area elementary schoolers with creative arts+science programming. Donate now before the year ends!


🎧: Too Many Zooz

12/21/2025

New video out now!

"Equinox Ritual", a new percussion quartet by Augusta Read Thomas - Composer, features John and Adam alongside frequent BTP collaborators Garrett Arney and Nonoka Mizukami. Thank you to Augusta for this beautiful work and the whole team who helped make this recording possible.

Equinox Ritual — Homage to Igor Stravinskyfor percussion quartet (2025) by Augusta Read Thomas 00:00 - I. Reaching Skyward04:33 - II. Three Drumming Rituals1...

12/12/2025

Integrating the arts into science and math opens up a plethora of hands-on ways to explore concepts that can feel confusingly abstract. We can’t wait to bring our new STEAM program (that’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics in case you didn’t know) to Chicago Public Schools next Spring!

And thanks to you, we’re 87% of the way to our funding goal! Help us cross the finish line by making a donation today at the link below. All gifts are matched with $20 , no matter the size!

Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S4EZSSLH75G2G&ssrt=1732654379767

12/11/2025

Coming soon: new video featuring John and Adam!

Last year, John and Adam teamed up with longtime friends Garrett Arney and Nonoka Mizukami to record a new percussion quartet by Augusta Read Thomas - Composer called "Equinox Ritual". We're excited that this video will be released on December 21! More info below.

12/09/2025

Glad to be one of the closing events for this super creative series at University of Notre Dame. South Bend friends, join us Tuesday night for our new program "Verify You Are Human" -- we explore the ever-in-flux gap between biological and computational "minds" through new intermedia works by Julie Zhu and David Bird.

7pm, Tuesday, December 9, in LaBar Performance Hall in the O'Neill Music Center. It's FREE! More info: https://www.beyondthispoint.org/events/university-of-notre-dame/

12/06/2025

Do we have your attention yet? 👀💥
This is just a taste of our new education program, “Listening to Light”, and you can help us bring it to life!

“Listening to Light” is our new STEAM program that teaches 5th-8th graders about programming, coding, electricity, and more – they build their own instruments, program lighting software to respond to the sound, and voila 💥

We’re raising funds to purchase new equipment and take this program into Chicago Public Schools in the spring. Make a donation today:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S4EZSSLH75G2G&ssrt=1732654379767

And our match is still running – all gifts are matched with $20, no matter the size!

🎵: 🙌🏼

12/02/2025

Announcing our newest education program: "Listening to Light" 🔊💡🎧
We’re bringing a new education program to Chicago Public Schools this Spring, and YOU can help us bring it to life!

"Listening to Light" will explore programming/coding, acoustics, physics, composition, and wiring/electricity — all in a unified curriculum for 5th-8th graders with hands-on engagement at every turn.

We’re aiming to raise $8,500 for equipment, materials, and artist fees—and we’re already past the halfway point! Help us get this program started strong by making a donation today:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S4EZSSLH75G2G&ssrt=1732654379767

And thanks to a generous donor, the first 25 gifts will be matched with $20, no matter the size!

Thank you for your support 🙌🏼

11/04/2025

One more round of "Musician Minus Instrument" this fall — closer to home this time!

We're looking forward to being part of the annual New Music Festival at NIU School of Music, performing on Friday, November 7 at 7:00pm. Join us!

Tickets and more info: https://calendar.niu.edu/event/new-music-festival-day-3

10/28/2025

Sound checking “Musician Minus Instrument” 📡

Great show Saturday night at 💥 one more to go on this short tour— Tuesday night! 7:30pm in Swarthout Recital Hall. See you there!