Beyond This Point transforms the live performance experience by presenting adventurous programs that synthesize musical performance with other creative disciplines.

We envision a society that empathizes deeply, embraces complexity, and strives for progress by fostering meaningful connections between diverse ideas, causes, and people.

New Music Chicago presents: Beyond This Point: Musician Minus Instrument

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (CDT)
Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, United States
Online and in-person

What happens to musical virtuosity when you replace 4 strings, 88 keys, or a tube of brass with an IKEA desk lamp, a loose jack cable, or a…

Free

Outside the Lines: Beyond This Point

Sunday, February 5, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EST)
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC, Baltimore, MD, United States
Jessie Marino — Selected works
Tonia Ko — Selected works
Kaj Duncan David — Selected works
Stefano D'Alessio — Selected works
Simon Løffler — Selected works
François Sarhan — Selected works
Mark Applebaum — Selected works

$15 ($10 senior, $5 UMBC student)

Jeff Carey presents Luminiferous Aether w/Beyond This Point

Saturday, February 4, 2023 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (EST)
The Voxel, Baltimore, MD, United States

Jeff Carey's project titled "Luminiferous Aether" is inspired by the scientific search for the "light bearing medium." Jeff will present a …

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Jeff Carey presents Luminiferous Aether w/Beyond This Point

Friday, February 3, 2023 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (EST)
The Voxel, Baltimore, MD, United States

Jeff Carey's project titled "Luminiferous Aether" is inspired by the scientific search for the "light bearing medium." Jeff will present a …

SOLD OUT

Beyond This Point / Greg David

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Rhizome DC – Art Learning DIY Culture, Washington, DC, United States

Chicago-based Beyond This Point is a percussion-focused collaborative ensemble that aims to engage diverse audiences through intersections …

$10-$20 sliding scale

Virtual NMC: Beyond This Point – Reclaimed Timber

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Chicago, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's abandoned & vacant houses.

Free (Free)

Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards

Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.

Free (Free)

Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards

Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.

Free (Free)

Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards

Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.

Free (Free)

Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards

Thursday, September 16, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.

Free (Free)

Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at The Block Project

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The BLOCK Project Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.

Free (Free)