BTP to Perform with Toronto Children’s Chorus

by eric on May 22, 2010

On June 5, 2010, Beyond the Pale will be performing as special guests with the Toronto Children’s Chorus at Koerner Hall. The concert, entitled “Around the World in 80 Minutes,” will feature a short set by BTP, as well as the premiere of a new commissioned work by Martin van de Ven entitled “Being Margolia,” written for BTP and the choir. For more information visit the Koerner Hall website.

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BTP WINS IAP AWARD

by Webmaster on May 1, 2010

We’re pleased to announce that our latest CD release “Postcards” has been voted “Best CD of 2009″ in the Multi-Genre category of the Indie Acoustic Project, an esteemed American acoustic music competition whose past winners include such innovators as David Grisman, Mike Marshall and Chris Thile.

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EUROPEAN DATES

March 1, 2010

BTP returns this month to Europe, performing on March 11 at one of the world’s most prestigious Klezmer Festivals, in Fuerth, Germany, followed by a concert at the 11th International Akkordeon Festival in Vienna, Austria. The latter show will be available for live online streaming, as it happens, from Emap.fm, live internet radio.

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CALIFORNIA TOUR, FEB 4-8

February 1, 2010

We’re thrilled to be heading back to California for our first shows there since 2006. We’ll be playing at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (Feb 4) and returning to our old haunt at Dizzy’s Jazz Club in San Diego (Feb 6), followed by our debut performances in the San Francisco Bay area [...]

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Northeast Tour Dec 10-14

December 2, 2009

BTP hits the road this week with a few more CD release shows for “Postcards,” in Montreal and Ottawa, followed by our first-ever shows in Boston and two more shows in New York City. Check the Upcoming Shows page for all details.

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NEW CD “POSTCARDS” TORONTO RELEASE OCT 1

September 20, 2009

The official CD release concert for our new album “Postcards” will take place October 1, 8:30pm, at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dunda St. West. The show is presented as part of the Small World Music Festival. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and can be purchased online from the Small World website. For [...]

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NEW CD, CARNEGIE HALL, & US TOUR

May 20, 2009

Our new CD “Postcards” is finally completed! We’re very excited about the new disc, our most adventurous yet. It will be officially released in July in the US and in September in Canada, but we’re beginning our CD release festivities next month with a short US tour June 14-17, which will be highlighted by our [...]

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SIDE PROJECTS

February 20, 2009

On Feb 22, Martin van de Ven will debut a new orchestral composition at a concert entitled “Folk Feast” featuring the Koffler Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jacques Israelievitch. The show will include an international buffet of folk tunes and dances from such diverse spots as Japan, Romania and Poland. Click here for more [...]

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LADINO LEGEND FLORY JAGODA PERFORMS WITH BTP

November 20, 2008

Legendary Ladino singer Flory Jagoda will perform on Saturday December 6 at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio, backed by BTP’s Eric Stein, Milos Popovic, and Aleksandar Gajic. Jagoda originally hails from Sarajevo where her family were famous musicians for generations, preserving their unique amalgam of Jewish, Spanish, and Balkan music. Now in her 80s, Flory continues [...]

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CARNEGIE HALL, AND OTHER PLANS

October 20, 2008

We’re thrilled to announce that BTP will be performing at Carnegie Hall in June 2009 as part of an 85th birthday salute to our friend and collaborator, the legendary singer/actor Theodore Bikel. We’re also sketching out plans plans for a tour in British Columbia this coming February (anchored around the Chutzpah Festival in Vancouver), and [...]

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