THE FUSE - THE PODCAST OF CONFLUENCE CONCERTS

The whole Confluence Concerts team joins host Larry Beckwith for an introduction to the eight concerts featured on the 2026-2027 season with special recorded performances by Patricia O'Callaghan, Andrew Downing, FreePlay Duo, pianist Jane Coop, soprano Jonelle Sills, pianist Steven Philcox and a live recording from Iceland of a piece by Michael Spiroff.

A conversation with bassist and Confluence Artistic Associate Andrew Downing, recorded from Riga, Latvia, in August on the eve of Andrew's return to Toronto after a year away.

Recorded at the Canadian Music Centre in April, 2026, friends and colleagues Asitha Tennekoon and Teiya Kasahara engage in a fascinating conversation about the business of singing, the values of singers, the journey of an artist and much more.

Recorded in front of a live audience in April, 2026 at the Canadian Music Centre in downtown Toronto, this is a feature-length conversation between Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds and Lauren Estey Jovanovic. They go into fascinating detail about Deantha's upbringing, burgeoning singing career and family.

Artistic Associate Teiya Kasahara engages in a wide-ranging conversation with singer, guitarist, songwriter Lucas Silveira in advance of their upcoming collaboration on Teiya's Confluence show Queens, Divas and Icons, Oh My!

Artistic Producer Larry Beckwith gives an enlightening introduction to the upcoming CENTURIES OF SOULS II Confluence Concert. Special interview with choral conductor and educator Timothy Shantz about his friend and colleague Paul Grindlay, to whom the concert is dedicated.

Host Larry Beckwith has a wide-ranging conversation with Confluence Artistic Associate Andrew Downing about his adventures in Riga, Latvia and his curation project Winter Songs for Confluence.

Host Larry Beckwith speaks with cellist Peter Eom and soprano Chihiro Yasufuku from the Hibiki Project about their collaborative program for Confluence Concerts, happening on November 7, 2025 at 7:30 pm at Heliconian Hall in Toronto.

Host Larry Beckwith speaks with Confluence Concerts' Artistic Associate Patricia O'Callaghan about the show What is Divine? which O'Callaghan is curating; the opening program of Confluence Concerts' 2025-2026 Season.

Host Larry Beckwith has a wide-ranging conversation with the legendary Canadian blues guitarist-singer-songwriter-producer Colin Linden in advance of his shows October 10 and 11 at Hugh's Room in Toronto.