THE FUSE - THE PODCAST OF CONFLUENCE CONCERTS

THE FUSE - THE PODCAST OF CONFLUENCE CONCERTS

by Larry Beckwith

Performing Arts

Season 9

MARK FEWER AND THE SONATAS AND PARTITAS BY J.S. BACH

Host Larry Beckwith speaks with Mark Fewer about Mark's recent recording of the Sonatas and Partitas of J.S. Bach on the Leaf Music label.

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR 2026-2027 SEASON

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.

ANDREW DOWNING RETURNS

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.

Season 8

ASITHA TENNEKOON with Teiya Kasahara

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.

DEANTHA EDMUNDS with Lauren Estey Jovanovic

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.

LUCAS SILVEIRA

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!

LARRY BECKWITH - CENTURIES OF SOULS II

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.

ANDREW DOWNING - WINTER SONGS

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.

Peter Eom and The Hibiki Project

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.

PATRICIA O'CALLAGHAN

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.

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