<![CDATA[THE FUSE - THE PODCAST OF CONFLUENCE CONCERTS]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse RSS.com 2026.1010.64755 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:06:09 GMT en 58f9a65b-c8af-5aef-b0be-14ba2def8a93 https://media.rss.com/thefuse/20201006_211132_3fc0fbe3300471dd7eed5614f6d1b9c8.jpg THE FUSE - THE PODCAST OF CONFLUENCE CONCERTS https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse yes Confluence Concerts 2020 Larry Beckwith Larry Beckwith false episodic podcast <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/3221636 13b19ddb-3fef-40ce-a51f-451497b804b3 3374 full 9 9 3 3 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:14:08 GMT false false Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada Greater Toronto, Canada <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/3174454 d8a5db00-8c7d-4687-8c2f-962794381ae6 2519 full 9 9 2 2 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:43:48 GMT false false Toronto–Danforth, Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada Greater Toronto, Canada <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/3155893 2ea74db5-116c-452c-8ac4-e1cbc9528f37 2430 full 9 9 1 1 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:23:47 GMT false false Latvia, Latvia <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/3097015 cdbc5fae-5b92-4130-ab8f-2c5498821c73 3272 full 8 8 8 8 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:36:25 GMT false false <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2970666 355efcf8-9230-4fdf-b376-47fd8a740c6e 3148 full 8 8 7 7 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:54:22 GMT false false <![CDATA[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!

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2836800 975983e3-df9e-4258-8664-66a2ea180929 2615 full 8 8 6 6 Mon, 18 May 2026 20:28:03 GMT false <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2526018 265a7d20-a6f5-4aac-80d1-e1f371d2b2ad 2542 full 8 8 5 5 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:13:58 GMT false Toronto–Danforth, Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2350869 ac44a44b-60d3-421c-8123-8191fbfe73d0 2185 full 8 8 4 4 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:46:58 GMT false <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2292473 b18cd4f3-9309-4f72-8524-192b866cc9eb 3019 full 8 8 3 3 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:21:30 GMT false <![CDATA[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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2228736 1b02e35b-4974-4e2f-a96c-02e99dec0ae6 2368 full 8 8 2 2 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:40:15 GMT false <![CDATA[Colin Linden]]> 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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2222777 97bf1f75-1884-4812-81ac-eaa0e535880c 2702 full 8 8 1 1 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:48:01 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 11 - May, 2025]]> In the sixth podcast of our 2024-2025 season, Larry Beckwith speaks with Confluence Concerts' Artistic Associate Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 about Project T: Home Video, an iterative and autobiographical account of Teiya Kasahara’s professional career and personal life as they document their vocal transition in real time. For more information about the event, which takes place May 2 and 3 at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, please visit www.confluenceconcerts.ca

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/2006346 3027d6a1-9533-4025-92a8-ba1dfaedda00 2779 full 7 7 6 6 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:21:34 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 10 - April, 2025]]> In the fifth podcast of our 2024-2025 season, an in-depth conversation between host Larry Beckwith and Opera Atelier co-Artistic Director of Opera Atelier about OA's production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's David and Jonathan, coming to Koerner Hall in Toronto April 9-13.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/1974013 66485117-0500-4346-8847-22d9c2c0f8e8 2572 full 7 7 5 5 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 05:21:12 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 9 - January, 2025]]> In the fourth podcast of our 2024-2025 season, Confluence Concerts' host Larry Beckwith has stimulating conversations with the young Canadian composers Michael Spiroff and Francesca Hauser about their upcoming world premieres for Confluence, as part of our Canadian Valentine shows on February 13 and 14, 2025 at Heliconian Hall in Toronto.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/1870388 e0c53c1d-0041-433d-aac2-a5108ffd0722 2254 full 7 7 4 4 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:12:01 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 8 - November 20, 2024]]> In the third podcast of our 2024-2025 season, Confluence Concerts' host Larry Beckwith has a delightful conversation with the acclaimed Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan about her career as a soprano and conductor and her upcoming North American tour with pianist Bertrand Chamayou, stopping at Toronto's Koerner Hall on November 28.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/1764709 5f579e79-143b-4f60-8296-e186c797b495 2401 full 7 7 3 3 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:30:32 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 7 - November, 2024]]> In the second podcast of our 2024-2025 season, Confluence Concerts' host Larry Beckwith has a wide-ranging conversation with the celebrated Canadian actor R.H. Thomson and bassist and concert curator Alison MacKay who are creating a new show for Confluence about the life and legacy of the Scottish bard, entitled Robert Burns: A Passion for Freedom.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/1742178 4f86b2b9-abf8-4d1e-b109-2613aabf57e9 2053 full 7 7 2 2 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:25:27 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 6 - October, 2024]]> In the first podcast of our 2024-2025 season, Confluence Concerts' host Larry Beckwith has a wide-ranging conversation with Andrew Burashko, the Artistic Director of the Art of Time Ensemble in Toronto, paying particular attention to their upcoming final production Sankofa: The Soldier's Tale Retold.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/1712549 bcbb30eb-42cd-460b-8424-0c2b91144996 2222 full 7 7 1 1 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:40:54 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 5 - October, 2021]]> Host Larry Beckwith speaks with John Abberger, Artistic Director of the Toronto Bach Festival, about the Cello Suites of J.S. Bach.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/300204 10e47324-6878-ba8c-6668-ca3ecfe06f46 1734 full 2 2 1 1 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:39:15 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 4 - May, 2021]]> Host Larry Beckwith speaks with Canadian poet/novelist/songwriter Steven Heighton, tenor Benjamin Butterfield and introduces a conversation between singers Patricia O'Callaghan and Anais Kelsey-Verdecchia.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/191412 2c4a3de4-5953-e51f-b2af-e7634a4279df 3858 full 1 1 4 4 Mon, 03 May 2021 22:41:08 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 3 - November, 2020]]> Host Larry Beckwith speaks with Canadian soprano Elisabeth Hetherington. English scholar and conductor Andrew Parrott and the young composer-songwriter Cait Nishimura.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/99456 a3c6cea1-d894-bf69-8457-457c496b3843 3929 full 1 1 3 3 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:36:38 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 2 - October, 2020]]> Host Larry Beckwith speaks with Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay and the lead guitarist/singer for The Grievous Angels. In addition, full interviews with mezzo soprano Rebecca Cuddy and organist Matthew Larkin.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/86840 c006eb0d-ed3d-6567-950a-605dd57f5800 3892 full 1 1 2 2 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 02:57:52 GMT false <![CDATA[EPISODE 1 - September, 2020]]> In the inaugural episode of the new monthly Confluence Concerts Podcast - THE FUSE - Larry Beckwith interviews:

  • Andrew Adridge, Daniela Agostino of Opera In Reach

  • Matthew White, the new CEO of the Victoria Symphony

  • Jazz bassist Leighton Harrell

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thefuse/78202 50c2d704-2bc2-3c7b-1367-fdf77262604a 3635 full 1 1 1 1 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 04:19:55 GMT false