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Join us for a characteristically eclectic and entertaining season of
uplifting and life-affirming music-making.

Each concert looks at the power of music to elevate, comfort
and stimulate, and leads us to encounters with the mysteries and unknowns of life.

From Hildegard von Bingen to Queen...and everything in between....hope to see you there!

Confluence Concerts' season is generously sponsored by Ian Spears, Sarah Atkinson, Kit and Barbara Moore.

September 27 & 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

What is Divine? explores perspectives on the 'divine' in music. Musicians of differing backgrounds will select pieces that speak to them of reverence, spaciousness, sacredness; music that brings them inner stillness, spaciousness or peace.

The repertoire will range widely in genre, and we will hear stories of why these pieces mean so much to the performers.

Curated by Patricia O’Callaghan

Performers

Patricia O’Callaghan, Suba Sankaran, Maryem Tollar and others

Patricia O'Callaghan is generously sponsored by Kit & Barbara Moore

November 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Confluence Concerts is proud to present these exciting young performers in recital.

Curated by Larry Beckwith

Performers
Peter Eom (cello), Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 (voice), The Hibiki Project: Sakurako Jayne Abe 阿部櫻子ジェーン(piano) Kento Stratford ストラットフォード賢人 (piano), Chihiro Yasufuku 安福知優 (voice)

December 3 & 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Let's celebrate what happens when the snow starts falling and the sun starts to make itself scarce. Artistic Associate Andrew Downing will bring back some of the winter magic from his time abroad in Rīga, Latvia. He will be joined by celebrated Latvian singer Arta Jēkabsone and other special guests to keep us warm with songs, poetry and stories from the North.

Curated by Andrew Downing

Performers
Anna Atkinson (voice), Andrew Downing (bass), Arta Jēkabsone (voice)

February 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
St. Thomas's Church, 383 Huron Street, Toronto

A concert alternating movements from the Missa Gaudeamus of Tomás Luis de Victoria, organ music of Maurice Duruflé, and more personal devotional songs from different parts of the world.

Curated by Larry Beckwith

Performers
Matthew Larkin, Larry Beckwith, Katherine Hill, Suba Sankaran and others

March 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

A concert curated by Confluence’s 2025-2026 Young Artistic Associate.

April 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
April 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Pre-show chat 45 minutes prior to concert
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Mandala is a universal symbol meaning “circle” in Sanskrit. It is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe. The circular designs symbolizes that life is never ending and everything is connected. In this concert, and in every song spanning centuries and styles, you will experience a mandala within the music itself, be it as a singing round, a ground bass, an ostinato pattern, a recurring rhythmic cycle, or within the lyrical or poetic context.

The first iteration of this show was presented as a virtual offering in 2020, and we're thrilled to bring it back, live, in-person and on stage

Curated by Suba Sankaran

Performers
Larry Beckwith, Dylan Bell, Suba Sankaran, Trichy Sankaran, Bijan Sepanji and others

May 22 & 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

A neo-classical take on 20th and 21st centuries’ musical queens, divas and icons including epic songs made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Amália Rodrigues, Tina Turner, Nina Simone, Mercedes Sosa, Freddy Mercury, Cher, Kate bush, k.d. lang, and more........with the Confluence Concerts team and special guests.

Curated by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野

Performers
The Confluence team and special guests