Confluence Concerts

There’s still time to apply!

🚨Side-by-Side applications due this Sunday!

Program dates: August 11-20, 2026

Calling all musicians between the ages of 18 and 28 who want to learn more about program curation, repertoire selection, music arranging, approaches to collaboration and networking. We are seeking between 8 and 14 young musical artists to spend a week and a half with the Confluence Concerts’ Associate Artists and special guests to learn, collaborate and create.
Between August 11th and 20th, you will have the opportunity to engage in workshops, coachings, repertoire prep and collaboration with the Confluence Team (Larry Beckwith, Andrew Downing, Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野, Patricia O’Callaghan, Suba Sankaran and Máiri Demings) and participate in a culminating concert at Heliconian Hall on the evening of August 20th.
The workshop will consist of a combination of in-person and online sessions.
There is no cost for this program and an honorarium will be provided for each participant.

If you are interested in participating in Side-by-Side, please send a resume, cover letter and example of your work to Marketing and Production Manager Máiri Demings at [email protected] by May 31st, 2026.
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Confluence Concerts is a collaborative company of diverse creative artists dedicated to personal, thought-provoking and moving presentations of high quality. This is the second iteration of Side-by-Side, building on the tremendous success of our first program in February, 2024.