Winsor Music is deeply committed to a relationship with the Boston community through outreach and education. We have a profound belief in the healing power of music and its value in today’s world. We live that belief by regularly performing concerts for those who could not otherwise attend them, and by educating and mentoring the young musicians of our community. Explore our ongoing programs below!
Hospital Concerts
Since 2017 Winsor has been playing chamber music in Boston area hospitals. We currently play monthly concerts in the MGH Chelsea Community Health Center lobby. It has been so wonderful to see how patients and staff enjoy the music resonating through the space. Some people stop for a few minutes, others stay and listen for the whole hour, and some patients even schedule their appointments around our visits.
Co-Artistic Director, Gabby Diaz, was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager and speaks about it here: "Music played a vital role in my treatment and recovery. Music was always there to lift my spirits and help me understand the complex emotions I was feeling during that difficult time. I decided back then that I would do my best to give this feeling to others going through treatment. I knew that music could be helpful to others, no matter their experience with classical music. It is so exciting that Winsor is able to bring music to everyone coming through the building."
Opus 1 Young Person Composition Workshops
Now in its 4th year, Winsor’s Opus 1 project is a mentorship program designed to build creativity, confidence and pride in young musicians. In partnership with Project STEP and Boston String Academy each year Winsor’s Artistic Directors and a guest composer lead a series of workshops with elementary through high school students to create a new, original piece of music fully composed by the students to be premiered on Winsor Music’s concert series.
Watch the performance our 2026 Opus 1 students’ composition, Unanticipated, with Anthony Cheung at the piano.
Senior Center Concerts
Winsor Music takes students and professional musicians from the Boston area out into the community to perform in retirement communities, rehabilitation centers and recovery homes. This program aims to fill the spiritual and artistic needs of these communities while giving performers a chance to communicate with an audience through music and conversation. Each concert is followed by a time for listeners and performers to interact, ensuring an important social dimension to the program. We have a profound belief in the healing power of music and its value in today’s world.
Please consider supporting Winsor Music and these meaningful programs. Thank you!