Music serving the community

Sharing inspirational music and stories through our performances and partnerships.

With the Orchestra Without Borders and the Boston Summer Singers, Open Door Ensembles of Boston is dedicated to advancing equity, justice, and high living standards for all members of our community. We highlight community organizations through our benefit concerts and feature works by composers from a wide variety of backgrounds, including those traditionally underrepresented in Classical music.

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Upcoming events

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Uplifting Immigrant Voices

Boston Summer Singers with Terry Carter, poet
June 26, 2025, 7:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge
Featuring music from around the world accompanied by poetry and excerpts from Boston-area immigrant narratives
$20 Suggested Donation supports the work of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

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Celestial Fantasies: Music of the Armenian Diaspora

October 2025
The Orchestra Without Borders and Analog By Choice perform music by Armenian and Armenian-American composers.
Featuring Alina Ashjian, choreographer
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Homecoming: Jazz and Classical in Conversation

February 2026
The Orchestra Without Borders and the Ally Project explore the nexus of jazz, classical music, and social justice.
Featuring the poetry of Terry Carter.
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Variaciones: Music from South America

April 2026
The Orchestra Without Borders performs music from Brazil and Argentina with Marcus Santos and Grooversity Percussion.
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PAST - Benefit Concert for Communities Without Borders

Join the Orchestra Without Borders and the Ally Project on May 3rd at 7:30pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton for a concert to benefit the vital international development work of Communities Without Borders. Featuring Terry Carter, poet. Suggested donation $20.

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