Concerts 4 Good

BRINGING MUSIC. SPARKING JOY. WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST.

Outreach

We go to hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes & other human services settings.

Performers

We draw on professional musicians from the Greater Boston Region.

Music

Our musicians play a wide array of styles from the Great American song book to classical to Pop!

Our Events

Here are some examples of joyful experiences we have created in the past!

October Fundraiser

CONCERTS 4 GOOD GALA Our October fundraiser was on October 29, 2024 at the Weston…

Why Concerts 4 Good

Mission

Concerts 4 Good creates a fund to send professional musicians into settings where their work can spark joy and hope: hospitals, human services facilities, and nursing homes among them. Thanks to your donations, the people who attend these shows can forget their daily challenges for a while and just enjoy a moment of relief. Since its inception, C4G has performed at Bay Cove Human Services, Mass General Cancer Center, and Spaulding Rehabilitation in Charlestown and Cambridge.

Our Story

In 2009, Jane Donnelly organized an annual Christmas caroling concert at Bay Cove Human Services’ facility on Bradston Street in Boston. Bay Cove provides services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders and homelessness. From the beginning, musicians Brian Moll and Mara Bonde volunteered their time and brought along other musicians as well.

From that tradition Jane began to dream of doing more of these kinds of concerts at Bay Cove and other settings. Then, in 2018, her brother William Donnelly suffered a traumatic spinal injury. The treatment he received at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and other local institutions inspired Jane to give back to those caregivers and their patients by harnessing the power of music to heal. 

Our Team

Steering Committee

  • Jane Donnelly
  • Chris Stirling
  • Jim Laprade

Charter Members

  • Kathy Dell’Erario
  • Rosemary Costantini
  • Shirley Small-Rougeau
  • Alice Benson
  • Betsey Brew Boyd

Performers

  • Brian Moll
  • Mara Bonde
  • Sandra Piques Eddy
  • Christian Rougeau
  • Andrew Koutroubas
  • Adrian Sicam

Testimonials

Our events bring joy to everyone who participates!

 I want to thank you all for coming in, yesterday was one of the most enjoyable days that I have had at work.  Your performers were fantastic and your energy and enthusiasm for being here was great.  Not gonna lie, I got a little teary eyed looking at the patients and their reactions. I do hope
that our paths cross again.

William J. Reilly, MS, OTR/L

Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation, Spaulding Hospital, Cambridge

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Events

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Years of Service

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Musicians

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Volunteers