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The Non-Conformists Orchestra is a professional ensemble based in Boston, Massachusetts celebrating and amplifying the voices of under-represented LGBTQ+, transgender, non-binary, BIPOC musicians.

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Well said!!!

24.01.2026 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The โ€œKennedy Declarationโ€ is part of a broader push against transgender people โ€“ but a memo canโ€™t change the law. It canโ€™t rewrite Medicare or Medicaid or end funding overnight. Together, we can push back and defend transgender health care! Join our email list to stay updated: https://bit.ly/3ZzVVXm

24.01.2026 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I hesitate to call this โ€˜myโ€™ country any more. Since people like me are so hated and discriminated against.

24.01.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Cowardice in the Face of Fascismโ€™: Fury at House Democrats Willing to Fund ICE | Common Dreams Democratic opposition to funding ICE is growing amid report after report of lawless behavior and increasing public outrage. But party leadership, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, is refus...

Disgusted!!!! โ€˜Cowardice in the Face of Fascismโ€™: Fury at House Democrats Willing to Fund ICE www.commondreams.org/news/jeffrie...

24.01.2026 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nonconformists Orchestra Home page of Nonconformists Orchestra, an orchestra / ensemble from boston. Unique Performances We are the first and only TransGender/Non-binary Orchestra in the USA. Entertaining you with ravishingl...

Watch the premiere of Tuning Up the World brought to you by the Non-Conformists Orchestra on YouTube, Christmas Day December 25, 2025. On any page of the orchestra's official website at nonconformistsorchestra.com
or directly atย 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAR...

23.12.2025 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Juan David - Stop ICE from Tearing Families Apart Dear Senator Warren, Senator Markey and Representative Neal, On the morning of December 9th, 2025, Juan David once again arrived promptly for his scheduled ISAP check-in in Burlington. More than 100 ...

Please sign this petition to get politicians to act on Juan David who was taken by UCE agents violently despite over 100 citizens showing support in protest actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...

10.12.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can view 2 panels of the AIDS memorial quilt through December 8

02.12.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Emergency Call: ICE Out of Child Care Centers & Schools! ยท National Domestic Workers Alliance C3 On November 5, ICE took a childcare worker from her workplace โ€” in front of the children she dedicates her life to protecting. This is unacceptable. We all deserve to feel safe at home, at work, and i...

I'm attending National Domestic Workers Alliance C3's event, โ€œ๐Ÿšจ Emergency Call: ICE Out of Child Care Centers & Schools!โ€ - sign up now to join me! #carecantwait www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...

09.11.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Boycott avelo airlines. They are contracting with ICE to fly human beings shackled in their seats being deported to foreign countries!!! Do not fly avelo.

29.10.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Boston ยท No Kings # BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS! ### โ€œWeโ€™re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united.โ€ย  ## Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! ### There is no march -- the entire...

I'm attending No Kings's event, โ€œNO KINGS Bostonโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

18.10.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Boston ยท No Kings **BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS!** Weโ€™re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united. Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! Weโ€™re standing together against the abuse...

I'm attending No Kings's event, โ€œNO KINGS Bostonโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

08.10.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hope they are made in Africa or New Zealand

04.10.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I support you beth

04.10.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wouldnโ€™t it be great if our military were used to help make peace instead of murderous war?

04.10.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Boston ยท No Kings **In America, we donโ€™t put up with would-be kings.** BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS! Weโ€™re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united. Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the streets of Boston. Weโ€™re...

I'm attending No Kings's event, โ€œNO KINGS Bostonโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

04.10.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
IHIP News: MAGA Politician OUTED By Gay DC Escort, EXPOSES Hypocrite!!
YouTube video by I've Had It IHIP News: MAGA Politician OUTED By Gay DC Escort, EXPOSES Hypocrite!!

youtube.com/watch?v=M9J5...

28.09.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Being Trans Is A Criminal Act - Michigan HB4938
YouTube video by Monday Thru Friday Being Trans Is A Criminal Act - Michigan HB4938

youtube.com/watch?v=2lc0...

19.09.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are here with the president if HRC in Somerville MA finding a way back to the American dream

28.08.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@beth4ma.bsky.social Iโ€™d like to learn more about your various positions. I support your quest for congress.

04.08.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Peace. Youโ€™re fine

22.05.2025 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽค Meet Leo Balkovetz (he/him), a Boston-based tenor, librettist, and one of the NCO performers in our upcoming concerts! From Renaissance motets to modern opera, Leo brings stories to life onstage, and sometimes writes them too! ๐ŸŽถ #NonconformistOrchestra #ArtistSpotlight @yaboileonidas.bsky.social

20.05.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽป Meet Dr. Viola Voilร  (she/her in drag) / Kasey Calebaugh (he/they out of drag)โ€”a brilliant violist, educator, and researcher, and one of the NCO members performing in our upcoming Summer concert series! ๐ŸŒˆโœจ #NonconformistOrchestra #ArtistSpotlight #ComingSoon

17.05.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Concert on April 30 โ€“ Celebrate Music, Identity, and Community! ๐ŸŽถ Join us for a joyful evening of music, community, and celebration with the NCO & wear jeans in honor of World Denim Day!

๐Ÿ“ Location: 55 Harvard Ave Hyde Park MA, 02136
๐Ÿ“… Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2025
๐Ÿ•• Time: 6:00 PM

29.04.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enjoy this vibrant performance by a string trio from the NCO - performers Dr. Viola Voila, Bunny Shilakowsky, and Sirkka Natti - at the Red Party, an annual fundraiser supporting the North Shore Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Youth (NAGLY). Blending passion, precision, and a spirit of advocacy!

26.04.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bunny Shilakowsky, violinist of the Nonconformists Orchestra @ LGBTQ Community Center at the PRYDE - Apr 30, 2025, 6:00PM Mx Bunny Shilakowsky will perform a violin recital with NCO pianist Julian Drummond. Admission is open to the public. Please make a tax deductible contribution using our giving page link https://fundr...

how about projecting images from the moment of creation on a screen next to our musicians performing music written by humans that are in transition? nonconformistsorchestra.com/event/601710...

25.04.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mx Bunny Shilakowsky, of the Non-Conformists Orchestra rehearsed with pianist Julian Drummond today at the LGBTQ Senior Housing Community Center in Hyde Park in preparation for their April 30th free recital, surrounded by the Portraits of Pride. nonconformistsorchestra.com/event/601710...

25.04.2025 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bunny Shilakowsky, violinist of the Nonconformists Orchestra @ LGBTQ Community Center at the PRYDE - Apr 30, 2025, 6:00PM Mx Bunny Shilakowsky will perform a violin recital with NCO pianist Julian Drummond. Admission is open to the public. Please make a tax deductible contribution using our giving page link https://fundr...

rehearsal with julian drummond for our recital on april 30th 2025 here at the LGBTQ Senior Housing Community Center in Hyde Park MA. Come see us! Here's the program...
nonconformistsorchestra.com/event/601710...

25.04.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Non-Conformists season beginning!
YouTube video by Bunny Shilakowsky Non-Conformists season beginning!

youtu.be/DUcIKzGiESg?...

23.04.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nonconformists Orchestra - Make a Contribution Guestbook for Nonconformists Orchestra, an orchestra / ensemble from boston - Post your message

bunny's says help us play LGBTQ-friendly concerts by making a contribution!
nonconformistsorchestra.com/make-a-contr...

23.04.2025 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Non-conformists orchestra concerts in boston

Non-conformists orchestra concerts in boston

Bunny shilakowsky, violinist and founder of the Non-Conformists Orchestra to perform at the lgbtq senior housing community center at the PRYDE on April 30th

25.03.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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