“When Mary Bichner composes music, she’s transcribing the auditory language of the colors around her, something most people’s brains can’t do.”
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Mary Bichner is an American orchestral composer with synesthesia — a neurological condition that allows her to “see” splashes of specific colors when she hears their corresponding pitches sounded.

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New Concert: “Rencontres Poétiques” with Christina Goh at the boston athenaeum on april 10th, 2025


September 20, 2024

( Photo via: bostonathenaeum.org )

Composers Christina Goh (France) and Mary Bichner (USA) are honored to announce that Rencontres Poétiques, their collaborative bilingual poetry-inspired concert series, will be returning to the stage on April 10th, 2025. This fourth edition of the concert will take place at the historic Boston Athenaeum in Boston, MA, USA.

More details on this show, including ticket information, will be made available in 2025.

Thank you so much to Christina Goh and the Boston Athenaeum for this wonderful new concert, and looking forward to seeing everyone there!

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