“When Mary Bichner composes music, she’s transcribing the auditory language of the colors around her, something most people’s brains can’t do.”
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Mary Bichner is an American orchestral composer of opera and ballet with sound-to-color synesthesia — a neurological condition that allows her to “see” splashes of specific colors when she hears their corresponding pitches sounded.

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NOVEMBER 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR


September 30, 2026
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(Custom tour poster and artwork by: Kristilyn Ink)

Best news ever or BEST NEWS EVER?! Mary is thrilled to announce her November 2026 six-city trilingual European tour!

First, Mary is honored to have been invited as this year's musical guest for France Alzheimer Touraine's annual arts benefit, hosted by Art et Poésie de Touraine at the beautiful Salons Ronsard in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France on November 15th. (The afternoon will also feature recitations by the talented poets of the Art et Poésie de Touraine collective.) Then, she'll continue to travel around France for four performances of "Rencontres Poétiques" with the wonderful Christina Goh in Domme (November 19th), Urval (November 20th), Casseneuil (November 21st), and Semblançay (November 25th). Finally, Mary will head over to Rome for her first-ever concert in Italy at the awesome Caffe Letterario in Ostiense on November 29th, opening for the fabulous Silvia Le.

Mary will be presenting the France-based shows entirely in French, and the Italian performance in both Italian and English simultaneously. She is also hoping to take some photos and videos along the way!

For full details for each show (including locations, times, and ticket info) please visit the Calendar page.

Many thanks to all of the amazing collaborators on this dream-come-true tour, and looking forward to seeing everyone soon in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Domme, Urval, Casseneuil, Semblançay, and Rome. À bientôt & a presto!