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“Lyra” Single Released Today

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(Album art by: Kristilyn Ink)





Guess what — “Lyra” is released today! You can download it as an MP3 via pay-what-you-wish-pricing (featuring AMAZING album art by the incredible Kristilyn Ink) on Mary’s Bandcamp page, watch the GORGEOUS video created for it by the Museum of Science Boston’s award-winning planetarium team on Mary’s YouTube page, and download the sheet music (also via pay-what-you-wish pricing) at the Sheet Music Shop.


“Lyra” is a pop song for alto, piano, and double-viola string quartet about recognizing someone in your present as being a soulmate from a past life, but living with the pain of THEM not recognizing YOU (which seemed a fitting theme for Valentine’s Day). The chords used in the song are meant to synesthetically match the colors of the stars found in the Lyra constellation, as well as the Ring Nebula, via Mary’s personal synesthesia color palette.


“Lyra” was composed as part of Mary’s ongoing collaboration with the incredible Museum of Science, Boston as part of their Synesthesia Suite: Live concert series, and was premiered at the Charles Hayden Planetarium on November 30th 2017. Here’s the BEAUTIFUL video that the Museum’s award-winning planetarium team made for the 2017 concert, which you can now view anytime you want on Youtube!:





Thanks to one and all, wishing you a space-y Valentine’s Day, and hope you enjoy “Lyra”! <3

New Single, “Lyra”, To Be Released on Feburary 14th

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Sunday, February 14th 2021 will bring the release “Lyra”; a pop song for alto, piano, and double-viola string quartet about recognizing someone in your present as being a soulmate from a past life, but living with the pain of THEM not recognizing YOU (which seemed a fitting theme for Valentine’s Day). The chords used in the song are meant to synesthetically match the colors of the stars found in the Lyra constellation, as well as the Ring Nebula, via Mary’s personal synesthesia color palette.


“Lyra” was composed as part of Mary’s ongoing collaboration with the incredible Museum of Science, Boston as part of their Synesthesia Suite: Live concert series, and was premiered at the Charles Hayden Planetarium on November 30th 2017.


Staring Feburary 14th, you will be able to download the track (featuring gorgeous album art by the incredible Kristilyn Ink) on Mary’s Bandcamp page, watch the synesthesia-inspired music video (created by the amazing planetarium team at Museum of Science, Boston) on Mary’s YouTube page, and download the sheet music (so you can make your own cover version, if you wanna) via the sheet music shop. Both the audio track and sheet music will be via pay-what-you-wish pricing, and links will posted here on the news page starting at midnight on the 14th.


Thanks to one and all, and wishing you a space-y Valentine’s Day! <3

Sheet Music Shop Now Open

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(photo by: Mount Auburn Cemetery)



Happy New Year, everyone! A bit of a surprise — the Mary Bichner Sheet Music Shop is now open and online! You can access the shop via the following link:



https://www.marybichner.com/shop



Currently listed in the shop are twenty of Mary’s pop and classical works for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and/or baritone with piano; SATB vocal ensemble or choir; as well as a few chamber music works for double-viola string quartet and woodwind quintet. Large ensemble and orchestra works will also be added in the coming months!



Best of all, all scores are available via pay-what-you-wish pricing (including free). Woohoo! <3


Happy New Year to one and all, and hoping your 2021 is filled with health, happiness, and — of course — music!

New Music Video for “Finale (Nectar! Version)” by Christina Goh and Yannick Martin

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Greetings everyone and hoping this message finds you safe and well! <3


The AWESOME composer, vocalist, poet, and performer Christina Goh has released a new music video for “Finale (Nectar! Version)”, the special duet version of Mary’s composition “Finale” that appears on Christina’s new album, Nectar!, which you can view above! The video was created by Christina Goh and Yannick Martin. Here are Christina’s words on the new video:



“With the video of “Finale”, we remain in the symbolic approach of “Nectar! (Ut Fortis Cast Recording) ”. The end is often the beginning of a new life adventure to seize. A bit like during an eclipse, mysterious, but always temporary, which allowed us to see the world differently. The disappearance of the star is only apparent…” – Christina Goh



For more information on this gorgeous new video, please visit this page on the official Christina Goh website:



https://conceptmusic.christinagoh.com/finale-video



And to purchase your copy of the full Nectar! album, here is the link with complete details!:



https://conceptmusic.christinagoh.com/nectar



Thank you so much to Christina and Yannick for this wonderful video! <3 Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season and hope to get to see you all again soon! <3

New versions of “Finale” and “Love-Song” included on Christina Goh’s “Nectar!” album, released today

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(Photo by: Christina Goh)



“Nectar!”, the new album by composer, vocalist, poet, and performer Christina Goh, is released today!



Originally conceived by Ms. Goh as a live concert that was canceled in May 2020 due to the pandemic, the new “Nectar!” album is a cast recording of the show’s international line-up; featuring performances by Christina Goh, Gotham Aymar, David Perraudin, Les Passeurs de Légendes, Catherine Capozzi, Maxime Perrin, Jacques Moury Beauchamp, Noah Preminger, and Mary Bichner.



Mary is honored that two new duet versions of her previous compositions, Finale (originally released on “Now the Spell is Broken”) and Love-Song (originally commissioned by The Friends of Mount Auburn for Mary’s two-year composer residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery) are included on the album. These never-before-released versions feature beautiful vocal and poetry performances by Ms. Goh on both tracks.



To purchase your copy of “Nectar!” please visit the official Christina Goh site for complete information:



http://www.christinagoh.com



Thank you so much to Ms. Goh for inviting Mary to take part in this incredible new album, and to everyone who joins us for “Nectar!” :)


Inclusion on Christina Goh’s new “Nectar!” album (release date October 9th, 2020)

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Mary is honored to have been asked to collaborate with the amazing composer, singer, poet, and performer Chirstina Goh on Christina’s latest album, Nectar!, which will be released on October 9th, 2020.




Originally conceived by Ms. Goh as a live concert that was canceled in May 2020 due to the pandemic, the new Nectar! album is a cast recording of the show’s international line-up; featuring performances by Christina Goh, Gotham Aymar, David Perraudin, Les Passeurs de Légendes, Catherine Capozzi, Maxime Perrin, Jacques Moury Beauchamp, Noah Preminger, and Mary Bichner.




The show was also created by Ms. Goh to discuss the important topic of suicide prevention, and the album’s first single “Fleur d’eau” was released on World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept 10th. You can listen to the track in full, as well as watch a music video for it, featuring Christina Goh and Les Passeurs de Légendes, at the link below. (***CONTENT WARNING: Please note that the music video for “Fleur d’eau” includes both sung and visual allusions to suicide, in the context of suicide prevention.***) If you or someone you care about is in need of resources regarding suicide prevention, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-273-8255 [US], as well as a their website, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ .




Mary is honored that two new versions of her previous compositions, Finale (originally featured on “Now the Spell is Broken”) and Love-Song (originally commissioned by The Friends of Mount Auburn for Mary’s two-year composer residency there will be included on the album; featuring beautiful vocal and poetry performances by Ms. Goh on both tracks.




For more details, including purchasing information, please visit the official Christina Goh homepage at the following link:




https://conceptmusic.christinagoh.com/nectar




Thank you so much to Ms. Goh for inviting Mary to take part in this powerful new project, and looking forward to the official release of Nectar! on October 9th, 2020!

SubSpace Session Virutal Synesthesia Premieres Tonight – and a Special Request <3

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Here is a message from Mary!:


‘[UPDATE on 6/21/20: Although the premiere has passed, the show will be online permanently — you can watch it any time via the link below! <3 Thank you SO much to the Museum of Science Boston, #MOSathome, and the Lowell Institute for making this incredible virtual concert series possible, and for inviting me to collaborate with them! <3]


Greetings everyone! I wanted to post a message to let you know that my SubSpace Session virtual concert, in collaboration with the amazing Museum of Science Boston, airs this evening, Thursday June 18th at 7:30pm EST! This virtual concert is completely free, and will feature five of my compositions (performed previously by myself as well as my fantastic friends from Planetary Quartet and East Coast Scoring Orchestra) paired with stunning music videos created by the Museum’s award-winning planetarium team. As with our previous live collaborations, the imagery in each video will be directly inspired by my synesthesia, allowing you to “see” the synesthetic colors I experience when performing my music. Here is the link where you can watch the show, which will go live at 7:30PM EST!:







And here is the direct link to the YouTube page!:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3y4rZJIoVM



I also wanted to write you with a special request: If you are planning on attending this virtual concert (or even if you can’t make it), it would mean so much to me if you would pledge to join me in taking at least one concrete action in support of Black Lives Matter and antiracism this week. If you want to help but are unsure of how, here is a WONDERFUL list of resources by the awesome Patricia Elzie that I am very grateful for which includes links for petitions, donations, antiracism reading lists and much much more — thank you Patricia for this fantastic list!:



https://theinfophile.substack.com/p/volume-1-resources-9-anti-racist



Thank you to one and all, and sendings lots of love!



Sincerely,
Mary <3

New Virtual Concert: SubSpace Session with The Museum of Science, Boston on June 18th

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Greetings all and hope that you are safe and well!



Mary is honored to announce that she will be collaborating once more with the amazing Museum of Science, Boston for an incredible virtual music experience on Thursday June 18th, as part the SubSpace Sessions and #MOSathome.



The event will feature five of Mary’s compositions (performed previously by Mary and her wonderful friends from Planetary Quartet and East Coast Scoring Orchestra) paired with stunning music videos created by the Museum’s award-winning planetarium team. Much like previous live collaborations with the Museum, the imagery in each video will be directly inspired by Mary’s synesthesia, allowing the viewer to “see” the synesthetic colors Mary experiences when performing her music.



Best of all, this concert will be free and viewable anywhere in the world via the Museum’s website!



More details will follow soon, but in the meantime feel free to visit the following link for more info and to register for the event: 


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/subspace-sessions-mary-bichner-tickets-106157790810



THANK YOU so much to the amazing Museum of Science team for inviting Mary to take part in this exciting collaboration, to the awesome Planetary Quartet and East Coast Scoring Orchestra, and to all who will join us virtually on June 18th — can’t wait to connect with you all soon! <3

Update: May 26th UT FORTIS concert canceled; will be rescheduled for Spring 2021 due to COVID-19

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Greetings everyone and hoping this message finds you safe and well. 💕



Due to the current COVID-19 world crisis, and to protect the health and safety of all of the concert’s audience members and staff, the “Ut Fortis” concert originally scheduled for May 26th has been canceled and will be rescheduled for the spring of 2021. For more information and updates, please visit the official site here:



https://utfortis.christinagoh.com/le-spectacle-international-ut-fortis-en-partenariat-avec-linstitut-de-touraine-reporte-au-printemps-2021



Mary is extremely grateful to composer, vocalist, musician, performer, and Ut Fortis founder Christina Goh for inviting her to take part in this incredible and meaningful concert series, and she looks forward to performing in the rescheduled spring 2021 show.



Wishing everyone good health and safety, and hope to see you all again soon!


Featured in new synesthesia article on TIDAL

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Greetings all and wishing everyone good health and safety. 💕💕💕



Mary is honored to be featured in a new article on the TIDAL blog today entitled “Chords Become Colors: Inside Synesthesia”, alongside fellow musical synesthetes such as the amazing CHIKA, Andy Partridge, and Eric Slick. You can read the full article here:



http://read.tidal.com/article/inside-synesthesia



Thank you so much to author Morgan Enos and TIDAL for including Mary in this wonderful piece!



Hugs to one and all, and hope to see you all again soon! 💕💕💕