Mary Bianco, Composer

Mary Bianco is a San Francisco, Paso Robles, Los Angeles and New York based composer of primarily Classical chamber music.  She received her M.A. degree in Music Composition from Mills College in 201, her primary teachers being David Bernstein, Fred Frith, Chris Brown and Roscoe Mitchell.  Her thesis is titled, “Understanding and Dealing with the Loss of Absolute Pitch as One Ages”.  Ms. Bianco received her B.A. with concentration in composing from Sarah Lawrence College. Currently studying with David Garner, her previous teachers include Darius Milhaud, Ezra Laderman, Meyer Kupferman, and Irwin Stahl.

Ms. Bianco composed for the Salome Chamber Orchestra and the Carpenter Trio from 2011 – 2016, and currently composes for Symphony of the Vines in the Central Coast, Music for Healing, the Solera Quartet, the Manhattan Chamber Players, and various California artists.  Ms. Bianco is a longtime board member of The Music Conservatory of Westchester, and also serves on various educational boards both in the U.S. and abroad.  She accepts selected commissions particularly for the not-for profit sector where music assists in raising the sights of funders and providing special thanks for generous ongoing supporters.

Ms. Bianco’s music will be heard at CCCMF 2026 on October 21