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Boston University College of Fine Arts alumnus Aija Reke performs “Memoire de Claire,'' an Olivier Messiaen-inspired piece written by BU student Elena Levi, at the “Charm of Impossibilities” Concert in the CFA Concert Hall Sunday. BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student composed Messiaen-inspired piece in CFA concert

Nancy Jiang February 20, 2020
Sunday's “Charm of Impossibilities” performance, part of the Messiaen Concert series, featured a Messiaen-inspired piece entitled “Memoire de Claire,''a tribute to the composer, by CFA junior Elena Levi.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab scientist and artist Thomas Sanchez Lengeling and MIT researcher Brodi Elwood spoke about their synesthesia research at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge Friday night. COURTESY SWISSNEX BOSTON

LASER bridges gap between art and science in interactive experience

Amanda Cappelli February 13, 2020
Four art and science professionals taught a high-spirited audience about the concepts of sensation, perception and music at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge on Friday.
Artist David X. Levine (left) attends the premier of "The Beatles are Dull and Ordinary" at the Sherman Gallery Friday. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Pop culture icons color striking new exhibit

Alex Creed January 26, 2015

Synesthesia is a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as occurs when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color. Though...

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