AGHI's HUMANITIES ON THE HILL | Your Brain on Music: Sound, Science & Soul
JHU’s Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and PCE partner to explore how music shapes the brain, with works by Bach, Beethoven, and more.
Your Brain on Music celebrates PCE’s new collaboration with Johns Hopkins University’s Alexander Grass Humanities Institute. Dr. Daniel Weinberger, Hopkins Professor and Director of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, curates a unique program that explores how our brains respond to and interact with music and images. Brain scans, film clips, and scientific commentary harmonize with works by Bach, Pachelbel, Nino Rota, Felipe Lara, and a complete performance of Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony.
Please note this page is for the November 16th show only.
WITH GUEST CURATOR DR. DANIEL WEINBERGER
LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
IN VIDEO CONVERSATION WITH ACTOR AND FILMMAKER JOHN TURTURRO
PROGRAM
-Johann Pachelbel. Canon in D
-Johann Sebastian Bach. “Mache Dich, mein Herze, rein” from Matthäus Passion
Soloist TBD
-Felipe Lara. “Postcard”
-Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony 8 in F major, Op. 93
Post-concert discussion
For accessibility requests, please email events@postclassical.com
Travel information
The entrance to the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center is located at the front of the building at 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. There will be no ticket admittance at the C Street Entrance. This entrance is handicap accessible.
Nearby Parking:
The 555 Penn parking garage is limited to a few handicap-accessible parking spaces.
555 Penn guest and attendee parking is available in the nearby garages below:
601 North Building Garage - 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW - 0.1 miles/2-minute walk
Liberty Place Garage - 325 7th Street NW - 0.3 miles/5-minute walk
The Lansburgh Garage/Lot 416 - 425 8th Street NW - 0.4 miles/8 minute walk
Gallery Place Colonial Parking Station 602 - 777 7th Street NW - 0.6 miles/11-minute walk
Lincoln Square Garage/Lot 770 - 555 11th Street NW - 0.6 miles/11-minute walk
Metro Train
555 Penn building is a short walk from five different metro stations, accessed best by the Red, Yellow, Orange, and Green lines:
Archives Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Station (Green and Yellow Lines) — 4-minute walk
Gallery Place-Chinatown Station (Green, Yellow and Red Lines) — 12-minute walk
Federal Triangle Station (Blue, Orange and Silver Lines) — 13-minute walk
L’Enfant Plaza Station (Orange, Blue, Silver, Green and Yellow Lines) — 13-minute walk
Judiciary Square Station (Red Line) — 8-minute walk
Bus
The 32, 33, 36, 70, and P6 bus routes pass by our location. Several bus stops are located within walking distance of our main entrance.
Lineup
Daniel Weinberger
Ángel Gil Ordóñez
TJ Callahan
John Turturro
Good to know
Highlights
- all ages
- In person
- Doors at 6 PM
Refund Policy
Location
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
How do you want to get there?
