AGHI's HUMANITIES ON THE HILL | Your Brain on Music: Sound, Science & Soul

Schedule

Mon, 16 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center | Washington, DC

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JHU’s Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and PCE partner to explore how music shapes the brain, with works by Bach, Beethoven, and more.
About this Event

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.


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 [email protected]



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.


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Where is it happening?

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 55.20 to USD 76.54

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