Your Brain on Music: Sound, Science, and Soul

Your Brain on Music: Sound, Science, and Soul examines the relationship between music, images, and the brain. Johns Hopkins University’s Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and PostClassical Ensemble present a program curated by Dr. Daniel Weinberger, a Johns Hopkins professor and director of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development. Brain scans, film clips, and scientific commentary are integrated with music by Pachelbel, Bach, Felipe Lara, and Beethoven, including a complete performance of Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony.

When: Monday, November 16, 2026, and Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Showtimes: 6:30 PM on both dates

Venue: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

Tickets: Price not available

Format: Presented without intermission

Program: Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”; Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein” from *Matthäus-Passion*; Felipe Lara’s “Postcard”; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Curator: Daniel Weinberger, guest curator

Performers: PostClassical Ensemble, conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez; baritone, to be announced

Presentation: Brain scans, film excerpts, and scientific commentary accompany the musical performances.