The Language of Birds
“Song of the Phoenix” by Lauren Bernofsky
The Language of Birds is a combination science lecture and chamber recital that explores the mystery of songbirds.
Our program features the latest research from Emory Labs and music by Antonio Vivaldi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Kennedy, and Lauren Bernofsky. You can watch Tracy and Emily’s chamber music by clicking this link.
“Lark Ascending” by R.V. Williams
Dr. Amanda Jacob
Neuroscientist
Amanda received degrees in physics and chemistry at Georgia Tech before obtaining her PhD in neurobiology in 2012 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at UNC, she worked under Dr. Richard Weinberg using light and electron microscopy to investigate the organization of AIDA-1 and AMPARs, two different proteins involved in synaptic plasticity. After her graduate studies, she joined David Fitzpatrick’s group at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. In the Fitzpatrick lab, she studied the organization of GABAergic circuitry in primary visual cortex and managed histological processing of tissue in the lab. Amanda is primarily interested in how protein, cell, and circuit structure contributes of function.
You can read about her songbird research here: click the link
Emily Bragg
Pianist
Emily has been playing piano for decades, achieving statewide recognition in GMTA competitions under the teaching of Ms. Ann Arrington of Augusta. She went on to perform with the GT Symphony Orchestra and chamber music programs. An engineer by trade, she now regularly continues to play locally in chamber settings.
Tracy K. Woodard
Violinist
Tracy holds a BA in Performance from Georgia State University and MA in Performance from University of Georgia. She currently has principal second positions in Lagrange Symphony and Albany Symphony, and is a recurring artist for the MARTA Artbound program.