Leonardo da Vinci, MUSICIAN & SCIENTIST at St John's In the Village Church

Saturday, May 4th, 2 pm

To provide an in-depth analysis of Leonardo’s use of musical harmonic proportions to construct form and signification in “The Last Supper” and to interpret performative meaning in his “Festa del Paradiso” enactment of the harmony of the spheres.

Join us for this fascinating presentation! Event will be followed by a reception.

The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture is happy to bring this thought-provoking presentation on Leonardo da Vinci as a musician and scientist to St. John’s in the Village, 218 W. 11th St., NYC. Dr. Michael Eisenberg, curator of a 2014 exhibit at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan on da Vinci’s designs of musical instruments, and the Codex Atlanticus, will lecture, and perform on harpsichord, organ and Renaissance harp. He will be joined by He will be joined by Margo Andrea, mezzo-soprano and historical strings; Melissa Fogarty, soprano; Alex Yu, on the recorder, and Carlos Valte on historical plucked instruments.

The event at St. John’s will include lecture, slides, musical demonstrations, and concert.