July 23 — The 5 Browns
A conversation with the Juilliard-trained sibling piano ensemble on touring, and life as musicians. The 5 Browns have released eight albums that have collectively spent over 30 weeks at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Album Chart. The New York Post has proclaimed: “[F]ive pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.” The ensemble will perform on July 23 at 7:30pm at the Schaefer Center.
About the artist
The 5 Browns – Desirae Brown, Deondra Brown, Stephen Beus, Gregory Brown, and Melody Brown — all attended The Juilliard School in New York, where they were joined by the Browns’ youngest brother, Ryan (now retired from the stage). The quintet enjoyed its first wave of critical attention in February of 2002, when People magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five” and they were featured on Oprah and 60 Minutes. The 5 Browns have released eight albums that have collectively spent over 30 weeks at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Album Chart. The New York Post has proclaimed: “[F]ive pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.”
The 5 Browns’ music — and the siblings’ child advocacy work — are the subject of the award-winning documentary film The 5 Browns: Digging Through the Darkness, which was chosen as a “Critic’s Pick” by The New York Times.
