CAPA presents The 5 Browns at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St., at 8 p.m. April 15.
The 5 Browns — Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae — is a quintet of world-class concert pianists and 20-something siblings performing on five pianos and various ensemble combinations.
The 5 Browns are the sons and daughters of Keith and Lisa Brown, a couple from Utah. Lisa, classically trained to sing opera, decided early on that she wanted her children to have music in their lives. As the siblings became old enough to take piano lessons, each showed a clear talent and interest. As early as age 9, they had made a debut with a major symphony orchestra.
When Desirae began to plan for college, Deondra decided to accelerate her education in order to attend with her sister, and the family began looking into music schools and scholarships. The response included full scholarship offers from the finest music schools and conservatories in the nation, but New York’s Juilliard School was their choice. One year later, Gregory, Melody and Ryan were accepted to Juilliard as well — the first time five siblings were ever accepted simultaneously as students at the school. The entire Brown family moved from Utah to New York.
In 2005, The 5 Browns released their self-titled, debut recording that found them at the top of the weekly Billboard charts and one of the Top Classical Artists of 2005.
Their new album, No Boundaries, includes the unforgettable melodies of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Stravinsky’s The Firebird, as well as the new work Simple Gifts/Going Home, variations on Copland’s Shaker hymn Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring and DvoĆák’s Going Home theme from his Ninth Symphony.
Tickets are $32.50, $27.50, $22.50, and $17.50 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information, visit www.the5browns.com or www.capa.com.