Jeffrey Brown is rapidly gaining recognition as a dynamic and versatile artist, performing frequently as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestras. Recent performance highlights include the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., universities and conservatories in New York, Florida, Ohio, and Virginia, live radio and television broadcasts on classical radio stations and PBS affiliates in New York and Chicago, and summer music festivals in France, Italy, Germany, and Austria. He has been a prizewinner in the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, the Corpus Christi International Young Artists' Competition, the Artist Presentation Society of St. Louis, the Music Teachers National Association Competition, the Iowa International Piano Competition, and the Eastman Concerto Competition.
Dr. Brown is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he earned the Performer's Certificate, the Master of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. He studied with Natalya Antonova and served as her teaching assistant, and he pursued chamber music studies with Jean Barr. His early training was with Jane Allen at the University of Missouri, where he received the Bachelor of Music degree with honors.
In 2004, Dr. Brown joined the faculty of Christopher Newport University in Virginia as the Director of Keyboard Studies. He is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and is in demand as a teacher, adjudicator, and clinician. He is a frequent collaborator with vocalists and instrumentalists and has served as the official pianist for a number of national and international competitions, including the Eastman International Piano Competition. He has also served on the faculty of summer music festivals in the United States and abroad, including the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.
Jeffrey Brown, Piano
Biography
Jeffrey Brown is rapidly gaining recognition as a dynamic and versatile artist, performing frequently as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestras. Recent performance highlights include the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., universities and conservatories in New York, Florida, Ohio, and Virginia, live radio and television broadcasts on classical radio stations and PBS affiliates in New York and Chicago, and summer music festivals in France, Italy, Germany, and Austria. He has been a prizewinner in the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, the Corpus Christi International Young Artists' Competition, the Artist Presentation Society of St. Louis, the Music Teachers National Association Competition, the Iowa International Piano Competition, and the Eastman Concerto Competition.
Dr. Brown is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he earned the Performer's Certificate, the Master of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. He studied with Natalya Antonova and served as her teaching assistant, and he pursued chamber music studies with Jean Barr. His early training was with Jane Allen at the University of Missouri, where he received the Bachelor of Music degree with honors.
In 2004, Dr. Brown joined the faculty of Christopher Newport University in Virginia as the Director of Keyboard Studies. He is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and is in demand as a teacher, adjudicator, and clinician. He is a frequent collaborator with vocalists and instrumentalists and has served as the official pianist for a number of national and international competitions, including the Eastman International Piano Competition. He has also served on the faculty of summer music festivals in the United States and abroad, including the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.