It\u2019s another busy week at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.\u00a0We are proud to be hosting the Ohio Music Teachers Association state conference this Thursday through Saturday.\u00a0Nearly a hundred private and collegiate music teachers, students, and exhibitors will be moving into Van Wert for three days.\u00a0During that time, they will be attending educational sessions, visiting exhibits, networking with other teachers, and attending concerts.\u00a0They are staying in our hotels and eating at our restaurants.<\/p>\n
We have conveniently scheduled a concert with the internationally acclaimed Five Browns; five siblings who all earned scholarships from the renowned Julliard School of Music as pianists.\u00a0Can you imagine their home growing up?\u00a0\u00a0Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra, and Desirae became the first family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously.<\/p>\n
The quintet enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002 when People magazine dubbed them the \u201cFab Five\u201d at about the same time they were featured on \u201cOprah\u201d and \u201c60 Minutes\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The New York Post proclaimed: \u201cOne family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years. \u2026 When these kids do Rachmaninoff, they\u2019ll make you forget about Marshall Amps.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since their inception as The Five Browns, they have garnered extensive coverage from media outlets ranging from \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d, \u201cGood Morning America\u201d, \u201cThe Today Show\u201d, and \u201cThe View\u201d, to CNN, \u201cFox and Friends\u201d, Public Radio\u2019s \u201cPerformance Today\u201d, as well as The New York Times, Parade, People, The Los Angeles Times, the Sunday London Telegraph, Entertainment Weekly, and now their return to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.\u00a0Their PBS TV special, \u201cThe Five Browns in Concert\u201d, aired on PBS stations all over the country.<\/p>\n
Their return concert to the Niswonger will be this Friday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Five Steinway grand pianos are being delivered from New York City and other locations in the Midwest.\u00a0They will be tuned and prepped for their Van Wert concert in the Van Wert County Foundation Saltzgaber Music Hall.\u00a0Some of their music being performed will be from their seventh album released just this year with Grammy award-winning producer Adam Abeshouse.<\/p>\n
When you attend this concert Friday night, be aware that the Grand Lobby will be a busy place, filled with exhibitors from the OhioMTA Conference.\u00a0\u00a0Some exhibitors may actually be open for you to peruse and purchase gift items and print music.<\/p>\n
A few select tickets remain for this amazing concert and can be purchased at the box office in person or by calling 419.238.NPAC (6722), or online at\u00a0NPACVW.ORG.<\/p>\n
Before we welcome all the teachers, the conference, and The Five Browns, we welcome CEO\/Speaker\/Author Stephen Harvill Wednesday (October 11) at 7 p.m.\u00a0Harvill has been sharing his concepts and strategies with small companies to Fortune 500 companies.\u00a0The theme of his talk at the Niswonger will be \u201cWhy We Love the Movies.\u201d\u00a0It is an entertaining and educational presentation that takes you through the elements of the movie experience discussing story, the narrative arc, music, emotions, psychology, and the after effects of going to the movies.<\/p>\n
We thank Central Insurance Companies for bringing this incredible speaker to the Niswonger.\u00a0All tickets for Harvill\u2019s presentation are $20 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.<\/p>\n
I hope everyone enjoyed \u201cAn Afternoon with Jamie Farr\u201d as much as I did.\u00a0\u00a0He was such a genuine and funny man.\u00a0He still has a bit of Toledo in him even though he has lived in California most of his adult life.\u00a0What a story teller!\u00a0I was disappointed we didn\u2019t get to see him act in Tuesdays with Morrie, but it didn\u2019t take long for him to mesmerize the audience with his stories of his life, experiences, and friends in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t forget about our big Halloween celebration coming at the end of October with The Wizard of Oz.\u00a0This is a huge Broadway show that will entertain everyone in the family.\u00a0It starts at 7 p.m., being that the shows are on Monday, October 30, and Tuesday (Halloween), October 31.\u00a0You\u2019ll love the music, the costumes, and especially all the glamor of the staging and special effects for this classic show everyone knows and loves.\u00a0Two shows, so make your choice now while seats remain!<\/p>\n
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