Welcoming Jeff Brown to The Music Settlement

We are thrilled to welcome Jeff Brown as our new Chair of our Center for Music at The Music Settlement. Jeff brings a wealth of experience as a performer, educator, and administrator. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Jeff holds a BM in Piano Performance as well as a Performer’s Certificate, a Master of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Eastman School of Music.

He studied with Natalya Antonova and served as her teaching assistant, and his early training was with Jane Allen at the University of Missouri.

He has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestras. He was a prizewinner in the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, the Eastman Concerto Competition, and the Kneisel German Lieder Competition, and he was a recipient of the Artist Presentation Society Award of St. Louis. He has been on the collaborative piano faculty of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria, La Musica Lirica International Music Festival in Italy, and the DaXia Vocal Arts Festival in China.

Prior to joining The Music Settlement, he served for many years on the faculty at Western Illinois University as Professor of Piano and Director of the School of Music. He is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association and other organizations committed to community engagement and education, and he has presented masterclasses and lectures at universities and conservatories throughout the United States.

We look forward to the expertise and passion Jeff will bring to our community!