At one time, all the five Brown siblings were students at Juilliard in New York. In fact, the entire family moved to New York to enable their musical education. They drew critical attention in February, 2002, with glowing praise in People magazine, and guest appearances on Oprah and 60 Minutes. They released their first album in 2005, called simply, "The 5 Browns." According to the New York Post, “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years." By the end of 2005, they were among America's top classical recording artists.