Charles "Chuck" Daellenbach is an American-Canadian[1] tuba player. He is one of the founders of the Canadian Brass and remains the quintet's tuba player.
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Daellenbach is from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, where his father taught him music daily.[1] Chuck earned a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music at University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) at age 25.[1]
He is married and has two sons. The family resides in Toronto.[1]
After earning his doctorate, Daellenbach moved the short distance to Canada and taught music at the University of Toronto.[1] The Canadian Brass was formed in 1970 by Daellenbach, trumpeter Stuart Laughton and trombonist Eugene Watts.
Many attribute Daellenbach with establishing a now mandatory presentation style for all performers. Daellenbach's contributions to the brass world have been noted in standard repertoire for brass quintets, more than 30 best selling concert band versions of the most popular Canadian Brass repertoire, and an educational series that has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. His recording company Opening Day Entertainment (ODEG) has produced over 60 CDs and DVDs. Three ODEG CDs have been top 10 Billboard hits, four have been awarded Juno Awards, and eleven have been nominated.