Charles Daellenbach
Conrad 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.
Early life and personal life
Canadian-American Daellenbach was born to a musical family in Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 1945. Descended from four generations of Swiss and German musicians, he followed his two older sisters into the choirs, bands and orchestras taught by his father. As a young player Daellenbach met and studied with the legendary artist/teacher Arnold Jacobs, followed by early entry to the Eastman School of Music while still in high school, finishing a Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts and Ph.D by the age 25.[1]
Career
After earning his doctorate at age 25, Daellenbach moved to Toronto and taught music at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.[1] The Canadian Brass was formed in 1970 by Daellenbach, enlisting trumpeter Stuart Laughton and trombonist Gene Watts and University of Toronto Business School graduate Graeme Page.
Many attribute Daellenbach with establishing a now mandatory presentation style for all performers. Daellenbach's contributions to the brass world have been noted in creating over 600 standard repertoire works for brass quintets, over than 30 best selling concert band versions of the most popular Canadian Brass repertoire, and an educational series that has sold nearly one million copies worldwide. His recording company Opening Day Entertainment (ODEG) has produced over 73 CDs and DVDs. Three ODEG CDs have been top 10 Billboard hits, four have been awarded Juno Awards, and thirteen have been nominated.
Daellenbach holds a Ph.D. (Eastman School of Music), DMA (New England Conservatory of Music, Hon.), DM (Hartwick College, Hon.) and an LL.D. (McMaster University, Hon.). In 2014, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for popularizing classical music, notably as a founder of the Canadian Brass, one of our nation’s most internationally renowned classical music groups".[2]
Personal life
Daellenbach is married with two sons. The family resides in Toronto.[1]