Canadian Brass è un quintetto di ottoni canadese fondato da Chuck Daellenbach, Stuart Laughton, e Gene Watts nel 1970. Oltre ad avere una intensissima attività concertistica, i Canadian Brass hanno inciso più di cinquanta album. Hanno suonato e inciso centinaia di trascrizioni, arrangiamenti e opere originali per quintetto d'ottoni.
Organico Attualmente il quintetto è formato da: Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone), Caleb Hudson (tromba), and Jeff Nelsen (corno), Brandon Ridenour (tromba). In passato hanno fatto parte del quintetto i seguenti musicisti: Stuart Laughton - tromba (1970-1971, 2003-2005) Graeme Page - corno (1970-1983) Gene Watts - trombone (1970-2010) Ronald Romm - tromba (1971-2000) Fred Mills - tromba (1972-1996) Marty Hackleman - corno (1983-1986) David Ohanian - corno (1986-1998) Jens Lindemann - tromba (1996-2001) Chris Cooper - corno (1998-2000) Ryan Anthony - tromba (2000-2003) Joe Burgstaller - tromba (2001-2004, 2006-2009) Justin Emerich - tromba (2005-2006) Bernhard Scully - corno (2005-2007) Chris Coletti – tromba (2009–2019) Jeroen Berwaerts - tromba Manon Lafrance - tromba Keith Dyrda - trombone Brandon Ridenour - tromba Eric Reed - corno
Video Oltre alla produzione discografica, hanno realizzato diversi video che testimoniano un controllo della loro tecnica esecutiva; ne è esempio l'esecuzione del noto Volo del calabrone di Rimskij-Korsakov, dalla Favola dello Zar Saltan, reso famoso dal film Shine come un brano dalla velocità elevatissima e dall'elevata difficoltà tecnica.
Nel video, l'esecuzione di questo è affidata addirittura alla tuba, ma dopo alcune frasi musicali il trombettista si avvicina al tubista e lo sostituisce nell'azionare i pistoni con la mano, mentre l'esecutore principale rimane seduto e continua a suonare lo strumento.
Discografia
Canadian Brass (eponimo) (1971, 1972) CBC Rag-Ma-Tazz (1973) CBC Make We Joy (1973) CBC w/Festival Singers of Canada Royal Fanfare (1973) Boot Master Concert Series Canadian Brass in Paris (1973) Boot Master Concert Series Rag-Ma-Tazz (1974) Boot Master Concert Series A Touch of Brass (1974) Welk Group Canadian Brass: Pachelbel to Joplin (1974) Welk Group Pucker & Valve Society Band (1975) Umbrella Unexplored Territory (1977) CBC w/Don Gillis Jazz Quartet Canadian Brass Plus Organ (1977) CBC w/organist Doug Haas Toccata, Fugues & Other Diversions (1977) Umbrella Direct-to-Disk Canadian Brass Encore (1977) CBC Bells and Brass (1978, with Gordon Slater) Independent Mostly Fats; Fats Waller's Greatest Hits (1979) RCA Red Seal Pachelbel Canon & Other Great Baroque Hits (1980) RCA Red Seal Christmas with the Canadian Brass (1981) RCA Red Seal The Village Band (1981) RCA Red Seal Champions (1983) Sony Canadian Brass Greatest Hits (1983) RCA Red Seal High, Bright, Light and Clear (1983) RCA Red Seal Ain't Misbehavin' and Other Fats Waller Hits (1984) RCA Brass in Berlin (1984) Sony Canadian Brass Live! (1984) Sony A Canadian Brass Christmas (1985) Sony Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (1986) Sony Basin Street (1987) Sony Strike Up the Band — Canadian Brass Plays Gershwin (1987) RCA Red Seal Bach: The Art of Fugue (1988) Sony The Mozart Album (1988) Sony Canadian Brass More Greatest Hits (1988) Sony Best of the Canadian Brass (1989) Sony Gabrieli/Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music (1990) Sony w/Members of the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama English Renaissance Music (1990) Sony Super Hits Sony The Christmas Album (1990) PHILIPS Beethoven Fifth Symphony & Overtures (1991) PHILIPS w/Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Georg Tintner Red, White & Brass: Made in the USA (1991) PHILIPS w/Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lukas Foss The Essential Canadian Brass (1991) PHILIPS Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album (1992) PHILIPS Wagner for Brass (1992) PHILIPS w/Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, conducted by Edo de Waart Rejoice! -- Brass and Voice (1993) ODEG w/Indiannoplis Children's Choir An Evening of Brass Theater (1994) ODEG (Opening Day Entertainment Group) Brass on Broadway (1994) PHILIPS Gabrieli for Brass (1994) PHILIPS w/Members of the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Elmer Iseler Noel (1994) BMG with James Galway, Kings Singers, Angel Romero & others Bolero & Other Great Melodies (1995) BMG Brass Busters (1995) BMG w/New York Philharmonic & Boston Symphony Orchestra Fireworks: Baroque Brass Favorites (1995) BMG Go for Baroque! (1995) BMG Ragtime (1995) BMG Renaissance Men (1995) BMG Swingtime! (1995) BMG Brass Theater II with Star of Indiana (1995) ODEG Brass Theater III with Star of Indiana (1996) ODEG Canadian Brass Plays Bernstein (1996) BMG The Canadian Brass Live in Germany (1997) BMG Christmas Experiment (1997) BMG All You Need is Love (1998) BMG A Christmas Gloria (1999) TELARC w/Mormon Tabernacle Choir Take the "A" Train (1999) BMG Celebration (1999) ODEG Bach Goldberg Variations (2001) BMG CBC Radio Years (2001) CBC Holidays with Canadian Brass (2002) BMG Sacred Brass (2002) BMG Amazing Brass (2002) ODEG/LINUS Sweet Songs of Christmas (2002) ODEG A Holiday Tradition (2003) LINUS Magic Horn (2004) ODEG Joyful Sounds (2005) ODEG High Society (2006) ODEG People of Faith (2006) ODEG Wedding Essentials (2006) ODEG Concert Band Essentials (2007) ODEG Christmas Tradition (2007) ODEG Bach (2008) ODEG Legends (2008) ODEG Jazz Roots (2008) ODEG Manhattan Music (2008) ODEG Echo — Glory of Gabrieli (2009) ODEG Swing That Music — A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (2010) ODEG Stars & Stripes" — Canadian Brass Salute America (2010) ODEG Spirit Dance (2010) ODEG w/pianist David Braid A Very Merry Christmas (2010) w/various artists The Classics: From Pachelbel to Purcell (2011) ODEG The Classics: Between Bach & Handel (2011) ODEG The Classics: Mozart & More (2011) ODEG Brahms on Brass (2011) ODEG Canadian Brass 'Takes Flight''' (2012) Steinway/ODEG Carnaval: Music of Robert Schumann'' (2013) ODEG "Perfect Landing" (2015) ODEG "Christmas Time Is Here: The Encore!" (2018) ODEG
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