# Canadian Brass

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