title: Canadian Brass
text: # 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
  