Charles Brennand
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| Born | 1929 |
| Died | July 31, 1976 (aged 46–47) |
| Nationality | America |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Cellist and string quartet player |
Charles Brennand (1929-July 31,1976 ) was an American cellist and string quartet player. [1][2]
Brennand was a cellist in the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of Eugene Ormandy.[1] (See Box 181, folder 3) He was a co-founder of the Philadelphia String Quartet. [2] The 1st violinist was Veda Reynolds; 2nd violinist was Irwin Eisenberg; and the violist, Alan Iglitzin. They parted ways with the orchestra to much publicity, including this article from Time Magazine, "Orchestras: Flying the Coop". [3]
Charlie, as he was known to his friends, brought his family to Seattle in 1966 as the quartet joined the faculty of the University of Washington as their string quartet in residence.[3] The quartet performed extensively for years at the University of Washington and beyond.[4] They made concert tours to Europe, South America. The Philadelphia Quartet was the first American quartet to tour India, representing the U.S. State Department, in February 1968. [5] Charles made numerous recordings, with the quartet, and and a soloist.[6] [4]
He was also admired as a teacher and chamber music coach. [7]
Personal Life
Charles was born in Newark, NJ. He received his Bachelor of music at Oberlin Conservatory, and his Masters at University of Illinois. He made a recording of a Beethoven cello/piano sonata in 1950.[8] With his wife Connie, they had three daughters, Betsy Brennand, Anne Brennand and Meg Brennand.
References
- ↑ "Philadelphia Orchestra Association records (personnel files) - Philadelphia Area Archives". findingaids.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ "Philadelphia String Quartet - Free Music Archive". freemusicarchive.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ↑ TIME (1966-10-07). "Orchestras: Flying the Coop". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ↑ "Nov.1 1974 PSQ Program.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ↑ "The Philadelphia String Quartet - Veda Reynolds and Irwin Eisenberg, violins / Albert Iglitzin, viola / Charles Brennand, cello (2 concerts)". The Poona Music Society. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ CHARLES BRENNAND; WILLIAM KURZBAN; Wagner, WALTER'S PRIZE SONG, Internet Archive, Musical Sound Books For Young Listeners, retrieved 2024-11-08
- ↑ "ICS Featured Artist: CONVERSATION WITH VICTOR SAZER". www.cello.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ↑ Greg Sandell (2024-02-08). Beethoven - Cello Sonata in F Op 5 No 1 - Milton Stern, piano - Charles Brennand, cello - acetate. Retrieved 2024-11-08 – via YouTube.
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