Draft:Charles Brennand


Philadelphia Quartet with Stanley Ritchie, Irv Eisenberg, Charles Brennand and Alan Iglitzin

Charles Brennand (1929-July 31,1976 ) was an American cellist and string quartet player. [1]

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 prior to attending Oberlin in 1950.[1] He appeared with the Detroit Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra. Later, Charlie, as he was known to his friends and colleagues, joined the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of Eugene Ormandy. Charlie 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]

In 1966, Brennand brought his family to Seattle as the quartet joined the faculty of the University of Washington as their string quartet in residence.[2] The quartet performed extensively for years at the University of Washington and beyond.[4] They took majors tours to Europe, South America. Representing the U.S. State Department, the PSQ was the first American quartet to tour India.[5]

The Philadelphia String Quartet: Veda Reynolds, Irv Eisenberg, Alan Iglitzin and Charlie Brennand

Charles made numerous recordings, with the quartet, and and a soloist.[6] [3]

He was also admired as a teacher and chamber music coach. [7]

Personal Life

edit

With his wife Connie, they had three daughters, Betsy Brennand, Anne Brennand and Meg Brennand.

References

edit
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia String Quartet - Free Music Archive". freemusicarchive.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ TIME (1966-10-07). "Orchestras: Flying the Coop". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  4. ^ "Nov.1 1974 PSQ Program.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://digital.lib.washington.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/e0711290-29e9-4a10-ab8e-8f5b615ba084/content
  6. ^ CHARLES BRENNAND; WILLIAM KURZBAN; Wagner, WALTER'S PRIZE SONG, Internet Archive, Musical Sound Books For Young Listeners, retrieved 2024-11-08
  7. ^ "ICS Featured Artist: CONVERSATION WITH VICTOR SAZER". www.cello.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
edit