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Cellist Charlie Brennand with cello
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][2] He was one of four brothers who all became major orchestra players, including Robert, who was principal bass with the New York Philharmonic.[3] and Thomas who was bassist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.[4]

As a student, Brennand attended on a fellowship to the Boston Symphony Tanglewood Music Center in 1949 .[5] He received his Bachelor of music at Oberlin Conservatory,,[6] where he made a recording of a Beethoven cello/piano sonata in 1950.[7] Subsequently, he received his Masters in Music at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.[8]

Brennand joined the cello section of the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of Eugene Ormandy.[9] (See Orchestra Archives, Box 181, folder 3) He was a co-founder of the Philadelphia String Quartet.[10] 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 1966 article from Time Magazine: "Orchestras: Flying the Coop".[11]

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.[12] The quartet performed extensively for years at the University of Washington and beyond.[13] 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.[14]

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

Charles made numerous recordings as a member of the Philadelphia Quartet.[15] and this concert at the U of W.[16] . Brennand also made recordings as a cello soloist.[17][18]

He was also admired as a teacher and chamber music coach.[19][1] He was associated with the Seattle Youth Symphony with conductor Vilem Sokol. Charlie helped through his old contacts with the Philadelphia Orchestra that the youth symphony had permission to perform Mahler's 10th Symphony in a rare west coast appearance.[20] [2]

The LP "Memorial Album" was created to celebrate the last performances with Charlie; that included 1st violinist, Stanley Ritchie; Irv Eisenberg, and Alan Iglitzin.[21]

Personal Life

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Charles was born in Newark, New Jersey. With his wife Connie, they had three daughters, Betsie Brennand, Anne Brennand[22] , a professional cellist, and Meg Brennand.[23] Meg, who died in the fall of 2024, was also a professional cellist, recorded an interview about her father and other professional musicians in her lineage.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Brennand". Discogs.
  2. ^ "CHARLES BRENNAND". August 1, 1976 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "PHILHARMONIC PUTS FOUR IN NEW POSTS". April 26, 1972 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/docfiles/programs_19910430b.pdf
  5. ^ "Performance History Search". archives.bso.org.
  6. ^ "Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio Op 121a "Kakadu" - Stern, Brennand, Skerlong". February 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Collection: Concert Programs (SOM) / Performance: Performance - Bibleaves Search Results". bibleaves.library.illinois.edu.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Orchestra Association records (personnel files) - Philadelphia Area Archives". findingaids.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  10. ^ "Philadelphia String Quartet - Free Music Archive". freemusicarchive.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  11. ^ TIME (1966-10-07). "Orchestras: Flying the Coop". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  12. ^ "PHILADELPHIA STRING QUARTET | THE NORTHWEST MUSIC ARCHIVES". nwmusicarchives.com.
  13. ^ "Nov.1 1974 PSQ Program.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Nov.1 1974 PSQ Program.pdf". Google Docs.
  16. ^ "Oct 10 1980 PSQ Program.pdf". Google Docs.
  17. ^ CHARLES BRENNAND; WILLIAM KURZBAN; Wagner, WALTER'S PRIZE SONG, Internet Archive, Musical Sound Books For Young Listeners, retrieved 2024-11-08
  18. ^ "Charles Brennand". Discogs.
  19. ^ "ICS Featured Artist: CONVERSATION WITH VICTOR SAZER". www.cello.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  20. ^ https://www.gustav-mahler.org/archiv/veranstaltungsprogramme/v-007/V-007-002250.pdf
  21. ^ "Philadelphia String Quartet - Memorial Album: The Last Performances With Charles Brennand" – via www.discogs.com.
  22. ^ Hohman, Cindy (January 30, 2023). "Anne Brennand". Center for Musical Arts.
  23. ^ "Meet The Musicians: Meg Brennand". January 11, 2019 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "Meet the Musicians: Meg Brennand | More Meet the Musicians: "Notes from the Margin" edition! Meg Brennand talks about the long line of cellists in her family & shares a little Gallery... | By Gallery Concerts".
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