Canadian-American Daellenbach was born to a musical family in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, in 1945. Descended from four generations of Swiss and German musicians, he followed his two older sisters into the choirs, bands and orchestras taught by his father.
As a young player Daellenbach met and studied with the legendary artist/teacher Arnold Jacobs, followed by early entry to the Eastman School of Music while still in high school, finishing a Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy by the age 25.
He is one of the founders of the Canadian Brass and remains the quintet"s tuba player, publisher, business administrator and professional relationships manager. After earning his doctorate at age 25, Daellenbach moved to Toronto and taught music at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. The Canadian Brass was formed in 1970 by Daellenbach, enlisting trumpeter Stuart Laughton and trombonist Gene Watts and University of Toronto Business School graduate Graeme Page.
Daellenbach"s contributions to the brass world include over 600 standard repertoire works for brass quintets, more than 30 best-selling concert band versions of the most popular Canadian Brass repertoire, and an educational series that has sold nearly one million copies worldwide.
His recording company, Opening Day Entertainment (ODEG), has produced over 73 CDs and DVDs. Three ODEG CDs have been top 10 Billboard hits, four have been awarded Juno Awards, and 13 have been nominated.
Daellenbach holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Eastman School of Music), DMA (New England Conservatory of Music, Honorary), Doctor of Medicine (Hartwick College, Honorary) and an Doctor of Laws (McMaster University, Honorary).
