Meg Brennand
| Meg Brennand | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 25, 2024 (aged 61–62) |
Meg Brennand (1962–October 25, 2024) was an American cellist. She performed throughout the United States as both a modern and Baroque style cellist. Brennand was a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle, WA. She was born in Philadelphia, PA.
Performing
Brennand was a member of Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra for thirty-four years.[1][2][3] She was also a longtime member of the Auburn Symphony Orchestra.[4] Ms. Brennand was the cellist in the Onyx Chamber Players, a piano trio with violinist James Garlick and pianist David White.[5][6][7]
She was very active in the Baroque world of authentic playing, this includes her work with the Cosi Quartet which specialized in Baroque instruments and style.[8], and the Seattle Baroque Orchestra with violinist Ingrid Matthews.[9] She also performed with Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham as part of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.[10] A very important collaboration was with violinist Stanley Ritchie.[11] with whom she performed many times.
Brennand was part of a cello quartet Cellicatessen, with Page Smith, Brian Wharton, and Olga Ruvinov who performed in the Tacoma/Seattle area.[12][13] Her daughter, Eleanor Legault, is a professional Baroque violinist.[14][15] She and Legault recorded as the Duo Moda. There are many other concerts and collaborations.[16][17][18][19]
Teaching
Meg served on the faculty as cello teacher at Seattle Pacific University Music Department for many years.[20] She also maintained a full schedule of private students from elementary school age through adult amateur players.[21] Brennand served for years on the faculty of Midsummer Musical Retreat, a camp for adult amateur musicians.[22]
Background and personal life
She graduated from the Eastman School of Music. She came from an extended family of professional musicians. Her grandfather, Asher, was a cellist who was to play on the Titanic, but was quarantined due to measles in the family; so lived to father a family of musicians.
Meg's father was cellist Charles Brennand,[23] a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and founding member of the Philadelphia String Quartet.[23] Her three uncles were all professional orchestra players. Thomas, the oldest, was a principal violist with the Cleveland Orchestra.[24] William was a leading cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra. Robert Brennand was the principal bass player of the New York Philharmonic.[25]
Meg married Steven Legault, and has two sisters, Anne and Betsie Brennand. Meg lived for years in Shoreline, Washington.
References
- ↑ "People". About PNB. Pacific Northwest Ballet. Archived from the original on 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-05-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Executive Director's Notebook: George Balanchine's the Nutcracker® 2024". PNB Blog. Pacific Northwest Ballet. 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "PNB Orchestra". Pacific Northwest Ballet.
- ↑ Auburn Symphony Orchestra (2019-11-11). "Meg Brennand is known for her work on both modern and baroque cello. She has been the cellist with the critically-acclaimed Onyx Chamber Players since 2004, performing throughout the Northwest and appearing live on Classical KING FM 98.1. Meg is a long-time member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and enjoys playing with the Auburn Symphony. Meg Brennand serves on the cello faculty at Seattle Pacific University. Come see her perform on November 22nd at Geaux Brewing or on November 24th at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church". Facebook.
- ↑ "Onyx Chamber Players to take the stage at Maier Hall". Peninsula Daily News. 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "Piano trio gives fresh twist to classic works". Everett Herald. 6 July 2006.
- ↑ "Armchair chamber-music fan: A living-room rehearsal can get pointed at times". Cascade PBS. May 2011.
- ↑ "Cosi Quartet". Camerata Musica. 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Meg Brennand". Discogs.
- ↑ "Whidbey Island Music Festival: With Friends Like These – Pisendel & Veracini". Live Music Project.
- ↑ "More Music Listings". The Stranger.
- ↑ "Four centuries of music from four cellos at next First Sundays concert". 28 October 2019.
- ↑ "Recurring Jazz series". Earshot. 28 December 2018.
- ↑ "Our Artists". Classical Uncorked.
- ↑ "Eleanor Legault". 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Musique du Jour Presents! – the Classical String Quartet". Live Music Project.
- ↑ "Anacortes Early Music: The Classical Quintet All Mozart Concert". Live Music Project.
- ↑ "A Lot of Night Music". Live Music Project.
- ↑ "Here and There" (PDF). The Diapason. Vol. 114 no. 11. November 2013. p. 3. ISSN 0012-2378.
- ↑ "Sprezzatura Trio | Seattle Pacific University". Archived from the original on 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Elinor Frey Explores the Piccolo Cello on 'Early Italian Concertos'". 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "Faculty".
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Charles Brennand". The New York Times. August 1976.
- ↑ "SYMPHONIA QUARTET | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "International Society of Bassists - in Memory".
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