Charlie Plante is a 16 year old composer from Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Since beginning piano at age 3 and composition at 8, Charlie has been acclaimed in numerous national, regional and state competitions for his work, recently winning nationals through both the National Federation of Music Clubs and the Music Teachers National Association. He has collaborated on his works with multiple groups at the Waukesha County Conservatory of Music, UW-Whitewater, UW-River Falls and the Junior Composers Institute, as well as receiving lessons from Vanderbilt University and the Juilliard School. 

Additionally, Charlie has performed with MYSO, the Racine Symphony Orchestra, and as the Head Drum Major for the Cedarburg High School Marching Band. 

Through the John Downey Creation Project, he worked with teaching artist Dr. Christian Ellenwood, Charlie studies composition under Mr. Sam Ecoff and piano under Mrs. Margarita Kontorovsky. 

Composer Program Notes:

A triolet is traditionally a short, 8 stanza poem descending from the rondo. Originating from France, it’s form is ABaAabAB, where uppercase letters are directly the same lines, and lowercase letters are variations on the corresponding uppercase line with the same rhyme. Here the form is interpreted with more liberty, where A/a and B/b sections use primarily the same motives, A sections are of similar character to each other, as with B sections, and a/b sections are variations of similar character on their respective uppercase sections.