“Vermont’s piano trio” - Rutland Herald
Our Story
It's been said that out of adversity comes opportunity, and out of the COVID-19 pandemic the Champlain Trio was formed. Violinist Letitia Quante, cellist Emily Taubl and pianist Hiromi Fukuda each call Vermont home and with concerts, tours and festivals being put on hold, the spring of 2020 brought the unique opportunity to come together as an ensemble.
All three musicians earned degrees from The Juilliard School among others and hold positions in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Amherst College, and the University of Vermont.
With a shared passion for chamber music and supporting the arts in Vermont, the trio created a documentary film project in 2020 entitled “Empty Stages”, with the goal of drawing attention to the many amazing concert venues across the state and to show how COVID-19 has impacted the arts. The documentary aired on Vermont PBS in June of 2021.
In 2022, the trio was awarded a Vermont Arts Council Grant to record the Croatian composer Dora Pejačević’s Piano Trio, Op. 29. The album is now out and can be found on all major streaming platforms.
The trio continues to expand their active performing schedule in addition to forming chamber music programs for students across Vermont. For a full list of concerts and programs, please visit their schedule.
Upcoming Events
Our Projects
Recording of Dora Pejačević’s Piano Trio
We’re thrilled to share that our first recording as the Champlain Trio is now available! You can find our recording on most major streaming platforms such as Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music and more. This project would not have been possible without the support of the Vermont Arts Council.
Listen to the full recording here!
Vermont Arts Council Artist Development Grant Award
We're thrilled to share that we've been awarded a Vermont Arts Council Artist Development Grant and we're very thankful and humbled to be the recipients. This grant will allow us to fulfill our dream of recording the Croatian composer Dora Pejačević's Piano Trio in C Major which we performed throughout last season. As an all-female ensemble, we're passionate about playing music by women composers and this incredible work has been sadly underplayed and under appreciated. We are also passionate about showcasing the beautiful venues and talented artists here in Vermont, so we will be recording at the UVM recital hall and our recording engineer will be Tim Woos from Burlington.
EMPTY STAGES:
Performances and Stories of Resilience
Empty Stages is an episodic documentary following the Champlain Trio as they tour concert venues across the state of Vermont highlighting the impact that COVID-19 has had on arts organizations, venues and artists. Along with filmmaker Jay Craven of Kingdom County Productions, the six-part series captures gorgeous drone footage, captivating interviews, stories of hardship and amazing creativity and beautiful performances.
Watch the full series! Empty Stages