Jasper Charlet

Jasper Charlet is a composer and (contra)bassoonist. As a child, he started taking bassoon lessons with Geert Philips and later pursued harmony lessons with Stefan Van Puymbroeck. At the age of 16, he began his higher studies at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where he studied under the guidance of Francis Pollet (bassoon), Filip Neyens (contrabassoon), and composers Wim Henderickx, Alain Craens, and Luc Van Hove.

As a composer, Jasper has collaborated with ensembles such as I SOLISTI and Night of the Proms. The opening movement of his bassoon concertino was performed by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Oliver Engels in 2017 as part of SoundMine, an annual masterclass. In 2019, he composed music for the production Mars om de macht (te verspelen) by I SOLISTI and Jan Decleir. The music theatre production toured throughout Flanders and the Netherlands.

Since January 2021, Jasper has been part of I SOLISTI MakerSpace, a multi-year program for young creators within the I SOLISTI ACADEMY. In addition to his formal studies, he has also received composition lessons from George De Decker, Jeroen D'hoe, Diederik Glorieux, Daan Janssens, and Frederik Neyrinck.