In 1945, near the end of the war, Charlotte married percussionist and fellow marine musician, Charles Owen. While living in the D.C. area, Charlotte was the principal clarinetist with the Arlington Symphony Orchestra. The couple moved to Philadelphia where Charlotte held the position as principal clarinetist with the Main Line Symphony. Later the family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where Charlotte raised her family and taught private clarinet and saxophone lessons.
At age 67, Charlotte organized and conducted the Ann Arbor Civic Band--a 75-piece community ensemble--for 16 years until 2001. She recently was the recipient of the University of Oregon's School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award and this year she received the D.A.R. Woman of the Year Award.
Read an excerpt about Charlotte Plummer's experience in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve Band from a manuscript I have written about the women's band: "A History of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve Band: 1943-1945," Journal of Band Research, Volumne 42(1), Fall 2006, pp. 1-41. |