About The Ensemble
Core Members
Lori Shepherd, clarinet/saxophone
Residing in Seattle, Lori is a freelance musician and private music instructor specializing in woodwinds. Versatile and creative, she embodies the definition of musician. She performs regularly on clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and flute with ensembles ranging from small chamber groups to jazz bands to orchestras.
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Since March 2020, Lori has embarked on a very active remote recording schedule with Trio
de Bois and the Ladies' Quintessential Quintet to produce multiple livestream broadcasts and world premieres of new chamber works. The 2021 season is filled with new plans for new recordings from fruitful collaborations with composers across the globe thanks to successful call for scores for the season.
Nicole Marriott Fullmer,
oboe
As a freelance oboist described as having "a beautiful, free-flowing sound" by Holly Gornik
(retired Utah Symphony), Nicole has performed with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West,
recorded on the soundtrack for TNT's season one of "The Librarians," and participated in
the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival in New York City with her trio, Trio de Bois (a
French-style woodwind trio). She performs with Chrome Street quartet and is the section
leader of the Utah Wind Symphony. She is the oboist of the Ladies’ Quintessential Quintet, and was the oboist of the Salt Lake Pops Studio Orchestra and SaltAir Winds woodwind quintet while they were active. With these groups, Nicole has performed in New York City, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Seattle, London, and other various locations. She also performed solo and as part of a trio in recital in Alpine, Texas.
Nicole has done a variety of recording, which includes soloing with a choir, recording for soundtracks, and recording for a rock album, as well as all of the self-produced projects with LQQ this season. As a member of the Salt Lake Pops, she had the chance to record an original oboe solo, Electric Winter, composed by Nathaniel Drew that reached viral notoriety as “the dubstep oboist.” Nicole is currently working on a self-produced album of oboe solo works in her home recording studio. Follow Nicole @nicolemarriottfullmer
Robyn Watson,
bassoon
A native Texan, Robyn Watson began playing bassoon at the age of 10. She received her BM in Music Technology from Belmont University, MM in Performance from the University of Houston, and in May 2022 earned a Performer's Diploma from SMU. Robyn has been a part of music festivals in the US, Canada, and France. She has been a preferred substitute musician for orchestras all over Texas and Louisiana, and has performed at both the
International Double Reed Society and Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium conferences. In August, she’ll relocate to Seattle, officially joining Trio de Bois, an all-female reed trio.
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Robyn has recently found a passion in performing and arranging flute music for the bassoon. Her 2021 Meg Quigley performance featured her arrangement of Cécile Chaminade's Concertino, op. 107, and her presentation for the 2021 IDRS Virtual Convention included that, as well as her arrangement of Benjamin Godard's Suite de Trois Morceaux. Her arrangements are available through Trevco Music.
Trio de Bois believes that at the heart of chamber music is collaboration. Even though the faces behind the creation of the music may change, the connection remains the same. Because of this, we desire to make sure we recognize the contributions of everyone with whom we work.