The Maribo Trio, founded in 2022, is the faculty reed trio of the University of Kentucky. Named after the members’ canine companions (Mabel, Rita, and Bowie), Maribo seeks to perform a wide variety of music for wind trio, and the ensemble is passionate about expanding their repertoire through collaboration and commissioning of new works.
Bassoonist Allison Nicotera is Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of Kentucky. As an educator, she is passionate about inspiring bassoonists of all ages to reach their fullest musical potential while realizing the value of their skill sets in all facets of life. An advocate for new music, she serves on the Board of Directors and is bassoonist with Exceptet, a seven-piece new music ensemble. Their debut album, Tree Lines, was released on New Focus Recordings in January 2025. Nicotera received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Hartt School, her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. When she’s not practicing, performing, teaching, or making reeds she enjoys gardening, tackling home improvement projects with her husband, and spending time with their young daughter, Frankie, and rescue dog, Bowie.
Oboist ToniMarie Marchioni enjoys a varied career as a performer, educator, and arts advocate. She appears frequently as a guest musician with orchestras around the country, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Nashville Symphony, among others. She has also been a featured artist at the Moab Music Festival (Utah), in Carnegie Hall’s collected stories festival, for the Stefan Wolpe Society, and at New York’s leading contemporary music venue Spectrum.
A member of the Maribo Trio (Lexington, KY), IRIS Collective (Memphis, TN) and Decoda (New York, NY), she is also an alumni of Ensemble Connect/The Academy, For the 2017-18 season, she was the Acting Second Oboe for the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. Dr. Marchioni’s first commercial album was released in 2022 on the Centaur Label. Currently the Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Kentucky, she holds degrees from Harvard (BA) and the Juilliard School (MM and DMA).
Dr. Scott Wright currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Kentucky. Prior to his appointment at UK in 2002, he served as the Clarinet Professor and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and he taught music for the public schools of Longview, Washington from 1987-97. Dr. Wright holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Arizona State University.