Formed in 2009, Trio de Bois has enjoyed an active career with musicians Nicole Marriott Fullmer (oboe), Larkin Sanders (clarinet), and Robyn Watson (bassoon). Based out of Seattle and Salt Lake City, Trio de Bois has performed all over the country and at multiple festivals, including at the 2012 Imani Winds Chamber Festival, ClarinetFest 2021, Music by Women Festival in 2023, and the International Double Reed Conferences in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The ensemble thrives in collaborating with composers and other musicians, and their 2020 Call for Scores Project expanded the trio repertoire with over 30 works by composers from around the world.
Seattle-based bassoonist Robyn Watson is principal bassoon of the Juneau Symphony (AK) and performs regularly with Trio de Bois, as well as orchestras and theatres all over Western Washington. She has soloed with the Clear Lake Symphony (TX), the Belmont University Symphony Orchestra (TN), and has given recitals in Houston, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle. Ms. Watson has been selected to present virtual performances for both the 2021 Meg Quigley Symposium and IDRS conferences, and has performed with Trio de Bois and The Ladies’ Bassoon Band at IDRS (2022, 2024) and SHE: Festival of Women in Music (2024).
Nicole Marriott Fullmer, oboist, resides in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She is an active freelance musician, performing on call with the Utah Symphony and Ballet West in Salt Lake City. Additionally, she plays in a contemporary fusion quartet called Chrome Street, alongside her guitarist husband and violin & cello colleagues. She is the oboist of Trio de Bois, 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.
Dr. Larkin Sanders (b. 1987) is a clarinetist, educator, and artist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She teaches at Washburn University and William Jewell College, owns The Clever Clarinetist, and directs the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. A Selmer Paris, Behn, D’Addario, Corbin, and Silverstein Pro Team Artist, she performs internationally and with ensembles like the Springfield and Kansas City Symphonies. A composer, author, and artist, her works are inspired by storytelling and featured in shops and musician logos. Dr. Sanders holds a Doctor of Music from Florida State University and degrees from Michigan State and the University of Kansas.