Trio Vivo's debut album "Uncommon" is now available! Lucy Banner (piano), Mariellen Sears (flute) and Bruce Abbott (soprano & alto saxophone) performing music by composers from the 1900's through the present day. Streaming on all major platforms including YouTube!
Trio Vivo - Lucy Banner (piano), Mariellen Sears (flute) and Bruce Abbott (saxophone)
Trio Vivo performs classical music of varied style and mood by composers from the Baroque era to the present day. We travel from early conservative to edgy contemporary as we explore the exciting possibilities that this unusual ensemble of piano, flute and saxophone inspires.
Trio Vivo
Concert Excerpts Videos
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts USA - October, 2016
Dreamland Film & Cultural Center, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts USA
Trio Vivo Sample Repertoire List
Trio Vivo Audio Samples |
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Click here to listen to the album "Trio Vivo - Uncommon" on YouTube. Also streaming on all major platforms.
Recent additions to our repertoire. Recorded live in concert.
"Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe" was composed by Trio Vivo saxophonist Bruce Abbott. The inspiration for its title is found in two paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, Blue and Green Music and Music, Pink and Blue, abstract works in which she tried to evoke the experience of sound.
Published music for this piece is available at Sheet Music Plus. Also available in arrangements for Violin, Cello & Piano and Flute, Clarinet & Piano.
Published music for this piece is available at Sheet Music Plus. Also available in arrangements for Violin, Cello & Piano and Flute, Clarinet & Piano.
Georgia O'Keeffe - Blue and Green Music (1919/1921)
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Georgia O'Keeffe - Music, Pink and Blue No. 2 (1918)
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About Trio Vivo...
In the fall of 2015 saxophonist Bruce Abbott contacted two musicians he had long admired - pianist Lucy Banner and flutist Mariellen Sears - to see if they might be interested in meeting to play through some classical repertoire. A date was made, and at the end of that very exciting first session Lucy and Mariellen asked if all were available to meet the following week. Trio Vivo was born! And the threesome has continued to meet weekly ever since. Exploring new repertoire while honing older material, preparing and organizing concert programs, and enjoying the beauty that results from combining their creative energy. Viva il Trio Vivo!
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Lucy Banner - Piano
Lucy Banner is well known to Cape Cod audiences as a solo pianist and collaborative pianist for instrumentalists and singers throughout southeastern Massachusetts. She holds degrees in piano/performance from Oberlin Conservatory and Ithaca College. Ms. Banner was pianist for Cape Cod Opera for productions, concerts, and outreaches. She is also a collaborative pianist for Cape Cod's Open-Mic Classical. Ms. Banner is the pianist for First Parish Brewster (Cape Cod) Unitarian Universalist congregation. |
Mariellen Sears - Flute
A native Cape Codder, flutist Mariellen Sears has performed as a chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States and Eastern Europe. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts/Lowell (BA and MM), her primary teachers were Virginia Sindelar Leguia and Iva Milch. She also studied with Martha Woodward and Eleanor Lawrence and studies Irish Traditional Flute with Shannon Heaton. Currently Mariellen performs with the Cape Symphony, Trio Vivo, the Scorton Chamber Ensemble and the Metropolitan Flute Orchestra and was a member of the former Simon Sinfonietta. She has also performed with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra (PA), the Manchester Philharmonic (NH) and the Plymouth Philharmonic (MA) Orchestras. Mariellen taught in the Nauset Public Schools for 34 years and is currently on the faculty at UMass/Dartmouth and at the Cape Conservatory (West Barnstable) where she teaches both Suzuki and Traditional Flute pedagogy. She is the director of the Cape Conservatory Adult Flute Choir. Mariellen is a certified Suzuki Flute Instructor and a trained “Kinderflute” teacher. |
Bruce Abbott - Saxophone
Bruce Abbott has served on the faculties of Nauset Regional High School, Salve Regina University and the University of Rhode Island, where he earned a Masters Degree in Music Performance. He has performed at events and in concerts and clubs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Highlights of his performing career include a concert tour of South Korea with the Rhode Island Saxophone Quartet and a concert performance in Americus, Georgia with the North Star Jazz Ensemble as part of the festivities for former President Jimmy Carter’s 75th birthday celebration. He has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and has toured with the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Currently Bruce performs with Trio Vivo, North Star Jazz, Cape Cod Jazz Quintet, Fred Fried and many others. As a recording artist he has performed on over a dozen CDs with North Star Jazz and CommonGround as well as many other artists. |
Past performances...
November 20, 2022 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo in Concert
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth MA 02664 - 508-394-7100
Concert at 3:00pm - Admission $25
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth MA 02664 - 508-394-7100
Concert at 3:00pm - Admission $25
June 2, 2019 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo in concert - 4:00pm
The Nantucket Arts Council presents Trio Vivo at the
Dreamland Film & Cultural Center, 17 South Water Street, Nantucket MA
The Nantucket Arts Council presents Trio Vivo at the
Dreamland Film & Cultural Center, 17 South Water Street, Nantucket MA
January 6, 2019 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo - Concert from 2:00-3:00pm
Brewster Ladies’ Library, 1822 Main Street (Route 6A), Brewster, MA - 508-896-3913
Free admission
Brewster Ladies’ Library, 1822 Main Street (Route 6A), Brewster, MA - 508-896-3913
Free admission
November 10, 2018 (Saturday) - Monika Woods & Friends featuring Trio Vivo
At the Sandwich Arts Alliance Village Concert Series - Sandwich Town Hall, 130 Main Street, Sandwich MA 02563
Clarinetist extraordinaire Monika Woods hosts an evening of classical music.
Concert at 7:00pm - Tickets $25 adults/$10 students
At the Sandwich Arts Alliance Village Concert Series - Sandwich Town Hall, 130 Main Street, Sandwich MA 02563
Clarinetist extraordinaire Monika Woods hosts an evening of classical music.
Concert at 7:00pm - Tickets $25 adults/$10 students
October 28, 2018 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo - Concert at 3:00pm
From early conservative to edgy contemporary, come and enjoy an afternoon of Classical Music by an Uncommon Ensemble.
Celebrating the release of their new recording Trio Vivo: Uncommon.
The concert will feature music by such composers as Bizet, Vaughan Williams, Ibert, Quantz and Faure, as well as the world premiere of "Rising" by Fred Fried, composed especially for Trio Vivo!
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth 02664 - 508-394-7100
$18 members/$20 non-members
From early conservative to edgy contemporary, come and enjoy an afternoon of Classical Music by an Uncommon Ensemble.
Celebrating the release of their new recording Trio Vivo: Uncommon.
The concert will feature music by such composers as Bizet, Vaughan Williams, Ibert, Quantz and Faure, as well as the world premiere of "Rising" by Fred Fried, composed especially for Trio Vivo!
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth 02664 - 508-394-7100
$18 members/$20 non-members
May 20, 2018 (Sunday) - OPEN MIC CLASSICAL CAPE COD (aka the Mic-less Open Mic!) in Sandwich!
Trio Vivo will be the guest artist at this unique and innovative open mic started by award-winning clarinetist Monika Woods. Monika will join us for one of our pieces. Performers welcome for the open mic part of the afternoon. Check website for details.
Sandwich Town Hall, 130 Main Street, Sandwich MA
Admission: suggested donation of $5-$10
Trio Vivo will be the guest artist at this unique and innovative open mic started by award-winning clarinetist Monika Woods. Monika will join us for one of our pieces. Performers welcome for the open mic part of the afternoon. Check website for details.
Sandwich Town Hall, 130 Main Street, Sandwich MA
Admission: suggested donation of $5-$10
February 25, 2018 (Sunday) - Concert from 2:30-3:30pm
Cape Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis MA 02638 - 508-385-4477
$18/$15 members
Cape Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis MA 02638 - 508-385-4477
$18/$15 members
February 24, 2018 (Saturday) - Concert from 3:00-4:00pm
Wellfleet Public Library, Main Street, Wellfleet MA
Free admission.
Wellfleet Public Library, Main Street, Wellfleet MA
Free admission.
September 18, 2017 (Monday) - Trio Vivo - Concert at 7:00pm
Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, MA 02360 - 508-830-4250
In the Fehlow Room at the Main Library. Free admission
Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, MA 02360 - 508-830-4250
In the Fehlow Room at the Main Library. Free admission
August 31, 2017 (Thursday) - Trio Vivo - Concert at 7:30pm
Cape Cod Conservatory, 2235 Iyannough Road (Route 132), Barnstable MA 02668 - 508-362-2772
Free admission.
Cape Cod Conservatory, 2235 Iyannough Road (Route 132), Barnstable MA 02668 - 508-362-2772
Free admission.
January 8, 2017 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo - Concert from 2:00-3:00pm
Brewster Ladies’ Library, 1822 Main Street (Route 6A), Brewster, MA - 508-896-3913
Free admission
October 23, 2016 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo - Concert at 3:00pm
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth 02664 - 508-394-7100
$18 members/$20 non-members ($10 students 18 and under - request special pricing at the door or by calling)
Brewster Ladies’ Library, 1822 Main Street (Route 6A), Brewster, MA - 508-896-3913
Free admission
October 23, 2016 (Sunday) - Trio Vivo - Concert at 3:00pm
Cultural Center of Cape Cod - 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth 02664 - 508-394-7100
$18 members/$20 non-members ($10 students 18 and under - request special pricing at the door or by calling)
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