Trillium takes you on a journey inside the music, connecting your heart to the heart of the music. With beautiful and expressive performances through formal recitals and intimate house concerts, Trillium is revitalizing the chamber scene in the region. As both teachers and veteran performers, Trillium also participates in educational outreach programs to impart a deeper understanding of the music through hands on experiences.
About Trillium
Founded in January of 2014, Trillium is an ensemble of strings and piano that combines many years of performing experience throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and even India. In the short time they have been performing together, Trillium has engaged numerous audiences with its expressive interpretations at the heart of the piano trio literature, in addition to performances of quartets and quintets.
Alison Maerker garner, VIOLIN
Alison Maerker Garner has performed with orchestras in California, Indiana, and Tennessee, and has toured throughout the US and South America playing both violin and piano as part of the University of Tennessee Suzuki Talent Education Association. She studied at Indiana University with Josef Gingold and Paul Biss. She performed with the Irish band Red-Haired Mary for eight years and has released two CDs. She teaches using a variety of modalities (Suzuki, Kodaly, and Dalcroze) and has been published in a variety of journals. Her book series, Musical Minds, introduces students to music in the context of all the arts.
ALICIA RANDISI-HOOKER, CELLO
Alicia Randisi-Hooker holds degrees from the University of Tennessee (BM) and the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University (MM). She has performed extensively in orchestras and chamber music settings throughout the United States and Europe. Alicia is engaged in a rich and wide variety of musical activities, teaching each summer at Suzuki Institutes and workshops around the country. Her students have won prizes, scholarships, and competitions both nationally and internationally, and she has been named a Governor’s School of the Arts Outstanding Teacher. Believing that music can educate the whole child, she also spends countless hours in community outreach to advocate for music education and chamber music performance.
ROBERT BONHAM, PIANO
Robert Bonham is professor emeritus of Maryville College, a recipient of the Maryville College Outstanding Teacher Award, and a founding member of the faculty of the Keyboard Wellness Seminar (now in the 16th year devoted to sustaining and promoting the insights of Dorothy Taubman). He taught experiential courses focused on enhancing creativity and wellness, and now presents workshops on these and other topics, in addition to leading groups exploring India.