Allégresse, the French word for "joy", aptly depicts the graceful, artistry of this inspiring new flute, oboe and piano trio from Lawrence, Kansas. Allegresse combines the virtuosic talents of three nationally recognized musicians with careers that have taken them throughout North America, South and Central America, Europe, and Asia both as soloists and chamber musicians. Friends and collaborators for nearly a decade, Annie Gnojek, Margaret Marco, and Ellen Bottorff formed this exciting ensemble to explore the rich and varied repertoire for flute, oboe, and piano. The trio plays a wide range of music of the classical masters, including Quantz, Telemann, W.F. Bach, and Rossini, and the contemporary works of Frank Martin, Madeleine Dring, Thea Musgrave, Jean-Michel Damase, and William Grant Still.