Collision Etudes - SOLO OB

Collision Etudes 
for solo oboe
by Alyssa Morris (b. 1984) - American composer and oboist

1. Summertime - Mary Cassatt
2. City Landscapes - Joan Mitchell
3. Jimson Weed - Georgia O'Keeffe
4. Rainbow - Alma Thomas
5. Autumn Leaves - Georgia O'Keeffe
6. My World is Not Flat - Margarete Bagshaw

Collision Etudes was inspired by and composed as a response to Gilles Silvestrini's wonderful etude collection: Six Etudes Pour Hautbois. Where Silvestrini's collection is based on six French Impressionistic paintings, Collision Etudes is based on six paintings by female American painters. American is a melting pot, a beautiful "collision" of cultures and beliefs. Collision Etudes highlights a collision of contemporary art styles, while bringing awareness to several significant female American artists. 

Selected for the 2025 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for Oboe