Morris: Collision Etudes for Unaccompanied Oboe

By American composer and oboists Alyssa Morris (b.1984). Collision Etudes was inspired by Gilles Silvestrini’s etude collection: Six Etudes Pour Hautbois. Silverstrini’s is based on six French Impressionistic paintings.

Collision Etudes is inspired by six female American painters. The name Collision Etudes highlights America’s beautiful “collision” of cultures and beliefs. This piece was selected for the 2025 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for Oboe.

The six movements are:

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