Three Studies

for percussion + fixed media (2022)

Three Studies is a simple piece about colour and form. I was thinking about the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt and the paintings of Mondrian, imagining clear blocks of colour slotting into place - something bright, intense and uniform.

Each movement presents a single technique or sound in a straightforward, almost didactic way, as if the percussionist is teaching the listener how the instruments work.

I. Chroma
II. Value
III. Hue

Commissioned and performed by Joanne Chiang. Premiered in Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music in May 2022.