Four-movement guitar suite inspired by underwater life — from shimmering schools of fish to dreamlike sharks.
Difficulty: Advanced
Purchase: The score is available as an ebook via Lulu Publishing.
Price: US$9.99 (approx. NZ$17.00)
About
Sea Suite is an original four-part work for solo classical guitar, inspired by underwater photography by Colin Gans. The suite explores vivid marine imagery, from darting fish and the gentle grace of an octopus, to playful walruses and the dreamlike world of sharks.
Its movements — Sea Life, The Whale and the Octopus, Dance of the Walrus, and Shark Dream and Reprise — can be performed individually or as a complete suite. The music blends tone painting, watery textures, and contrasting moods, making it both a rewarding challenge and a colourful concert addition.
First recorded by Bruce Paine on his album Lateral Lines (2008), Sea Suite was later featured on Gunter Herbig’s acclaimed NAXOS release Waitemata Reverie (2019).