A note from the composer...
Seaside Odyssey is a celebration of the British seaside!
The music represents a juxtaposition between natural and man made elements; there are two main musical themes – the reflective sea (a wordless setting of John Masefield’s Sea Fever) and a more lively ‘seaside’ theme, heard separately in different ways and later together. From childhood memories, sand, beach and cliffs to cafes, ice creams, fish and chips, buckets and spades, boating trips, beach huts, bandstands, piers, theatres, gardens, minigolf, arcades and more, Seaside Odyssey is a journey from dawn to dusk with the sea at the heart of the music.
Liz Lane, August 2023
Commissioned by Grimethorpe Colliery Band for their seaside tour, August 2023
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