San Juan Suite
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San Juan Suite is the first studio album by Michael Gettel released by Sounding Records in 1997.
Background
edit"San Juan Suite is a series of songs reflecting my impressions of the San Juan Islands which are located in Puget Sound between Washington State and Canada. This area is haven to many forms of wildlife, including those we humans have come to know and love as "brothers," such as the Orca whale. The islands are stunning visually, but there is a more subtle aspect of the environment that inspires me as well. There is always music in the San Juans. Listen closely and you can hear the splashing of seal, otter, and whale. Gulls relentlessly add their own song, mingled with breezes gentle or strong. And there is always the sound of the sea; it is the heartbeat of the San Juans... I have used the piano much as a photographer would use a camera, attempting to capture a unique picture through each piece... I invite you...to listen to the sound to the San Juans." Michael Gettel, 1988.