the space of a door

the space of a door, Eric Nathan (2016) 12'for orchestra Instrumentation:Version A: 2.2.2.2/4.3.2.1/timp.3perc/hp/stringsVersion B: 2.2.2.2/4.2.2.1/timp.3perc/hp/strings Orchestral performance parts are available via rental. Click here for a rental quote. I am often inspired by engaging with old places such as historic churches, cathedrals or concert halls. Despite the silence of their atmosphere, these places can feel full of a collective energy of those who were there before me. The initial creative spark for “the space of a door” came from my first visit to the Providence Athenaeum in December 2015. Upon entering this temple of books, built in 1836, one is welcomed by a grand sight of thousands of books brightly illuminated. I imagined the energy latent in all of the countless stories, the voices of authors and their characters who live in these books, each work a portal to another world. This was my starting point, providing a kind of scaffolding for the piece, which then expanded