Nathan: The Seas Between Us

Composer: Eric Nathan (1983-) Instrumentation: Flute, Orchestra Work: The Seas Between Us (2024) Binding: Spiral Bound ISMN: 9790094008174 Size: 11.0 x 16.9 inches Pages: 101 Description The Seas Between Us, Eric Nathan (2024) 23' for solo flute and orchestra Movements: I. At Sea II. To Dance III. Beyond Waves Instrumentation: solo flute; 2.2.2.2/4.2.2.1/timp.3 perc/hp/str I grew up close to the sea, by a tidal estuary that exhibited a dramatic range of being. On a grey, wintry day it could be so still that you could not tell where the sea ended and the clouds began, yet, during a storm, its white-capped waves could thrash so violently you dared not venture too close for risk of being swept away. On clear days, I would stand on the shore and look out across the bay imagining the open sea beyond and the faraway lands that awaited on its opposite shores. Shortly before writing this piece, flutist Alejandro Escuer's home was destroyed by sea surf whipped up by a hurrican