The texts of this piece share a common theme of an unconditional love that never ends. In Echo, the voices take the role of the voice of a loved one who has died. The text for Steady was written by a close friend and describes a life of difficult and changing times, heard in the heavy chromaticism and increasing intensity, that can be overcome with love. The joyous last movement, Love is Enough, is a setting of a beautiful text in which the voices and piano work together to create a lush tapestry of harmonies.
Eastern Pinnacle for clarinet and CD was premiered during the third Johnstone Woodwind Master Series on May 1, 2008 by clarinettist Colleen Tryon. It took first place in the JWMS III Competition.
