Water Voyage began life for a soloist, in a piece called Water Crossing that was commissioned by clarinetist F. Gerard Errante. When Gerry told me of his friendship with clarinetist D Gause and their duet recitals together, it seemed natural to create a second part.

Years ago Gerry told me of his canoe, tied up at the dock by his house on the Virginia coastline. The thought of it waiting there for him made me imagine a beautiful journey beginning in still, lake-like waters. During this mythical voyage, the canoe gradually morphs into a sailboat entering the open ocean, with dolphins dancing ahead of the bow. By the end of the piece we've returned safely to shore, invigorated and peaceful. With this version of the music, there are now two happy adventurers in the canoe.

"...slowly-changing textures underscoring a pan-diatonic world with extended, expressive clarinet lines."

-------— Thomas Dempster, SEAMUS Magazine, July 2010

"...The adventurous composition, [Water Crossing], finds Gerrante's clarinet fluidly weaving through passages alternating between peaceful splendour and dramatic portent. "

-------— Textura Magazine, January 2011