[1] The work was commissioned to commemorate the sesquicentenary of Texas by the Houston Symphony, for which Picker had recently been appointed composer-in-residence.

Picker described the inspiration for the piece in the score program notes, writing:Driving east from Houston along Interstate 10, you will come to a high bridge which crosses many winding bayous.

John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune described it as "a tranquil meditation that suggests Copland in his lyrical-pastoral vein.

"[4] Andrew Achenbach described the piece as "wonderful" and called it "a haunting miniature, full of a sultry nostalgia which seems to distil the very essence of America's Deep South.

[4] The second recording was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under John Williams and released through Sony BMG in 1997.