The sonority of the bells is the bridge connecting the Earth with the Heavens. 

This is the path I chose to convey the sacred spirit of Easter. It is quite a challenge to make human voices sound like bells. The substitution of legato with marcato seems contradictory to the very nature of singing. Yet, I took this risk with the intent of having each accented tone filled with the melodious inner cantabile of the singers.

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This piece incorporates all 24 triads, both major and minor. The tonal plan moves around the circle of fifths, starting in D major and gradually moving towards flats. Eventually the music returns to D major from the other side of the circle, making even a step further, to G major. The circle of fifths symbolically connects the points of Jesus' Earthly life and, at the end, opens into the new dimension where G major stands as the image of Paradise.

 

While composing this piece, I was envisioning Easter night amongst a crowd of exalted people gathered in one of the majestic squares of Florence or Venice; the jubilant Easter bells rise up from all corners of the city and resound in human souls.