These three pieces were written during the first half of the year 2020 in order to be submitted to the Second Composition Contest of the Federation of Youth Choirs of Catalonia. The requirements were a moderate difficulty level and a Christian religious text that wasn’t commonplace in musical settings (e.g. not an Ave Maria or Te Deum). There were three independent categories: SA choir with piano or organ, SATB choir a cappella, and SATB choir with piano or organ.

The pieces were written under many, many different influences, along the more usual ones (like jazz and classical), I studied the works of Josep Ollé (even trying to transcribe by ear some pieces). While probably a more involuntary influence, I can notice some nods at the Final Fantasy piano collections, which I were playing at that time.

I was very, very surprised when I was notified in November 2020 that I’d won in all three categories, plus an extra honorable mention for another piece, Nocte Surgentes (that was probably a bit too difficult for the requirements of the competition). The first and third numbers were premiered in Barcelona at Palau de la Música on 30 May 2021.