Harper: Regina Caeli
Wednesday 20 August 2008
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John Harper: Regina Caeli
Description
One of the four antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary traditionally sung at the end of Compline in Eastertide. Useful for Evensong, festivals of Our Lady, celebrations during Eastertide.
SATB choir (with divisions) and organ
Difficulty level: ****
This challenging but accessible piece is available as a printed choral leaflet.
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Notes on the piece
Written by John Harper to be sung at Evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, on Easter Monday, 9 April 2007, at the national gathering of the three regional groupings of the RSCM Cathedral Singers directed by Brian Kay; and to mark the beginning of the Royal School of Church Music’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

About the text
One of the four antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary traditionally sung at the end of Compline in Eastertide.
The others are:
- Alma Redemptoris mater
- Ave Regina caelorum
- Salve Regina
Printed choral leaflets (octavo size)
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The text
Regina caeli laetare, alleluia.
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.
Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
O queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia,
for he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia,
is risen, as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
