Robert Benson has beautifully arranged this ancient chant for SATB choir, piano and cello. In a lovely coupling of the old and the new, Benson begins and ends this piece with a solo cello, layering the voices and instrumentation throughout the piece.
CHORAL SERIES: Trinitas
INSTRUMENTATION: Piano and Cello
VOICING: SATB
DIFFICULTY: Medium/Difficult
SEASON: Season of Advent
LITURGICAL NOTES: Marian antiphon "Alma Redemptoris Mater" is traditionally sung after night prayer from the beginning of Advent through February 1.
