Pärt composed a setting first performed in the Essen Cathedral in 2002. Olivier Latry premiered in 2007 an organ work which reflects in seven movements the lines of the hymn in Gregorian chant. In popular culture In 1976 the words of the first verse of the Salve Regina were used as a repeating theme in the song Oh What a Circus in the musical Evita, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Salve Regina University, a U.S. university established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1934, was named in honor of the Salve Regina hymn and motto. The hymn is sung (using the English translation "Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above") by a choir of nuns in the 1992 comedy film Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg. In the film, the hymn is initially sung in the traditional style, before shifting into an uptempo, soul and gospel music–influenced arrangement. This arrangement has a bridge that intersperses lines from another Marian hymn, O sanctissima, as well as the first lines of the Sanctus (a prayer recited at Mass). See alsoDialogues of the CarmelitesLumen gentium'' Marian devotions Queen of Heaven Salve Regina University References External links Latin lyrics sung by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. "Salve Regina", International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton Christian prayer Roman Catholic prayers Marian devotions Marian antiphons Latin-language Christian hymns