It was published along with the other two and 43 other songs in the third edition of Songs of St. He came away with $50 prize money (a decent sum in 1948) and SLU had the last of its 3 School Songs. (The linked song titles below will take you to performances of each one by the Laurentian Singers.)Ĭhapel Bells, written by Eugene Wright ’49, was the first prize winner in a contest for a new original school song in 1948, sponsored by the Alumni Council. Lawrence the special place it has been and continues to be today. We hope that each of you might learn to sing our Alma Mater and join your fellow Laurentians in perpetuating the traditions that have made St. The Laurentian Singers never tire of singing them. These songs, tuneful and heartfelt, are apt expressions of these sentiments. Lawrence holds for the members of this community, past and present, comes from a tradition of caring and respect fostered by this place. I hope you’ll come to know, as I have over the past 14 years, that the meaning St. Each of the songs gets at a particular sentiment – nostalgia (Chapel Bells), pride (A Tribute) and love (Alma Mater) – which combined sum up the feelings of many Laurentians for their university. The songs’ honest expression and the depth of feeling the Singers invested in them infused the occasion with a sense of pride and tradition that was palpable. Lawrence are referred to, although there are many others) at a University function. My first “performance” with the Laurentians was singing the School Songs (as the 3 Songs of St. These preconceptions were quickly dispelled. My assumption was that these would be like most traditionally functional songs - boring, vapid and overly sentimental. “What’s the big deal about these School Songs,” I said to myself when I started directing the Laurentian Singers in 1998.
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