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Joseph Carl Breil, class of 1888,
is remembered as the composer of scores for early motion
picture epics such as D.W. Griffith's "Birth of
a Nation" and "Intolerance" and the theme
to the “Amos and Andy” radio show. He also
wrote the music for Duquesne University’s Alma
Mater. Father John Malloy, class of 1904, penned the
lyrics:
Alma Mater, old Duquesne,
guide and friend of our youthful days.
We, thy sons and daughters all,
our loyal voices raise.
The hours we spent at thy Mother knee
and drank of wisdom's store
shall e'er in mem'ry treasured be,
tho' we roam the whole world o'er.
Then forward ever, dear Alma Mater,
o'er our hearts unrivaled reign.
Onward ever, old Alma Mater!
All hail to thee, Duquesne!
The Alma Mater was officially approved
and first performed in October 1920.
Audio
file
(Arranged and orchestrated by Lynn
Emberg Purse. Performed by Duquesne University Choral
Organizations and Symphony Orchestra under the direction
of Christine Jordanoff.) |
