Robert Mohan ’26

2 Months Ago

A Cappella Helps Keep Traditional Tunes Alive

Thank you for memorializing our campus songs through this informative article! As the undergrad president of the Nassoons, I’d be remiss not to add that we still sing many of the songs mentioned here. We love singing “Old Nassau,” “The Orange and the Black,” “Our Lofty Elms,” “Drawn By Allegiance,” “Going Back to Nassau Hall,” and “Come Ye Men of Princeton” each year. We have a copy of the 1890 Carmina Princetonia that you referenced, and our active repertoire regularly draws from it. This isn’t meant to be self-promotional in the slightest, but I thought it was worth noting that current undergrads are passionate about the tradition of collegiate singing, and Princeton’s a cappella scene keeps the legacy alive today.

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