NYCU
University Song of NYCU—Together, we go far.
University Song of NYCU—Together, we go far ／2025
Lyrics and music by Chu-Lan Kao
NYMU
College Song of National Yang-Ming Medical College
Approved at the 7th College Affairs Meeting of National Yang-Ming Medical College on September 15, 1975, the song was composed by Harry S. Mason, and the lyrics were written by the first dean, Paul Han, who also incorporated the university motto “benevolent mind and art, putting knowledge into practice” into the lyrics.
College Song of National Yang-Ming Medical College (Normal Speed Version) ／2020
Performed by Cheng-Min Chen, accompaniment by Ling-Mei Lin
College Song of National Yang-Ming Medical College (Choral version) ／2025
Performed by Yang-Ming Alumni Chorus, directed by Tuan-He Kao, piano accompaniment by Kai-Tse Chung
University Song of NYMU—Song of Yang Ming
This song was composed when National Yang-Ming Medical College became National Yang-Ming University (NYMU). In September 1991, the “School Song Production Committee” was established to solicit lyrics from faculty, students, and alumni.
The lyrics were collectively written by alumni, including Yung-Fa Lin, and polished by Professor Show-Foong Chang. They not only capture the campus scenery and founding spirit of NYMU, but also express the school’s expectations of its students and its own requirements.
The music was composed by Chien-Tai Chen, who was a professor of theoretical composition at the University of Maryland at that time, after visiting NYMU campus and interviewing students.
University Song of NYMU—Song of Yang Ming (Revised edition by Professor Chien-Tai Chen) ／2019
Composed by Chien-Tai Chen, lyrics by Yung-Fa Lin and others, compiled and edited by Show-Foong Chang, piano accompaniment by Ling-Mei Lin, performed by Cheng-Min Chen
University Song of NYMU—Song of Yang Ming (Choral version) ／2025
Performed by Yang-Ming Alumni Chorus, directed by Tuan-He Kao, piano accompaniment by Kai-Tse Chung
NCTU
University Song of NCTU
When NCTU was re-established in Taiwan in 1958, it continued to use the original campus song from the Shanghai campus. In 1975, Mr. Ching-Lai Shen, Dean of the College of Engineering, announced new lyrics to replace the old ones (written by Executive Secretary Prof. Tien-Chien Chou; the melody remained unchanged). Later, as the number of colleges, departments, and institutes gradually increased, those lyrics were no longer appropriate. Therefore, on June 9, 1999, the University Affairs Meeting approved a proposal made by NCTU President Chun-Yen Chang to revert to the original lyrics used at the Shanghai campus, and the song was composed by Prof. Yu-Mei Hsiao.
In June 2001, the faculty and students at the Institute of Music of NCTU used the melody of the university song as material to compose seven different vocal and instrumental versions, entitled “Su Yuan Sung,” thereby adding aesthetic value to the song and making its interpretations more colorful.
校歌聆賞
- Choral version
Composed by Yu-Mei Hsiao, performed by NCTU YS Chorus
2. Four-part chorus and piano version ／2001
Arranged and composed by Wan-Yu Sung, performed by NCTU YS Chorus, piano accompaniment by Wen-Yuan Chen
3. Computer music graphic version ／2001
Arranged and composed by Chih-Fang Huang
4. Piano prelude version ／2001
Arranged and composed by Chiung-Hui Huang, performed by Chao-Hsiu Liu
5. Piano tone poem version／2001
Arranged and composed by Tzu-Ching Wu, performed by Chao-Hsiu Liu
6. Solo flute version／2001
Composed and performed by Shu-Hang Yang, piano accompaniment by Shu-I Lin
7. Clarinet fantasia version ／2001
Composed and performed by Ching-I Huang, piano accompaniment by Shu-I Lin
8. Band version ／2001
Arranged and composed by Li-Chu Feng
9. A Cappella version ／2019
Composed by Yu-Mei Hsiao, arranged and composed by Matthias Knoche (Klangbezirk), performed by NCTU YS Chorus
10. Mixed chorus version ／2019
Performed by NCTU Faculty and Staff Choir, directed by Yu-Hsin Wang, chorus arranged by Chu-Lan Kao, accompaniment by Chia-Fang Lu, vocal percussion by Chu-Lan Kao