Game on for Rally Song

Thanks to 18 submissions from across campus—including entries by students, faculty and administration alike—the School of Music / Vikes Nation Rally Song contest has definitely been a hit. Entries ran the gamut from rap and rock to cheers and chants, and have been narrowed to a top-three list of finalists. “I’m delighted with the quality and creativity shown in all of the entries,” says School of Music director Susan Lewis Hammond. “The three finalists offer up great lyrics and catchy tunes to cheer on the Vikes.” 

It’s now up to the judging panel—UVic President Jamie Cassels, Director of Athletics Clint Hamilton, gold medal-winning Vikes athlete Kendra Pomfret and Lewis Hammond—to select the winner at the Vikes Days of Thunder men’s basketball game at 8 p.m. Friday, January 10. The School of Music’s Head of Voice, Benjamin Butterfield, and the UVic Jazz Ensemble, led by Jazz professor Patrick Boyle, will perform each finalist song live at the game.

Don’t miss your chance to hear who's going to win an iPad for their original song, and to cheer on your personal favourite. “I can’t wait to hear them all live!” says an enthusiastic Lewis Hammond. Check the Vikes game schedule here.