“Always in the heights put the thought”. The University of Concepción in the history of its institutional anthem

Abstract

The process of creation and officialization of the institutional anthems for the University of Concepción is exposed. As a symbol, it is a mediator and mediation at different levels of social and institutional relationships showing itself as a resource for the construction and strengthening of the bindings with the community but also inside the social circles in the world of academic music. With the main objective of reconstructing this history within the framework of the institution's centenary, documentary sources from the university were reviewed, especially from the Central Archive and the Luis David Cruz Ocampo Archive, in addition to other background, archives and written press, both local and national.