Trumpet Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.951581 Composed by Joseph J. Casasanta. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Folk. Individual part. 5 pages. Travis Hayman #6294533. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951581). Notre Dame, Our Mother is the alma mater (official song of devotion) of the University of Notre Dame, a private, Catholic research university in northern Indiana. The song is addressed to Notre Dame, a reference to both the university and its patroness and namesake, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Joseph Casasanta, a 1923 Notre Dame graduate, composed the song and it was first performed at coach Knute Rockne's funeral in 1931.