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The Princeton Tigertones | |
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| Also known as | The 'Tones |
| Origin | Princeton, NJ |
| Genres | Collegiate a cappella |
| Years active | 1946–present |
| Website | http://www.tigertones.com |
The Princeton Tigertones are an internationally known all-male collegiate a cappella group from Princeton University. The group was founded in 1946, and since then has produced thirty-two albums. The Tigertones, known informally as "The 'Tones", draw from a repertoire of nearly a hundred songs that have been arranged exclusively by members of the group, and which range in genre from traditional choral arrangements to barbershop quartet standards, modern jazz, the "American songbook", and contemporary pop culture hits.
In addition to extensive performing on Princeton's campus, the group frequently tours the United States and the world, and has traveled across the United States, Europe, and Asia to perform in such storied venues as New York City's Carnegie Hall, London's Barbican Centre, and aboard Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2.[1] The Tigertones have performed before heads of state including President Bill Clinton[2] and the late Yitzhak Rabin, and, in 2010, performed three times at the White House for an audience including President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.[3][4]
The Tigertones have been profiled in dozens of publications, including a 1995 article in Rolling Stone[5] and Life magazine. They are historically notable for being the first collegiate a cappella group to release an album in compact disc format (1989's "Ba Da Ya Ba Da.") and the first collegiate a cappella group to have a page on the World Wide Web, dating from March 1994.[6]
- ^ "Students Sing to Aid Cause of Road Safety". The New York Times. 1998-05-02. Retrieved 2007-09-26. The New York Times, 2 May 1998, B4
- ^ This outdoor performance on Martha's Vineyard, was alluded to by author Paul Theroux in his 2006 work Blinding Light: A Novel. See [1] and "CASA - the contemporary a cappella society - News Briefs: 7.15.06". Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ "East Wing a cappella". Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ Mitchell, Amanda (December 10, 2010). "Tigertones Sing at White House". DailyPrincetonian.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ Herz, J.C. "Welcome to the Information Superdorm". Retrieved 2007-09-11. Rolling Stone, October 19, 1995, pp. 109-117.
- ^ According to a search of rec.music.a-cappella and alt.music.a-cappella newsgroup postings from 1991 to 1994 [2], [3]