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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 almost 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''.〔 ''The New York Times'', 2 May 1998, B4〕 The Tigertones have performed before heads of state including President Bill Clinton〔This outdoor performance on Martha's Vineyard, was alluded to by author Paul Theroux in his 2006 work ''Blinding Light: A Novel''. See () and ()〕 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. The Tigertones have been profiled in dozens of publications, including a 1995 article in ''Rolling Stone''〔Herz, J.C. (【引用サイトリンク】title="Welcome to the Information Superdorm." ) ''Rolling Stone'', October 19, 1995, pp. 109-117.〕 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.〔According to a search of rec.music.a-cappella and alt.music.a-cappella newsgroup postings from 1991 to 1994 (), ()〕 ==History== Founded in 1946 by a group of undergraduates seeking an alternative to the existing opportunities for vocal performance on campus, the Tigertones were originally organized by Henry G. Parker '48 and found quick and enduring success. The group's inaugural arrangement was the barbershop quartet standard "Coney Island Baby", and other early arrangements included Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band and a Princeton University anthem known as "The Orange Moon." In addition to becoming a staple at formal parties at the Seven Sisters, the Tigertones began international touring in the 1950s with repeated visits to Bermuda. They appeared for several years running alongside The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda, and adapted some calypso tunes for the repertoire. The tradition of the biennial World Tour was inaugurated in 1987 with a transatlantic voyage that included stops from Britain to Greece; the group has completed ten such tours that have included performances at the US Embassies in Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv, as well as the U.S. Consulate in Geneva. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princeton Tigertones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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