The Princeton Footnotes are a low-voice
a cappella
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group from
Princeton University
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in
Princeton, New Jersey
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. The Footnotes are a student-run, semi-professional performance group that generally consists of ten to twenty members. The Footnotes hold auditions for first-years and sophomores twice during the school year. They are a part of Princeton University's "Acaprez" a cappella organization, which includes the
Nassoons,
Tigertones,
Katzenjammers, Roaring Twenty, Tigerlilies, Tigressions, and Wildcats.
The Footnotes came in third in the National Collegiate A Cappella Championship Semi-Final in 2000. The group also was recognized by the
Contemporary A Cappella Society
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through their selection of the Footnotes' rendition of "Boogie Down" for their "Best of College A Cappella Volume 1" album. They have performed for President
George H. W. Bush at the
White House
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,
Lee Iacocca
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at Chrysler, and the
New Jersey Lottery.
They appeared on Season Four of
The Sing-Off.
In 2014, the Footnotes were selected for BOCA's "Best of BOCA: The First 20 Years" album for their arrangement of "Boogie Down" by
Al Jarreau.
Music
The Footnotes perform a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, classical, and pop. The group's repertoire is chosen and arranged by members. Though mostly constituted of cover songs, the group occasionally performs originals written by members of the group.
Recent Albums
Tracks:
# Crazy
# Attention
# Castle on the Hill
# Homeward Bound
# Who Loves You / December, 1963
# Royals
# Seven Bridges Road
# Valerie
# Moonshine Lullaby
# Stitches
# Waving Through a Window
# I Knew You Were Trouble
# All I Ask for Is You
# Boogie Down
Tracks:
# Seven Nation Army
# Ignition (Remix)
# Shangri-La
# Honeymoon Avenue
# Colder Weather
# New York, New York
# Love Yourself
# Survivor
# When Daybreak Comes
# 7 Years
# Pusher Love Girl
# All I Ask For Is You
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Tracks:
# All I Want for Christmas is You
# Deck The Halls / I'll Be Home for Christmas
# White Christmas
# Text Me Merry Christmas (Feat. The Princeton Tigerlilies)
Tracks:
# Uptown Funk
Tracks:
# I Want You Back
# Skyfall
# If You Could Read My Mind
# Everything
# I Get a Kick Out of You
# New Shoes
# Mirrors
# Up the Ladder to the Roof
# Make You Feel My Love
# Some Nights
# All I Ask For Is You
Tours and Performances
As part of Princeton University's "Acaprez" a cappella organization, the Footnotes usually perform every other week a
Arch Singswith other member groups.
In addition to on-campus performances, the Footnotes traditionally go on two performance tours each year. Recent tours have included visits to
California
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(2018),
Montreal
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(2017),
Italy
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(2017),
Florida
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(2016), and
Japan
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(2016).
Notable alumni
*
Joel Rosenman
*
Edward Thomas Ryan
*
George T. Whitesides
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References
External links
*http://www.princetonfootnotes.com - Official Website
*https://www.instagram.com/ptnfootnotes/ - Instagram Page
*https://www.facebook.com/footnotes/ - Facebook Page
*https://twitter.com/ptnfootnotes?lang=en - Twitter Page
*https://www.youtube.com/user/princetonfootnotes/videos - YouTube Channel
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American vocal groups
Collegiate a cappella groups
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Musical groups established in 1959
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