The four members of the Class of 71 Quartet (Ernest Pittman, Robby Haines, Russell Baker, David Chamberlain) joined the Princeton Footnotes during our freshman 1967--1968 school year, resulting in a draft rarity: 1st tenor, 2nd tenor, baritone, and bass in the same class. The Quartet performed for the first time during a Footnote trip to northern New York. Subsequently, the Quartet was featured in arrangements that called for a quartet introduction (e.g., “September Song”), and the rest, as the saying goes, is musical history. The Quartet has been singing together at various 19th hole get-togethers, Princeton club al frescos, class and alumni functions, and family celebrations for over 50 years straight---doing its best to resolve the traditional a cappella dilemma: “You can have either the right words or the right notes." Concerning celebrations, the Quartet has frequently been called upon to inject just the right nuptial resonance, especially with the enduring ballad, “My Romance.” (David has proved the perennial appeal of “My Romance” as follows: “This is our favorite---a song we’ve performed at all 13 of our weddings.”) The Quartet is thrilled to be part of the “1971 Jukebox”!
“My Comrades” (including Art Cilley ’70)
Enjoy this 11-minute video recorded in 1879 Arch at the 45th reunion.
Contact: Ernest Pittman, epittman@comcast.net