Our History

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In 1973 (a few years after Princeton went co-ed) Peter Urquhart '74 and Mimi Danly '74, the then-music directors of the Nassoons and the Tigerlilies, Princeton's oldest single-gender groups, came together to found the first mixed voice, all-gender a capella group at Princeton (and in the Nation)! With repertoire from Bach to the Beatles, the Princeton Katzenjammers quickly established themselves as the most versatile and musical group on campus. Our incredibly diverse repertoire and wide range of voices formed the basis of a new musical style, a completely different breed of a cappella in the midst of hundreds of single-gender groups nationwide. 

​The Katzenjammers just recently celebrated our 50th anniversary as a group, and we continue to value variety in our music for the purposes of both entertainment and musical integrity, regularly performing jazz, classical, sacred, and pop music. Our members all come from different musical backgrounds and our unique blend never fails to create magic!