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Trinitones is an all-male a cappella ensemble from Trinity College, Dublin, the only constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland. Founded in 2012, the group are generally considered the pioneers of the collegiate a cappella genre in Ireland, which was hitherto seen as an American cultural phenomenon.

In February 2013, the group released a cover of Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag, which achieved overnight viral success on YouTube and led to acclaim from Wheatus themselves aswell as performances on The Morning Show on national broadcaster TV3. Since this inaugural release, the group have gone on to produce further recordings and music videos of acappella covers which feature as highlights of their diverse popular repertoire.

In terms of structure, the group resembles a small male-voice chamber choir of approximately 14 members, featuring bass, baritone, tenor and countertenor parts in addition to a vocal percussionist. Membership is open to current students of Trinity College with auditions held in Fresher's Week of the Michaelmas term.

The group have toured Ireland, the UK, Hungary and Australia and continue to perform in Ireland with great regularity throughout the year. They are regulars at Ireland's main music festival, Electric Picnic, and Trinity Ball, an longstanding annual music event attended by over 8,000 concertgoers in Trinity College. Also of note are the group's biannual productions of their flagship end-of-term shows in their hometown of Dublin.

Origins (2012-2013): Generation I & II
The group was founded by two senior sophister music education (BMusEd) students, Patrick Barrett (not to be confused with the British boxer, Pat Barrett) and Lynsey Callaghan. According to Barrett, himself and Callaghan had discussed the idea when on an exchange programme in Hungary. Upon their return to Ireland, they carried out auditions, and a 14-strong Trinitones had its inaugural rehearsal in late January 2012. "Gen 1" highlights include the group's first performance as part of Trinity Arts Festival, the maiden performance of the would-be viral hit, Teenage Dirtbag, and the beginning of a relationship with the world-renowned, Grammy-award-winning vocal ensemble, The King's Singers.

Barrett and Callaghan continued as directors as Trinitones entered its second year. The group enjoyed the fruits of a rise in popularity, incorporating major college events and balls into their performance schedule. The undeniable climax of the year was the release of a cover of Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag, with the YouTube video, characterised by a humorous choral pastiche, garnering 80,000 YouTube views in the 48 hours following its release. This led to several appearances on national TV and radio, and the group's first performance at Trinity Ball.

Establishment (2013-2016): Generation III, IV & V
With Barrett and Callaghan departing from Trinitones, two new directors were elected in the shape of Ben Jacob and Daragh Kneeshaw, both of whom had been founding members of the group. Two months after taking charge, the pair had led the group to national headlines once more in performing with Scrubs star Sam Lloyd. Over the next two years, Jacob and Kneeshaw slowly built up the group's profile, and led them on two major tours, one to Derry for the Derry International Choral Festival and one to London compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. . Jacob and Kneeshaw's partnership culminated in a debut performance at Electric Picnic, Ireland's largest music festival.

As the group entered its fifth year, Jacob was replaced as director by Robert Somerville. The new partnership of Somerville and Kneeshaw reaped dividends as three new music videos were released to the public, garnering significant media attention. The other notable event of Generation V was the group's tour to Hungary, where they performed at the storied Franz Liszt Academy of Music.

Pre-eminence (2016-Present): Generation VI & VII
Kneeshaw and Somerville graduated at the end of the 2014-15 academic year, leaving Neil Dunne to take the reins as director. Despite having a large turnover of members, Dunne led the group to its most successful year to that point. Highlights included joint concerts with the Trinity Tiger Tones of Melbourne and the Yale Whiffenpoofs, as well as an invitation to perform at the prestigious Trinity London Alumni Ball and a sell-out fifth anniversary concert that saw all previous generations perform.

At the end of the year, the group embarked on a tour to Australia that included stops in Sydney and Melbourne. The group received significant media attention, appearing on several radio programmes and featuring in a number of viral videos. The three week tour concluded with a joint performance with the Trinity Tiger Tones in the historic Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne. A music video was released to commemorate the tour, a cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released.

With Dunne leaving Trinity College after the Australian tour, citing "academic differences" with the Engineering department, Andy Keenan replaced him as director for Generation VII. In November 2017, Trinitones were invited to St. Andrew's University to perform in the annual A Cappella Christmas Concert.

Discography
The group has officially released five music videos, all covers of songs first performed by other artists. Often, the solo in a music video will be taken by a director, although this is not always the case.

Trinitones have yet to produce an album. However, in an interview with 3AW in September 2017, director Andy Keenan revealed plans for an independent release in 2018.

Associated groups
Trinity Belles — an all-female a cappella group from Trinity College, Dublin, founded in 2014.

Trinity Tiger Tones — an all-male a cappella group from the University of Melbourne, who twice performed in concert with Trinitones, once in Dublin in November 2016, and once in Melbourne in September 2017.

Yale Whiffenpoofs — an all male a cappella group from the University of Yale, who performed in concert with Trinitones in Dublin in June 2017.

Members
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Tn. — Tenor

Bt. — Baritone

Bs. — Bass