Barton Hills Choir performs at the Austin City Limits Festival, Oct. 2009. Photo by Joanne Foote (click to enlarge).

The Barton Hills Choir is led by Barton Hills Elementary School music teacher and choir director Gavin Tabone. The Choir is comprised of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students from the school and accompanied by professional musicians, including guitarist Aaron “Mr. Hair Doctor” Dembe, bassist Jason “Mr. Boom Boom” Brint, and drummer Jake “Mr. Bubbles” Perlman.

Tabone founded and led the Palm School Choir before coming to Barton Hills Elementary in 2009. The Palm School Choir released 6 CD’s, shared the stage with Lyle Lovett, Ruben Ramos, and Neil Young, and were featured on NBC’s Today Show, KUT’s Eklektikos, the Austin American-Statesman, and many other news outlets.

Accompanied by several Palm School Choir students, the Barton Hills Choir 5th and 6th grade students appeared at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October, 2009. Their performance included arrangements of Flaming Lips, Wilco, and Beatles tunes as well as several of Tabone’s original songs.

The Barton Hills Choir plays gigs at Texas venues and events like South by Southwest. Check our calendar to join us for an upcoming show, and Let The Music Take You Away!

Media coverage

• ACL’s top 40 bands you should see before dark – Bruce Butler, examiner.com
• Music Interview: Gavin Tabone – Jeff McCord, Texas Monthly
• Barton Hills Choir performs on KUT’s Eklektikos, featuring interview with John Aielli
• Barton Hills Choir performs on KLRU’s In Context