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

The Barton Hills Choir is a youth choir from Austin, Texas led by Gavin Tabone that specializes in music by the Grateful Dead and other classic rock artists. The Choir is accompanied by professional musicians, including guitarist Don “El Cento” Cento, bassist Aaron “Hair Doctor” Dembe, and drummer Jake “Mr. Bubbles” Perlman.

Their repertoire spans golden oldies from the Beatles, Elvis, David Bowie, Grateful Dead and Beach Boys to songs from more current bands like Wilco, Muse, The Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, and Belle and Sebastian. They perform annually at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and have traveled for shows in New York, Chicago, Denver, Portland (Maine), and Dallas

They have shared the stage with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian, singing sensation Nakia, guitar legend Charlie Sexton, and the Flaming Lips. They also accompanied Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters when he performed ‘The Wall’ at the Frank Erwin Center.

Check our calendar to join us for an upcoming show!

Media coverage

• Austin Chronicle Best of Austin-Best Elementary School Elective: Barton Hills Choir (November, 2016)
• ACL Fest 2016 review: Nakia joins Barton Hills Choir on a new stage – Austin360 Music Blog (September, 2016)
• Gavin Tabone and the Barton Hills Choir – Choral Director Magazine (September, 2016)
• Texas Monthly features BHC performance with Stuart Murdoch at ACL – (October, 2014)
• Austin360 reviews BHC ACL performance (October, 2014)
• Austin American Statesman features BHC in ACL Story (September, 2014)
• Texas Monthly features Barton Hills Choir (October, 2013)
• BHC ACL performance featured on YNN (October, 2013)
• Barton Hills Choir featured on CNN Headline News (December, 2012)
• ACL’s top 40 bands you should see before dark – Bruce Butler, examiner.com (September, 2009)