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Oct 17

The latest video featuring the Barton Hills Choir is a stop-motion animated video created by music teacher and Choir Director Gavin Tabone. Created from over 1,800 still photos, The Silly Adventures of Mr Turtle Volume 1 is set to the Peter Pan classic, “Never Smile at a Crocodile,” performed by sixth grade members of the choir. Tabone played all of the instruments on keyboard with the exception of electric guitar, played by Aaron Dembe. Audio was mastered by the choir’s drummer, Jake Perlman.

The story….
Mr. Turtle has some clam friends and some wild friends.
Calm friend #1 (Mr. Duster) comes over to play. They have a great time.
Wild friend #1 (Mr. Blue Tape) comes over and brings them outside to play. Mr. Blue Tape plays TOO ROUGH. He really messes them up!
Calm friend #2 (Mr. Vacuum Cleaner) comes over to play. They have a great time.
Wild friend #2 (Mr. Red Tape) comes over and brings them outside to play.
Mr. Red Tape plays TOO ROUGH. He really messes them up!
Calm friends #3 (Cotton Ball Pals) come over to play. They have a great time.
Wild friend #3 (Mr. Green Tape) comes over and brings them outside to play. Mr. Green Tape plays TOO ROUGH. He really messes them up!
Calm friends #4 (Bead Heads) come over to play. They have a great time.
Wild friend #4 (Mr. Yellow Tape), the wildest of them all, comes over and brings them outside to play. Mr. Yellow Tape really plays TOO ROUGH. He changes the color of the Bead Heads and buries Mr. Turtle so only his little tushy sticks out. The only way he can communicate with the outside world is by whispering to the Bead Heads.
“Ouch!!!!!”
“Help!!!!!!!!”
Well, there’s only one dude that can tame the Wild Tapes. Timmy Mr. Frizzy Head! He tames them so well that he can now ride them like horses. Timmy Mr. Frizzy Head trots back and saves Mr. Turtle.
What about everyone else???
Oh well, “Bye”. Mr. Duster, Mr. Vacuum, the Cotton Ball Pals, and the Bead Heads begin to very slowly and sadly walk away.
Don’t worry, Mr. Turtle comes back and takes his calm friends outside to play.

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Jul 10

Barton Hills Choir performs at the Erwin Center prior to Davis Cup competition (click to enlarge)

On Saturday, July 9 the Barton Hills Choir entertained a sold-out Erwin Center crowd with an 8 minute set before Davis Cup doubles competition began between the United States and Spain. They were shuttled in style to the Erwin CenterĀ  in Mr. Van Nort’s bus after a short warmup at the school, and as the photograph by Alec Harris above shows, featured prominently during their performance on the giant Erwin Center scoreboard video screens.

Check out more photographs in this flickr photoset, and watch this web site for video of the performance coming soon.

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Jul 08

BHC poses after their sound check at the Frank Erwin Center (click to enlarge)

Fourth and fifth grade members of the Barton Hills Choir will be performing a special 8 minute set Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center before the Davis Cup Quarterfinal tennis matches begin. Immediately prior to the national anthem the choir will sing the patriotic favorite This Land Is Your Land, followed by sock hop hits Help Me Rhonda/Tossin’ and Turnin’, Love Potion Number Nine, and Splish Splash.

Gavin Tabone will direct and accompany the choir on keyboards, accompanied by Aaron “Hair Doctor” Dembe on electric guitar and Jake “Mr. Bubbles” Perlman on drums. The choir and musicians rehearsed at a sound check in the Erwin Center Thursday. You can view photos by Lynn Williamson and Alec Harris in this Flickr photoset.

This will be the largest indoor arena the choir has ever performed in, and since tickets to the event are sold out the expected crowd of 15,000 will be the largest audience to see them live. Watch this web site for photos and video of their performance coming soon!

 

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Apr 10

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On April 6 the Barton Hills Choir set off on Austin’s famous downtown Hike and Bike Trail to sing at three pianos located along the way. The pianos are among 14 placed around downtown Austin by artist Johnny Walker as part of an interactive art exhibit calledĀ Play Me, I’m Yours.

Pictures above were taken by Rob Dalley and show the choir performing at Lou Neff Point, the Pfluger Bridge, and finally, at Butler Park.

 

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