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Dec 05

2012 Zilker Tree Lighting video – Winter Wonderland

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The Barton Hills Choir continued their tradition of performing at the annual lighting of the Zilker Holiday Tree on Sunday, December 2. The choir performed three songs in the warm weather for a standing room only crowd and cheered mightily for their fellow students who won the Zilker Tree Art contests and got to throw the switch to illuminate the 155 foot tall tree with over 3,300 shining multicolored lights.

Enjoy this video of the Choir singing Winter Wonderland, featuring camera work by Nancy Daniel and Brett Merritt and postproduction editing by choir director Gavin Tabone.

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Jun 29

‘Twisting The Night Away’ video from Choir Summer Camp

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Enjoy this video of The Barton Hills Choir performing the 1962 Sam Cooke classic Twisting the Night Away at the choir summer camp 2012 performance. The choir is made up of 2nd through 6th graders from Barton Hills Elementary School in Austin, TX and is accompanied by Gavin Tabone on keys, Jake Perlman on drums, and Aaron Dembe on bass.

Fun facts:

  • Inspiration for the song came when Cooke saw video of the Peppermint Lounge in New York on the Today Show
  • Sam Cooke was the first modern black artist to form their own record label and publishing company
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Jun 21

Barton Hills summer choir sings ‘Charlie Brown’

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Here’s a video of the Barton Hills Choir singing The Coasters hit Charlie Brown at the choir summer camp 2012 performance. The choir is made up of 2nd through 6th graders from Barton Hills Elementary School in Austin, TX and is accompanied by Gavin Tabone on keys, Jake Perlman on drums, and Aaron Dembe on bass.

Fun facts:

  • Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Charlie Brown was a top-ten hit for The Coasters in the spring of 1959
  • The song is best known for the phrase, “Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?”
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May 03

Love Potion No. 9 from Nutty Brown Cafe Show

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This is a video of 5th and 6th grade members of the Barton Hills Choir performing the Clovers classic ‘Love Potion Number 9’ at the Nutty Brown Cafe in the Texas hill country where they were celebrating the release of their CD. The choir is directed by Gavin Tabone and is accompanied by Tabone on piano, Aaron ‘Hair Dr.’ Dembe on bass, and Jake ‘Mr. Bubbles’ Perlman on drums. The video was shot by Lynn Williamson.

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