Comments for Barton Hills Choir

Comment on Choir performs with Roger Waters by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:25:36 +0000

Totally, completely, utterly awesome!

Comment on Help Me Rhonda / Tossin’ and Turnin’ Video by Garima

Garima — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:05:21 +0000

Pia is singing this at the top of her lungs in the bathroom. Asked me to look up the lyrics she couldn’t remember

Comment on May 19 Antone’s show benefits CapCityKids by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:31:39 +0000

Wish there was a “like” button like on Facebook.

Comment on South Austin Senior Center performance pictures by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:10:51 +0000

Need a video.

Comment on Nowhere Man music video by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:42:37 +0000

Always loved the Nowhere Man song and lyrics – about this sense of alienation that is more common than people admit. I thought the Nowhere Man was smarter than everybody else, lost in his own world and thoughts.

Another Beatle song I love, and it’s SO original – A Day in the Life – with it’s stream of consciousness lyrics…

Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up I noticed I was late

Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Ahhhh Ah Aaaaahhh …

Imagine writing that and setting it to music. Probably a little difficult for kids sing though.

Comment on Love Potion Number 9 music video by Terri Fenner

Terri Fenner — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:28:44 +0000

Great to see the kids we have known since Kinder having great fun, eat your heart heart out “TV Glee”. This Gleek is a #1 fan of BHC.

We may lose Mr. Tabone and band to Hollywood….. Nooooooo.

Great job kids, camera work, video editing and band, unbelievable work.

Comment on Nowhere Man music video by Terri Fenner

Terri Fenner — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:22:04 +0000

I am a 60′s child, love the video, kids are great, something for the school and choir members to have forever (also bragging rights for parents & grand parents), thanks Mr. Tabone & and band.

Comment on Swinging’ on a Star video by Terri Fenner

Terri Fenner — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:16:09 +0000

Great job kids, band and Mr. Tabone.

Comment on Dr. Carstarphen visits Barton Hills Elementary by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:49:23 +0000

So she visited BHE and decided it should be on the chopping block?

Comment on Swinging’ on a Star video by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:45:46 +0000

I just heard three kids at BHE singing “Swinging on Star” while playing – remembering most of the words too.

This song is stuck in our heads!

Comment on Zilker Tree Lighting performance video by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:41:32 +0000

Go Barton Hills! Go BHE! Go BHC!

Comment on The musical Music Room window shade by Garima Heath

Garima Heath — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:12:27 +0000

Si Si Do Ré Ré Do Si La Sol Sol La Si Laaa Sol Soool
Si Si Do Ré Ré Do Si La Sol Sol Si Ré Ré Si Siiii

I think that’s how it goes…

Comment on The musical Music Room window shade by mark ammerman

mark ammerman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:10:21 +0000

I love the shade. Somehow, after humming the notes, I recognized the tune. (We sang it in high school choir) I always thought in German the first line, “Alle Menchen werden Bruder” meant “All mankind is family!” Save our school!

Comment on The musical Music Room window shade by garima

garima — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:06:08 +0000

Well I was driving by this morning and I stopped and looked at the notes on the screen. Never looked at them carefully before. Indeed it is the Ode to Joy tune.

It got me humming the two songs I learned with this tune, when I was in 4th, 5th and 6th grade in Paris. I thought it was the most beautiful music in the world. Here’s the ways I remember Ode to Joy:

Hymne à la joie

Oh! Quel magnifique rêve vient illuminer nos yeux
Quel brillant soleil se lève, dans les purs et larges cieux.
Temps prédits par nos ancêtres,
Temps sacrés, c’est vous, enfin!
Car la joie emplit les êtres, tout est beau, riant, divin.

Peuples des cités lointaines, qui rayonnent chaque soir
Sentez-vous vos âmes pleines d’un ardent et noble espoir?
Luttez-vous pour la justice?
Etes-vous déjà vainqueurs?
Ah! Qu’un hymne retentisse, à vos coeurs mêlant nos coeurs

Si l’esprit vous illumine, parlez-vous à votre tour
Dites-nous que tout chemine vers la Paix et vers l’Amour
Dites-nous que la Nature
Ne sera que joie et fleurs,
Et que cité nouvelle oubliera le temps des pleurs.

The other one is:

Sainte Joie, Auguste flamme
Qui pour nous descends des cieux !
Ta lumière ouvre à notre âme
Un empire radieux.

Ton pouvoir divin mystère
De la haine éteint la voix.
Tous les hommes sont des frères
Pour subir tes douces lois.

Comment on BHC Choir to record show for KUT by Brian

Brian — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:31:34 +0000

These are great!
Thank you.

Comment on Armadillo Christmas Bazaar pictures by Armadillo Christmas Bazaar

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:36:29 +0000

[...] We had a great time singing with the Barton Hills Choir. Big thanks to Gavin Tabone and his caroling kiddos. Check out their site for more great pics from the bazaar. [...]

Comment on BHC to air on KUT Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 2 PM by sierra

sierra — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:11:02 +0000

heyyy mr.tabone its me sierra just wanted to say hi and i heard the choir sing on yalls page they are really good well i go to covington now maybe you can try to do something with ms.hopkins 7th and 8th grade choir hahaaa well its time for me to go to bed have a great x-mas and a happy new years hugs and loves from old panda bear PSC sierra