Eyes filled with determination, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (JURB) took the field by storm, the soldiers marching into the stadium as they dazzled the judges with the resounding echo of rich, melodious music.
JURB delivered a powerful performance at the 2019 TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) State Marching Contest on October 26, 2019. The band presented its show...
It begins with a slow hum of the violin. A cello joins in the ensemble, and the pitch increases. A French horn bellows an opening call, inviting the listener to immerse themselves in this sea of sound. And then it comes to a halt - the soft murmuring of a piano interrupts the scene and transitions the listener into...
Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Cam Crowley? Some of you may be asking, “Who is Cam Crowley?” Cam is a senior at Jesuit who produces music under the stage name, Bishop Ivy. You can find his music on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. I was lucky enough to sit with Cam and have a talk about his music career and...
If you wanted to waste anywhere from $30-$80 this weekend, you would've gone to see either Rascal Flatts or Young Thug and Trippie Redd in concert this weekend. If you wanted to witness real high-quality entertainment, you would've gone to Jesuit's open mic day.
This past Friday, August 30 was the first open mic day of the 2019-2020 school year....
The Turnpike Troubadours recently came out with an album named "A Cat in the Rain." Now I'm sure you're thinking, isn't it completely normal for a band to release an album? Well not for this band. The Turnpike Troubadours released their first album in 6 years after some intense ups and downs so let's dive into the interesting story...
The Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band
It's 7 o'clock in the morning, and the members of the Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band are just beginning to start with music and drills. All of the band members know that it takes practice, determination, and more practice to get to the right spots at the right time when the show is live. This is a routine...
Introduction
I found out about The Strokes through their association with the Arctic Monkeys, with them being some of the most popular acts to come out of the garage/punk revival. So when I listened to their debut This is It ,I was left feeling underwhelmed. It didn't have the fast guitars, the charm, and quippy vocals that Whatever People Say...
The sun beating down on the field, an army of blue and black marching onto the side, the mystical amplified voice of the judge drowning out nature’s sound. On October 27th, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band entered the stadium, focused and ready for the 2018 TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) State Marching Competition, held at Legacy Christian...
