Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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A major part of Jesuit festivities is the live music that plays outside of the Terry Center at certain events such as pregame tailgates and Ranger Day. One band you may hear at these events is the Results, a progressive metal band composed of four Jesuit seniors and two female singers. Senior Rowdy Domstead started the band in 2008, his...
Want to know the best kept Jesuit secret? It's not a secret passageway, a hidden underground tunnel, or a discreet study spot. It's a class: Advanced Musicianship! Advanced Musicianship is one of Jesuit's least taken classes, yet it is one of the most rewarding. Taught by Mrs. Morton for years, the class thoroughly explores the fundamental nature of music, including...
  Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM, 43 Jesuit, Ursuline, Cistercian, and Greenhill students practice seven orchestral pieces until they reach perfection, or as close as they can to perfection. These orchestral pieces were the main attraction at the Fall Concert.   The pieces included Sinfonia in D, Adagietto, America-To Thee We Sing, Concerto in G Major, Serenade for Strings in G Minor,...
About Quadeca and Scrapyard: Former youtube rapper, now alternative singer-songwriter and producer Quadeca recently released Scrapyard, his latest mixtape, on February 16th. Compiled from the Scrapyard 1-3 EP trilogy along with a mix of singles that come from as far back as early 2023, the larger, 15 track mixtape can only be described as a surprisingly beautiful project. Acting as a...
It goes without saying that our Jesuit community has had a plethora of gifted musicians walk these halls since its beginning.This can be clearly seen in a group like Moon waves, a neo-psychedelic rock group formed out of students at Zounds Sounds School of Rock, established in the summer of 2005 and located in Dallas, which specializes in a new form...
The crowd listens in awe as the music echoes throughout the room. The air fills with the sounds of the season, ringing vibrantly with joy. The smell of freshly baked cookies coming from the foyer combined with the holiday music reminded everyone that it’s that wonderfully festive time of year again. On Tuesday, December 5th, the Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band, along...
Two weeks of band camp in the summer. Five 7 a.m. rehearsals each week. Private lessons. Pass-offs. After-school sectionals. The Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (JURB) has been busy preparing for their two October marching contests at Little Elm Athletic Complex and Legacy Christian Academy.  The Little Elm Classic on the Lake took place on Oct. 12. Jesuit has participated for...
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...

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