Disney World: it's the magical place where dreams come true, relationships form and where amusement reaches its peak, but could it also be a place where musical education could thrive or where students can learn more about the production of fine art? As it turns out, it can be both.
Every four years, the Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band takes a trip...
While most students at Jesuit and Ursuline are enjoying their last days of summer at pool parties or at the beach, over eighty dedicated students from both schools started their school year on August 3rd for the first day of Band Camp for the Jesuit-Ursuline-Ranger-Band, or JURB.
“Band camp is definitely one of those big mysteries that a lot of...
Painting, woodwork, cooking… vinyl? The COVID-19 pandemic certainly wreaked havoc across a significant number of staple pastimes, but in its wake, millions of Americans turned to new or neglected hobbies to combat the boredom of quarantine. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed in a 2020 mid-year report that record sales surpassed CDs for the first time since...
What were you doing for the first two weeks of August? Sleeping? Sitting by the pool? Watching TV? Playing video games?
Well, I bet you weren't marching outside in the one hundred degree heat. Unless, of course, you are a member of the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band, also known as JURB. JURB recently finished yet another session of band camp,...
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...
The smell of gingerbread cookies, the absurd amount of ugly holiday sweaters, the hugs with distant family members you haven't seen since the Fourth of July; these can only mean one thing:  It's Christmas time!  This means it's also time for both the annual Jesuit Christmas Concert and the annual Ursuline Christmas Concert!
On Thursday night, December 10th, starting promptly at 7:00...
Edited by Editor-in-Chief Aaron Stonecipher '14
Video production by Jesuit Stage and Film.
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...
