In nearly every sport, there is some type of all-star team comprised of the league's best players, but what about band? Instead of relying on a season’s worth of opportunities, a musician’s key to getting onto the “all-star team” depends on just a minute and a half worth of music.
This year, Jesuit sent fourteen students to the competition, which,...
Introduction
Sparking my interest for being ranked #6 on the top Shoegaze albums page on Rate Your Music, The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads is a concept album of post, indie, Christian, and rock-shoegaze, released on June 26, 2001. This is a full analysis and review of the music, concept, and history on one of the most unique pieces of music I've head.
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“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night” -Santa Claus
As Santa would say, “Christmas is just around the corner…..”
Football Season Ends?
Since the start of the season, many had been saying, “If only we make playoffs….” Look at the team now, challenging for the state title. Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (JURB) has been joyfully playing as a halftime...
"This is gonna be so lit." - was my first thought.
The Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Bande (JURB) 2016 Spring Retreat took place Friday, April 1 through Saturday, April 2nd.
The band spent Friday night at the Lakeview Camp and Retreat Center in Waxahachie.
After an hour of practice to wake us up on Friday morning, we had our service project with NETWORK Community Ministries in Richardson....
Each year at Jesuit, novice and experienced musicians arrive for their first time at the offices of Jesuit Band Directors, Donovan Putnam and Zane Crownover, unaware of the challenges they will overcome throughout their careers with the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band.
Not only do the students face this challenge, but also the directors. Each day, the Jesuit musicians and directors...
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...
A couple times each month, the downstairs band hall of the Terry Center plays host to a new Jesuit club. The Beethoven Society is an organization created for connoisseurs of classical music and those who want to learn more about classical music.
The club currently consists of 15 members, but is open to anyone who wants to join.
Musical performers, proficient...
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....
