Saturday, October 11th marked the first competition of the school year for the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band, the Little Elm Classic on the Lake Marching Competition. Going into the competition as an underdog, and generally the only private school band to compete in this contest, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band went toe to toe with some of the largest public schools...
Coronavirus may have stopped our Jesuit community from attending school, but it did not stop Rawley Schott ’20 from hosting one of the last open mics of the year. Last week's open mic was filled with a variety of different types of music, especially from several new artists.
Taking place on Thursday, May 7, it was one of the best...
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...
Members of the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band, referred to as JURB by some, spent the past months and countless hours preparing and perfecting their performances for the Solo and Ensemble Contest in early March.
The all-day contest took place on March 4 at Greenhill. Talented musicians from a variety of schools participated in the contest, playing either a solo piece...
As students walk from activity to activity, they pause as a they hear a DJ going wild in front of the Terry Center, intrigued to the point that their desire to play dodgeball or their desire to steal a hotdog vanishes. Like bees to a flower, they flock to the beat of the music, gathering as a crowd, the...
A room full of spectators, the walls vibrating from the wonderful music, the band prepared to show off all of their hard work throughout the year as the concert began. On May 1, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band, Men’s Chorus, the percussion ensemble, and the jazz band performed in the Terry Center for their Spring Concert. This was the...
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...
Music is a means of expressing emotion and passion. Whether it be The Fray’s tragic How to Save a Life or  IZ’s dreamy Somewhere over the Rainbow, music can exhibit love and excitement and grief and despair in a way that no other art form can, with a story of chords, melodious and dissonant, that sound straight to your...
