Brass gleaming, fingers perched for the first note, all eyes focused on the conductor, the Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band prepares to begin its annual Christmas Concert. The band played various carols and arrangements for a Jesuit crowd on Tuesday, December 9th. Accompanied by the Jesuit Men's Chorus, the musicians combined for a total of ten songs throughout the night. From Sousa arrangements...
Ah, Ranger Day, the most anticipated day of the Jesuit school year. As always, Ranger Day presents an opportunity for Jesuit students to showcase their musical skills and talents. This year, there were five performances: The Undecided, Martin Flores, The Water Coolers, Benito Buksh, and Inwood. These DJs and bands made it worthwhile for the students to endure the cold...
During a day of record temperatures, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band competed in the 2014 Texas Private School Music Educators Association (TPSMEA) Marching Contest on October 25th. Enduring the heat, the band performed at Nolan Catholic High school in Fort Worth against other private schools from all over the area. However, the JURB was unable to stay and watch...
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,...
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...
The Texas State Fair: the aroma of fried food served "on a stick" fills the cool evening air, announcing the advent of Fall. The annual festival, started in 1886, has become a Texas staple, if not a regional destination. The fair is not only made possible by those who plan and set it up, but also by an unnoticeable force...
Camp: A usually rural place for recreation often during the summer.
Practice: Doing an activity over and over again in order to become better at it.
With that said, Summer Band Practice jumpstarted the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band into the new season by educating the new members in the discipline of marching and giving a refresher to the seasoned members. Though...
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...
