The Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (JURB) and Color Guard embarked on arguably their biggest spring trip in history on March 22, 2013, a four day educational vacation to Walt Disney World in Florida. That Thursday, the Jesuit and Ursuline...
On the night of March 5, 2013, an expecting crowd flooded the Terry Center to watch Jesuit’s Spring Chamber Music Orchestra performed by the Jesuit/Ursuline Ranger Band. The Jesuit band was led by Director Donovan Putnam and Assistant Directors...
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...
It's beginning to sound a lot from Christmas, courtesy of the Jesuit Ursuline Band. (JURB) They began working on a series of Christmas songs following the final game of the football season vs. Longview, in preparation for their two...
A fairly young Jesuit Band excelled at the TPSMEA State Marching Competition last week, earning the title of “Superior,” the best score, which came as no surprise to the always-impressive Jesuit band.
One reason for this much better score after...
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...
Jesuit’s profile of The Graduate at Graduation highlights six important traits that all students ought to espouse in their four years: a Jesuit grad should be open to growth, physically fit, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to social...
The news that a record number of students qualified for the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) competition last weekend was music to the ears of the band director Donavon Putnam. The 22 Jesuit Band members, who auditioned...
On December 11, 2011, the Jesuit-Ursuline Concert band, the Jesuit-Ursuline String Orchestra, the Ursuline Singers and the Ursuline Jazz Choir all performed in front of a packed house during the Sounds of the Season Concert. Under the direction of...
