Monday, March 18, 2024

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News Coverage of Jesuit Music, Stage & Film, and Visual Arts

During the fall semester, Jesuit Dallas' museum added a collection of pieces created by alum Don Schol '59 and donated by John Mullen '63. Artist, Don Schol, has a very unique perspective on his Vietnam Remembrance pieces that are now displayed outside of the Social Studies Commons in the upstairs A hallway. Don Schol '59 Don Schol is a Jesuit graduate...
Last December, the school art magazine released its Fall 2023 issue. The cover featured freshman Jonathan Shu's '27 striking watercolor. Entrants in the fall art contest submitted work created during the 2023 calendar year. The winners were Wil Carroll '24, for his mixed media art Beast of Burden, Matthew Toker '24, for his drawing on scratchboard, and Casimir Kenjarski '24, for his...
"Isn't the Golden Globes just a big celebration of Hollywood ego?" Yes, I know, but I don't really care. So here is 2024 Golden Globes recap. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Winner - Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers" Nominees: Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer" Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple" Julianne Moore, "May December" Jodie Foster, "Nyad" Rosamund...
The first two weeks of December featured two concerts by the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band and Men's Chorus. Full of festive fun and holiday cheer, the concerts were fun nights for anyone. Shifting from Marching to Concert, the Band began full time Concert band rehearsal on November 13. The first concert was at Jesuit's Terry Center, and the second...
The Turnpike Troubadours recently came out with an album named "A Cat in the Rain." Now I'm sure you're thinking, isn't it completely normal for a band to release an album? Well not for this band. The Turnpike Troubadours released their first album in 6 years after some intense ups and downs so let's dive into the interesting story...
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. (Note:...
Everyone goes to the theater at least once in their 4 years at Jesuit. Usually, people go there for class meetings, mandatory class guest speaker events, or to watch one of the plays. But now, with Film Club's recent use of the facility, you can also use it as a movie theater! From Humble Beginnings This past Friday, after school at...
"I thought that this play represents the limits to duty, and when the tension between one's moral compass and obligations break, and our characters have to make a choice." These were the words used to describe Jesuit's recent play, A Few Good Men, by Jesuit's Theater Director Mr. Chris Patterson. The play, as described by a previous piece by newly...

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