Eyes filled with determination, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (JURB) took the field by storm, the soldiers marching into the stadium as they dazzled the judges with the resounding echo of rich, melodious music.
JURB delivered a powerful performance at the 2019 TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) State Marching Contest on October 26, 2019. The band presented its show...
Most concert bands practice months to put on a performance, but the Texas Private School Music Educators' Association (TPSMEA) All-State Band is not like most bands. It's a collection of some of the state's most talented high school musicians, and it lasts only a short 3 days.
This year, seven Jesuit students attended the All-State weekend. In November, they...
The sun beating down on the field, an army of blue and black marching onto the side, the mystical amplified voice of the judge drowning out nature’s sound. On October 27th, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band entered the stadium, focused and ready for the 2018 TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) State Marching Competition, held at Legacy Christian...
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...
This past weekend, 100 of the best private school musicians in the state of Texas convened in San Marcos for the annual TPSMEA All-State Band Clinic. The musicians rehearsed for three days, January 27-29 (Thursday through Saturday of last week), culminating in a concert at Texas State University’s Evans Auditorium on Saturday night.
The process of making the band began...
This past Saturday, March 5, 2011, several members of the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band displayed their musical talents at the Texas Private School Music Educator's Association (TPSMEA) Solo & Ensemble competition. The competition featured musicians from private high schools in the “North Region” of Texas, basically anything above Austin. Luckily for the Jesuit instrumentalists, though (and unlucky for those from...
In the music world and the endless copyright protection, the big studio has on their songs. Finding music that won't get copyrighted when making the video can be challenging. Music is an essential part of making videos. It is vital to get your viewer to engage with the video. Having unique music is critical because if it is bland...
What Happened in Houston?
Over the weekend of November 6th, Astro World Fest, an awaited event by thousands of people expected to be a sell-out show. It turned out to be a tragedy of terror, devastating the Houston community and the country. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the safety of people's health with the right capacity, this event...
