Morton Ranch Junior High Band

Our Honors Band and Jazz Band played for the faculty this week to start off their days! So proud of these students! They sounded fantastic!

We are so proud of our Honors Band students, Amin Sghaier and Elijah Rios (1st chair) for earning a spot in the Region 23 Orchestra! They performed with a full clinic and Concert at Stockdick JH and Paetow HS today! Please congratulate these two fine young men!!

This past week our Morton Ranch JH Beginning Band along with the Concert, Symphonic, and Honors Bands had their Winter Concerts. Both evenings were absolutely wonderful and our band students did such a stellar job! We are so proud of our MRJH Band students!

It was such a privilege and joy to have Beth Ann Adams out to work with our band students at Morton Ranch JH this week! She offers so much knowledge and wisdom to our program! Thank you Ms. Adams!!

We recently had our Region Band Auditions two weeks ago at Morton Ranch JH. Congratulations to the following students who earned a spot in the Region Band: Peyton Palm-Symphonic Band (Clarinet), Amir Sghaier-Wind Ensemble and Region Orchestra (Clarinet), Alexander Andrillon-Concert Band II (Trombone), and Elijah Rios-1st Chair Wind Ensemble and 1st Chair Region Orchestra (Tuba)! We are so proud of all of our students for all of the work and improvement that they have shown this semester!!

One of the aspects that we are so proud of is that we are able to bring in some of the best clinicians and music educators anywhere to work with our band students! We are so very fortunate to have incredible master band teacher and one of the founding and current directors of Houston’s own Sugarland Winds, Mr. Larry Matysiak. He has been wonderful for our students and always brings such focus and insight into what we do with our Honors, Symphonic and Concert Bands. Thank you for all that you do for our band program Mr. Matysiak!

We are so proud of our wonderful Morton Ranch JH Band students! We had a wonderful Fall Concert last week at the Morton Ranch High School PAC. The students all played beautifully and with such joy!
The following morning our Honors Band played for our principal, Ms. Itanya Heard for Principal Appreciation Week. It is a blessing to see our students shine and to bring so much joy to the world around them! What an amazing gift!!

Congratulations to our Morton Ranch High School Band on earning all 1’s at the UIL Marching Contest!!! Well done Mavs!!!

It was wonderful to have Donnie Artley out today to work with our students in the Morton Ranch JH Band program! Thank you Mr. Artley! You always have great information!

Today we took our Morton Ranch JH Band students to Legacy Stadium for the Katy Marching Festival! The students were able to watch and support various schools march, including our own Morton Ranch High School Band! What a great and beautiful morning!

Today we had international trumpet artist Morris Northcutt come visit the Morton Ranch JH Honors and Symphonic Bands. What an incredible joy and privilege to have him talk to and play for our band students! Morris, thank you for sharing your musical wisdom and huge heart with us. What a meaningful and inspiring experience! We want to thank the Schilke Corporation and the Houston Brass Band for sponsoring him to be here with us today!
Mr. Northcutt will be the featured guest artist with the Houston Brass Band this Saturday at the Round Top Festival Institute at 3:00 PM. This will be a concert not to miss!