Ben Davis High School

“Marching Giants” 2014 Production “Mythic Energy” Mothership by Mason Bates Chaos Vortex by Motoi Sakuraba Scherzo from Sinfonia Antartica by Ralph Vaughn Williams Icarus by Vince Oliver

Musical Arrangements by David Glyde, Vince Oliver and Gary Rudolph Visual Design by Greg Hagen and Ken Karlin

Drum Majors: Thomas Kee, Carrie Zimmerman, Tess Watkins, Nicole Zellers Band Membership: 215

Principal - Sandra Squire Assistant Principal - Rodney Smith Department Chair - Dennis Goins

Directors and Staff: Band Directors: David Cole, Ken Karlin, Shawn McNabb, Gary Rudolph Program Coordinator: Ramiro Barrera - Music, Greg Hagen - Visual Color Guard Staff: Brayton Mendenhall, Tod Hinton, Melissa Brown, Missy Trulock, Noah Trulock, Tracey Brunner, Sean Norwood Visual Staff: Shayla Wishmeyer, Perry Reid, Mike McGlothlin, Ben Gordon, Chris Brown, Julia Holsapple, Eddie Moore Music Staff: Eric Park, Cheri Brightman, Nicole Moore, Nila Fillmann, Cherie James, Amy Noble, Grace Ishikawa, Devon Custer, Ashley Welcher Percussion Staff: Ian Shepherd, Terence Mayhue, Joe Stovall, Erick Eckstrom, James Copeland, Adrienne Palmer, Martell Person Prop Design: Greg Hagen Band Office Manager: Katie Hein Booster President: Ted Moore Crew Chief: Ted Moore Uniform Chairperson: Katie Hein

Information: The Ben Davis Band celebrates over 77 years of competitive excellence as one of the best known band programs in the country. The Ben Davis “Marching Giants” are 14 time State Champions. Major performances have included seven appearances in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, King Kamehameha Parade in , HI, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, and numerous 500 Festival Parades. The Ben Davis Band has played for 6 of our United States Presidents, including 2 inaugural parades. The Ben Davis Band has been a National Finalist at the Grand National Championships, and was awarded the Al Castronovo Esprit De Corps Award at the 2000 Bands of America Grand National Championship. The Marching Giants performed at Pearl Harbor during Spring break 2014. The 2014 production of “Mythic Energy” was composed and designed by David Glyde, Vince Oliver, Gary Rudolph, Greg Hagen, and Ken Karlin.