BEN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING GIANTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
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BEN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING GIANTS INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Directors | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2007 |
| Directors | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| Show Theme/Title | The Secret |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 3rd place |
| ISSMA | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating |
| South Regional - Gold Rating | |
| Invitationals | Plainfield - Class A 2nd place (Best Percussion) |
| Brownsburg - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 18th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 7th place; Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2007/2008 School Year | |
| IPA | State Finals - Movement World Class 3rd place |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 6th place |
| Divisional Finals - Class AAA Gold Rating | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Director | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| Auxiliary Directors | David Baker, Wanda Conway |
| Additional Staff | WAYNE DOWNEY - Show Coordinator, MICHAEL GAINES - Visual Design, DAVID STARNES - Program Consultant, FRANK SULLIVAN - Music Composer/Arranger, ADAM SAGE - Program Consultant, DAVID BAKER - Color Guard Director, WANDA CONWAY - Color Guard Assistant Director, SUZANNE REID – Guard Consultant, CARRIE CLOUSE - Color Guard Technician, JENNIFER RAJPURA - Color Guard Technician, ROBERT SMITH – Guard Assistant, JOHN PAPANDRIA - Music Coordinator, SHAWN MCNABB - Visual Coordinator, GARY RUDOLPH - Percussion Director, Composer and Arranger, PAUL WOODS - Front Ensemble Instructor, SCOTT DIAL - Bass Drum Instructor/Sound Engineer, SAMMY ROBLES - Snare/Tenor Instructor, BRIAN BLUME - Snare/Tenor Instructor, LARRY ASH - Front Ensemble Tech, CRAIG ROGERS - Front Ensemble Tech, JEFF MILLER - Front Ensemble Tech, CHRIS JACOBS - Visual Consultant, MCKENZIE ARNOLD - Visual Consultant, TOM MCNALLY - Visual Consultant, FRITZ GRAF - Brass Consultant, Brian Hoover - Brass Consultant, PEGGY MORAN, Brass Consultant, MCKENZIE GREER - Woodwind Consultant, KATIE MELOY - Woodwind/Drum Majors Consultant, SHELLY AXELSON - Woodwind Consultant, BRET WINTERNHEIMER - Woodwind Tech, DAVID COLE - Leadership Training, SHARON PRIGGEE - Administrative Assistant |
| Drum Majors | Holly Reynolds, Amanda Burke, Aaron Difrancia |
| Show Theme/Title | Celestial Journey |
| Movements | I. Polaris, II. Aurora Borealis, III. Meteor Shower |
| Band/Guard Members | 250 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 6th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Gold Rating |
| South Regional - Gold Rating | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 16th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Carmel - Fall Preview Experience participant |
| Indianapolis - 8th place, Class AAA Division 1 | |
| Other Activities - 2006/2007 School Year | |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 10th place |
| IPA | State Finals - Movement World Class 3rd place |
| WGI Guard | Dayton Regional - Open Class Finals 7th place |
| Midwest Regional - Open Class Prelims Participant | |
| World Championships - Open Class Prelims Participant | |
| WGI Percussion | Indianapolis Regional - Marching Open Class Finals 1st place |
| World Championships - Marching Open Class Finals 8th place | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Director | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| Auxiliary Directors | Chad Young, Derick Beitro, Josh Conley, Wanda Conway |
| Additional Staff | Visual Design - Michael Gaines; Music Composer/Arranger Frank Sullivan; Music - Fritz Graf, Shelly Axelson, Peggy Moran, McKensie Robinson, Brian Hoover; Percussion - Mike Wing, Scott Dial, Brian Blume; Visual - Eric Saback, Chris Jacobs, McKenzie Arnold, David Baker, Tom McNalley, Jude Boughton |
| Drum Majors | Jennifer Utt, Shayla Wishmeyer, Calvin Gomilia, Lauren Dexter |
| Show Theme/Title | The Raven |
| Movements | I. Fate; II. The Raven; III. Lenore; IV. Nevermore |
| Band/Guard Members | 250 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Gold Rating |
| South Regional - Gold Rating | |
| Invitationals | ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) |
| Greenfield-Central - Class A 1st place (Best Percussion, Pit Crew) | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 15th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 7th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2005/2006 School Year | |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 9th place |
| IPA | State Finals - Concert World Class 1st place |
| WGI Guard | Chesterton Regional - Class A Finals 12th place |
| ISSMA | 2006 Group I Band "With Distinction" Award |
| Year | 2004 |
| Director | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| Auxiliary Director | Chad Young |
| Drum Majors | Jordan Smith, Clara Chew, Jennifer Utt, Jessica Blythe |
| Auxiliary Captains | Mary Jenkins, Melissa Brown |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from the movie "Quo Vadis" (by Miklos Rozsa) |
| Band/Guard Members | 205 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 3rd place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Gold Rating (Best General Effect) |
| South Regional - Gold Rating | |
| Invitationals | Plainfield - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) |
| Brownsburg - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
| ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major, Overall Grand Champion) | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 9th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 5th place, Class AAA Division 1, Class AAA 3rd place |
| Other Activities - 2004/2005 School Year | |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 5th place |
| IPA | State Finals - Movement Open Class 2nd place |
| WGI Guard | Dayton Regional - Scholastic A Class Finals 3rd place |
| World Championships - Scholastic A Class Finals 15th place | |
| WGI Percussion | Indianapolis Regional - Scholastic Marching Open Class Finals 2nd place |
| World Championships - Scholastic Marching Open Class Finals 10th place | |
| ISSMA | 2005 Group I Band "With Distinction" Recipient |
| Year | 2003 |
| Director | Jim Butz |
| Associate Directors | Shawn McNabb, John Papandria, Gary Rudolph |
| Auxiliary Director | Chad Young |
| Additional Staff | Music Arranger - Mark Higginbotham; Visual Arranger - Leon May; Visual Coordinator - Shawn McNabb; Percussion Composer - Gary Rudolph; Percussion Staff - Jason Trigg, Shanyn Leake, Ellis Hampton, Scott Dial, Larry Ash; Guard Staff - Daniel Wiles, Julie Butz, Julie Myers; Rehearsal Assistants/Field Techs - Joe Weaver, Leon May, Richard Henshaw, Greg Fratzke; Music Techs - Fritz Graf, Dave Cole, Robert Smith, Katie Meloy; Drum Major Tech - Robert Smith; Bob Allen, Phil Moore, Phil Rubek |
| Drum Majors | Cody Grabbe, Missy Foote, Ryan Wells |
| Auxiliary Captains | Mary Jenkins, Melissa Brown |
| Show Theme/Title | Of Power And Grace |
| Repertoire | I - Introduction |
| II - The Battle | |
| III - Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto | |
| IV- Finale | |
| Band/Guard Members | 205 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect) |
| South Regional - Division 1 | |
| Invitationals | ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major, Grand Champion) |
| Avon - Class A 2nd place | |
| Homestead - Class A 2nd place (Best Music) | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 21st place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 8th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2003/2004 School Year | |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 7th place |
| IPA | State Finals - Movement Open Class 4th place |
| ISSMA | Concert Band - State Finalist |
| Other | June 2004 - 9th Annual Hawaii Classic |
| Year | 2002 |
| Directors | Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields, Gary Rudolph |
| Drum Majors | Adam Clark, Emily Fultz, Jennifer Huber |
| Show Theme/Title | Lavande |
| Repertoire | Red - Red The Violent (by Andre Previn) |
| Blue - The Meaning Of The Blues (by Bobby Troup & Leah Worth) | |
| Purple - The Children's Hour Of Dreams (by Charles Mingus) | |
| Band/Guard Members | 200 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 8th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Division 1 (Best Music) |
| South Regional - Division 1 | |
| Invitationals | ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, Percussion) |
| Brownsburg - Class A 1st place-tie (Best Music, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
| Carmel - Class A 4th place | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 21st place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 10th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2002/2003 School Year | |
| IPA | State Contest - Movement Open Class 3rd place |
| ISSMA | Concert Band State Finals - 7th place |
| Group I "With Distinction" Award Recipient | |
| IHSCGA | State Prelims Open Class Participant |
| WGI Percussion | Midwest Regional - Scholastic Marching Class A Finals 1st place |
| Southern Indiana Regional - Scholastic Marching Class A Finals 2nd place | |
| World Championships - Scholastic Marching Class A Finals 8th place | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Directors | Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields, Gary Rudolph |
| Show Theme/Title | Pulsations |
| Repertoire | Tango - Presto & Michelangelo |
| Ballet - Libertango & Spellbound | |
| Jazz - Desi In Tunisia | |
| Contemporary - Hydrogen Jukebox | |
| Band/Guard Members | 175 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 5th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Division 1 |
| South Regional - Division 1 | |
| Invitationals | ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual) |
| Terre Haute North - Class AAA 1st place (Best Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
| Brownsburg - Class A 1st place | |
| Greenfield-Central Class A 1st place | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 23rd place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 10th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2001/2002 School Year | |
| IPA | State Contest - Concert Open Class 1st place |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 5th place |
| Year | 2000 |
| Directors | Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields, Gary Rudolph |
| Drum Majors | Erin Jackson, Amber Thompson, Robert Smith |
| Show Theme/Title | Gershwin Meets The Millennium |
| Repertoire | Summertime |
| Concerto In F | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | |
| Band/Guard Members | 199 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
| ISSMA | Southport District - Division 1 |
| South Regional - Division 1 | |
| Invitationals | ISU - Class A 2nd place |
| Brownsburg; Class A 1st place (Best Music, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
| Homestead - Class A 4th place | |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals 18th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Indianapolis - 10th place, Class AAA Division 1 |
| Other Activities - 2000/2001 School Year | |
| IHSCGA | State Finals - Open Class 9th place |
| ISSMA | Concert Band - State Finalist |