Marching Band Content / Marching Band Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Spring Quarter Snapshot: Marching Band Jams at a Distance /spring-snapshots/news/marching-band-jams-distance <p>While there won’t be a Picnic Day parade marching down the streets of Davis this year, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis is still striking up the band. With the help of some clever video editing, members of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Marching Band are staying connected and playing their favorite tunes together.</p> <p>About 20 band members started by recording themselves playing the time-honored <em>Aggie Fight Song</em> while sheltering in place. Brad Sparks, the band’s coordinator, then spliced the fight song footage into a single video.</p> April 14, 2020 - 9:00am Cody Kitaura /spring-snapshots/news/marching-band-jams-distance THE DOWNLOAD: Football Marks Debut for ‘Maggie,’ New Band /news/download-football-marks-debut-maggie-new-band <p>Saturday (Sept. 28) was a day of firsts: Not only was it the football team’s Big Sky Conference opener, but new students stormed onto the field for the annual <a href="https://twitter.com/ucdavis/status/1178039617943027712">Running of the First-Years</a>, the renamed 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Marching Band made its debut in the stands, and a new home game tradition began.</p> October 01, 2019 - 9:29am Cody Kitaura /news/download-football-marks-debut-maggie-new-band Update: Interim Assistant Director Hired, First Band Performance on Saturday /news/statement-moving-forward-new-marching-band <p><strong>Updated 1:30 p.m. Sept. 25:</strong></p> <p><em>Emily Galindo, interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs, provided the following update on the&nbsp;band program, including the appointment of an interim assistant director and a performance on Saturday, Sept. 28:</em></p> <p>We are excited to announce the appointment of&nbsp;Garrett Rigsby as interim assistant director for the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Marching Band and that the band’s first performance will be at the Aggies home football game this Saturday, Sept. 28.</p> September 25, 2019 - 1:15pm Dave Jones /news/statement-moving-forward-new-marching-band