Please join us on July 31 for our “Mountie Showcase” – the premier of the Tuscola Marching Mountaineer’s brand new Fall 2026 field show, Spark of Genius. Show time is 6pm in C. E. Weatherby Stadium at Waynesville Junior High School.

2026 Show

Alumni, friends and all Marching Mountaineer supporters are invited. The “Mountie Showcase” features the band’s hard work during two solid weeks of summer band camp.

Brass Rehearsal – 2025

And mark your calendars for the Band’s other Fall competition and exhibition performances. Those include:

Mountain Showcase Exhibition: September 15th at CE Weatherby Stadium
Land of Sky Marching Festival: September 26th at Enka HS
Cold Mountain Classic: October 3rd at Pisgah HS
Cedar Cliffs Classic: October 10th at AC Reynolds HS
Tournament of Champions: October 17th at  Western Carolina University
North Henderson Knights Competition: October 24th at North Henderson HS

The Spirit of Carnivale Performance – 2025

Tuscola’s Bands have a lot going on for Spring 2026. That always includes Tuscola’s concert band, in recent years our Winterguard, and brand new for this year, Tuscola’s percussion ensemble – Mountain Groove Percussion.

Tuscola’s concert band is conducted by Director Tyler Reese. The Winter Guard is directed by Ashley Cole. And Mountain Groove Percussion follows the beat of Tyler Shade.

Click the image for video of The Marching Mountaineers percussion section playing “Parade” from the field show Carnaval for renowned composer/instructor Colin McNutt at Western Carolina University.

The Marching Mountaineers percussion section play “Parade” from the field show Carnaval for renowned composer/instructor Colin McNutt at Western Carolina University.

Here are the performances, concerts and events to put on your calendars.

Winterguard

Feb 28th – CWEA Pickens

Mar 14th – CWEA Byrnes

Mar 28th – CWEA Scholastic 3A Championships

(CWEA = Carolina Winter Ensemble Association)

Indoor Percussion

Feb 6th – Basketball Performance

Feb 10th – Basketball Performance

Mar 7th – CWEA Rock Hill

Other Band Events

Feb 26th – Brevard College Band Invitational @ 12:30pm

Mar 3rd – Mountain Winds at THS @ 7pm

Mar 4th – WMS and THS Pre-MPA Concert at THS

Mar 19th – THS MPA performance at Mars Hill University @ 6:45pm

April 28th – Small Ensemble Concert at THS @ 7pm

May 11th – THS Spring Concert @ 7pm

Tuscola’s Marching Mountaineers had a great Fall marching season securing two Grand Champion Trophies.

Check out all the results on the Marching Mountaineers – 2025 page.

And read all about it in this 10-25-2025 article from The Mountaineer.