by hinkle | Dec 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band students have fun pulling up the tape that was used to mark the “field” during indoor rehearsal.
by hinkle | Dec 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Western Carolina University freshman Josh Burr describes his experience with the WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band and the excitement of preparing to march in the Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2011. Burr also talks about what Jeff Throop, president of the Rose Parade,...
by hinkle | Dec 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
The band spelled out on the field the names of 24 major sponsors whose gifts totaled about $60,000 toward the $640,000 cost of the trip. The two-hour session (that took 36 hours for the band directors to chart) can be seen in 2 minutes and 24 seconds in this video,...
by hinkle | Dec 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Among the unusual instruments incorporated into the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band “Rock U” field show is bagpipes, and playing the instrument is Ezra G. Byrd, a freshman tuba player majoring in secondary history education from Mebane. Byrd, a 2010 graduate of...
by hinkle | Dec 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Two recent WLOS-TV news stories have highlighted the band’s preparation to participate in the Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Dec. 30 and the Rose Parade on Jan. 1. “Tournament of Roses bound” – Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 This news story includes...
Slide #8 tells the whole story of the Pride of the Mountains performance in this parade. It's one thing to…
soooooooooooo pround of you all Go WCU
I hope when the Spring semester starts students will go out of their way to congratulate any band member they…
Even though I am a MOUNTAINEER through and through, I am so happy and proud of the CATAMOUNTS for their…
Congrats to Bob Buckner and the WCU Band. It's been a LONG time since I was in Buckner's band in…