





Meet Wallace
Wallace Conrath, is a veteran educator and has been a freelance trumpet player in the Atlanta area for over 36 years. He has the unique distinction of being the former band director of our current band director, Dennis Naughton. Mr. Conrath performs as a soloist at churches, weddings and other special occasions and also works with bands and young musicians as a private instructor of trumpet and other instruments.
He is married to Cece Grissett Conrath, Director of the Drama Department at Lakeview Academy. They have one son, Quinn, who is a sixth grader at Buford Middle School.
Experience
Over 30 years of professional band instruction,
his most recent schools are:
Buford High School Band Director - 2001 - 2012
Buford Middle School Band Director - 2012 - Present
He was Mr. Naughton's Band Director at
Campbell High School in Smyrna, GA 1980-1984
GA Music Educators Association
GA Jazz Educators Association
Natl Assoc for Music Education
Jazz Education Network
National Band Association
Phi Beta Mu
Gwinnett Philharmonic Orchestra
Gainesville Symphony
Northwinds Band
DeKalb Jazz Ensemble
Lanier Brass
2010 - present
2010 - present
Georgia State University
1980 - Master of Music
University of Miami
1975 - Bachelor of Music
Education

Professional Affiliations
Outstanding Performances
University of Georgia
1997 - Specialist of Education


