Director of Bands
David.McGrath@cobbk12.org
David J. McGrath has directed high school bands the past twenty-three years in both the states of Michigan and Georgia.  He holds a BA from DePauw University and an MA from Eastern Michigan University.

Concert Bands under his direction have received numerous honors which include:  invitations and performances for numerous regional and national concert festivals and clinics (including the 2010 Midwest Clinic, the 2000, 2006 and 2007 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, and numerous state music association performances in both Michigan and Georgia).  The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Wind Ensemble had the honor of performing an hour-long concert for President Bill Clinton (1996).

Marching Bands under his direction have also received many honors which include:  eleven appearances at the Michigan state marching band championships (capturing nine state championships); being consistent finalists at Bands of America events (the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Marching Band was named the 1999 BOA Grand National Champion and the Carlton J. Kell High School Marching Band is a ten-time BOA Regional and Super-Regional finalist, and was named the 2010 BOA Jacksonville Regional Champion and 2010 BOA Akron Regional Champion).

Mr. McGrath is a four-time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, and has been named a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction.  He is very active as a concert band, marching band, and drum-corps adjudicator and clinician.  He is a member of the GMEA and the MENC.

He and his wife, Kimberley, live in Woodstock, Georgia, with their two sons, Nathaniel and Logan (ages 13 and 11).