G. Truman Welch organized the Elmore County High School Band, combining students from Wetumpka and Eclectic. He directed this band for 26 years. The Elmore County Band was consistently rated Superior at the Alabama Bandmasters Association State Competition Festival and first place winner of the Virginia Beach Festival. The band was selected to play at the Midwest Clinic (Chicago) in 1965, the All-South Clinic at Jekyl Island (Georgia) in 1969, the Lion’s International in 1959 (New York, and 1960 (Chicago), and the Southern Division of MENC (Mobile) in 1969.

During World War II, Mr. Welch was director of the 13thAir Force Show Band. He taught woodwinds at the Auburn University and University of Alabama music camps, and taught at Troy State University, Auburn University, and Huntington College. He played professionally for many years in both symphonies and dance bands and was a member of the board of directors of the Montgomery Symphony. For over a decade, he was director of the Capitol Sounds Concert Band, an adult community band located in Montgomery.

Mr. Welch and Ed Jones originated and organized the Studio Lab Band movement. He also organized the first annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic at Troy State University in 1974. He was recruited by Yamaha Musical Instrument Company to serve as their flute clinician throughout the Southeast. Mr. Welch was elected Mayor of Wetumpka in 1980.

Mr. Welch was president of the Alabama Bandmasters Association, president of the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and served on the governing board of the National Band Association. He was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 1978. Other memberships include the National Band Association, American School Band Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, College Band Directors National Association, and the Alabama Music Educators Association.