Brandon Peters is in his thirteenth year as Director of Bands at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, and his fourteenth year of teaching. He was named Teacher of the Year for Trussville City Schools in 2019 and 2013. The Trussville City School District has been named a Best Community for Music Education in America by the NAMM Foundation for the past four years. Mr. Peters is a native of Jasper, Alabama.

Prior to his time in Trussville, Mr. Peters began his teaching career at Tuscaloosa Middle School. His bands have consistently received superior ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Music Performance Assessment. His bands have performed in Atlanta, Gatlinburg, and Orlando at both Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. The Honors Band was a guest ensemble at the 2016 University of Alabama Middle School Honor Band Festival and performed at the 2017 Alabama Music Educators Association Conference. At HTMS Mr. Peters oversees the entire band program. He conducts the Honors Band and assists with the Symphonic Band and Concert Band. He also teaches beginner trumpet, trombone, tuba, and percussion. He also assists with the Hewitt-Trussville High School Marching Husky Band. He has guest conducted honor bands throughout the region.

Mr. Peters holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance, and a Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of Alabama. At UA he was a member of the performing wind bands as well as the “Million Dollar Band” and studied horn with Skip Snead. His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, National Band Association, Alabama Music Educators Association, and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. He currently resides in Trussville with his wife, Jenni, who is a Literacy Specialist for Trussville City Schools, and his daughter, Adalyn.

Corinth Lewis is in her seventh year as the Assistant Director of bands at HTMS.

Mrs. Lewis earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Music Education, graduating Suma Cum Laude in 2011, from the University of Alabama. ROLL TIDE! She then continued on earning her Masters of Arts in Music Education in 2014. While attending college she participated in the Symphonic band, Wind Ensemble, Huxford Symphony Orchestra, and the Million Dollar Band. The last two years of her undergraduate degree Mrs. Lewis was selected as a section leader for the Million Dollar Band.

At HTMS, Mrs. Lewis conducts the Symphonic Band and Concert Band and assists with the Honors Band. She also teaches beginner flute, clarinet, and saxophone. She also assists with the Hewitt-Trussville High School Marching Husky Band. The HTMS Symphonic band consistently earns superior ratings at the Alabama Bandmasters Music Performance Assessment and the Concert Band II, excellent and superior ratings.

Mrs. Lewis is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a graduate of Ramsay High school. She is married to her high school sweetheart Erroll Lewis and they have two sons, Elijah and Julian, and one daughter, Elizabeth.