George Lepsch is a graduate of Duquesne University, where he earned a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance following a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. He served as a music educator for 25 years, the majority of which were spent as Director of Bands at McKeesport Area High School and Serra Catholic High School.

He served from 2006 through 2015 as assistant musical director for the Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to playing and conducting, George joined the Barbershop Harmony Society in 1973, and directed several choruses to district championships. On the stage, George performed as a member of the "School Board" quartet in the 2004 Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera production of The Music Man. He went on to reprise this role in 2009, performing under the direction of the late Marvin Hamlisch with the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, then with Mr. Hamlisch and the National Symphony Pops at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.