Kevin Wass
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
Email: kevin.wass@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 834-8374
Office: School of Music, Room 008
Kevin Wass is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech University. He has been
a concerto soloist with the Lubbock Symphony, the United States Army Orchestra and
the Fountain City and Frontier Brass Bands and has appeared as a recitalist at more
than 40 colleges and universities across the United States as well as at the Janacek
Academy in Brno, Czechia, National Center for the Arts (CENART) in Mexico City, and
the Madrid Royal Conservatory. He was an artist in residence at the Banff Centre
for Arts and Creativity in 2015, studying contemporary performance practice and adapting
Bachs Solo Cello Suites for tuba. Ensemble credits include the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra,
Santa Fe Pro Musica, and the West Texas, Honolulu, Omaha, Lubbock, Roswell, and Lincoln
symphonies. As a chamber musician, he is an innovator for the inclusion of the tuba
in mixed chamber ensembles and is the founding chair of the Collaborations Faculty
Chamber Music Series at Texas Tech University. He holds degrees from the University
of Michigan (DMA), Indiana University (MM and PC), and Dana College (BS Music Ed).