Kevin Wass

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.  He 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, the Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) in João Pessoa, Brazil, 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 Bach’s 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 was the founding chair of the Collaborations Faculty Chamber Music Series at Texas Tech.  He holds degrees from the University of Michigan (DMA), Indiana University (MM and PC), and Dana College (BS Music Ed).