Dr. Stephanie Ycaza is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she teaches applied lessons, music entrepreneurship, and conducts the UNCG TubaBand. She is a founding member of Calypsus Brass, a quintet dedicated to recording and performing works by emerging composers and composers from historically marginalized groups. Calypsus will release their debut album, “Ripple Effect,” in May 2024. Stephanie previously served on the music faculties of the University of Northern Iowa, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University, Longwood University, the University of Richmond, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She serves as Principal Tuba of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, and also performs with the North Carolina Brass Band and the Winnfield Quartet. Stephanie’s recent solo performances have focused on music for tuba with electronic accompaniment, music by women composers, and her own transcriptions and arrangements for low brass. She has appeared as a soloist at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the Northeast Regional ITEA Conference, the Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, and the International Women's Brass Conference. Stephanie also writes and gives presentations on the topic of mindfulness in the practice and performance of music.