Dr. Paul Carlson (he/him/his) has charmed audiences around the globe as a soloist and as tubist in the Dallas Brass. He has studied with Dan Perantoni, Richard White, Mark Moore, and Joseph Goble. Paul has performed with the New Mexico Brass Quintet, the Walt Disney Collegiate All-Star Band, and the Harvey Phillips Tuba Company, as well as the Grand Rapids, Vancouver, Southwest Michigan, West Michigan, New Mexico, Louisville, South Bend, and Bloomington Camerata Symphonies. His first solo album, Mountain Song, was released on Potenza records. He has also recorded on the Summit and Naxos labels, as well as Alfred Music Publishing.

Paul is currently touring the country performing clinics and concerts with the Dallas Brass in addition to serving as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Grand Valley State University. He is also a Buffet Crampon USA Artist performing on B&S, Meinl Weston, and Besson tubas.

Kevin Wass, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech University, holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, the Bachelor of Science degree (Summa cum laude) in Music Education from Dana College, and the Master of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University. He has performed with a wide range of ensembles, including the Disneyland All-American College Band, the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, the Omaha, Lincoln, and Honolulu Symphony Orchestras, Santa Fe Pro Musica and various brass chamber groups. Solo appearances have included competitions in the United States, Canada, and the Czech Republic, and recitals and concerto appearances at colleges, universities, and regional and international tuba-euphonium conferences. His teaching background is equally varied, with experience as a band and orchestra director at the elementary and high school levels as well as private studio and classroom teaching at the college level. His principal studies have been with Fritz Kaenzig, Daniel Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, and Craig Fuller.

Dr. Wass is a long-time member of ITEA/TUBA, in which his activities have included hosting a regional conference (2005), serving as founding chair of the Harvey G. Phillips Awards for Excellence in Composition (2005-2011), serving on the Board of Directors as Conferences Coordinator (2009-2011), and serving as an Associate Editor of the ITEA Journal writing the quarterly “Dear Dr. TubaEuph” column (2012-2015). He was President of ITEA from 2017 to 2019.