Fifth Annual Tuba & Euphonium Day Masterclass at Paige's Music

This year, we’re partnering with the Eastman Music Company and Warburton Music Products to bring you a full day celebrating all things low brass, and welcome back the world-class Dr. Gail Robertson and Dr. Stacy Baker as the featured artists!

Dr. Gail Robertson, Euphonium & Dr. Stacy Baker, Tuba. Together known as Symbiosis Duo. Dr. Robertson is the Visiting Professor of Music (Euphonium) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Dr. Baker is a Professor of Music, Euphonium/Tuba at Morehead State University.

Starting at 10:00 AM – Appointments throughout the day for instrument/mouthpiece fittings & testing – Eastman tubas, S.E. Shires euphoniums, Willson euphoniums, and Warburton & Laskey mouthpieces.

2:00 to 4:00 PM – Masterclass and Performance by “Symbiosis Duo” as well as solo performances with Dr. Gail Robertson and Dr. Stacy Baker

4:00 to 5:00 PM – Meet & greet, plus more instrument testing/browsing

Instrument & Mouthpiece Testing
Throughout the day, we will have an array of instruments and mouthpieces available to test and purchase. You can also sign up to get one-on-one instrument feedback with our guests as well as our representative from the Eastman Music Company. Instrument testing will be followed by a performance, clinic, and masterclass from our guest artists.

Reserve a spot for instrument and mouthpiece testing.

MORE ABOUT DR. BAKER & DR. ROBERTSON
Together, Gail and Stacy make up SymbiosisDuo, formed in 2007 to increase awareness of the tuba/euphonium duo as a performance medium and to promote and disseminate new works for this unique combination of instruments. The duo chose the name “SYMBIOSISDUO” from the concert duet of that name written for them by composer Chris Sharp. In the program notes he writes: “Symbiosis is defined as, ‘A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence . . . The technical and range requirements for each solo instrument are comparable, suggesting a ‘separate but equal’ relationship.” This is an innovative and challenging approach to duet writing for tuba and euphonium producing ‘the symbiosis effect’ as the tuba is not relegated to an accompanying role, but is equal in all aspects of music with the other voice in the duo, the euphonium.

In addition to their duo, both Gail and Stacy have already had massive careers, which include countless ensembles, premieres, accolades, performing, arranging, composing – you name it, they’ve done it. (Fun fact – I saw Gail’s “Tubafours” tuba/euphonium quartet, which performed at Walt Disney World for around a decade, perform at Butler University when I was maybe 13 years old. It was the first time I had ever heard professional low brass players featured in a concert setting!)

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