SymbiosisDuo highlights the artistic achievements of two of the most accomplished musicians in the field of low brass performance and pedagogy. Gail Robertson (euphonium) and Stacy Baker (tuba) formed SYMBIOSISDUO 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. They released albums Symbiosis in 2009 and Playground in 2015. They were honored with the 2025 Mary Ann Craig Focus on Women Award from the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA) for their 3rd album, Dreams, Dances, and Destinations. Through their commissions and premiere performances, they have emerged as true vanguards of this genre.
Dr. Gail Robertson is Associate Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Central Arkansas, Visiting Professor of Music (Euphonium) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She also teaches euphonium at Boston University and the American Band College. She is Past President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association and International Women’s Brass Conference; Vice President of the Athena Brass Band; a Willson and Warburton International Euphonium Artist; a member of the Brass Band of Battle Creek; and is on the Board of Directors for the Falcone Festival. Robertson serves on the faculty of the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute and is a member of the Summit Brass. She was honored with ITEA’s Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research for “Restoring the Euphonium’s Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band.” Dr. Robertson's compositions and arrangements are available at Cimarron Music Press.
Dr. Stacy Baker is Professor of Music - Tuba/Euphonium at Morehead State University (KY). Originally from Harsens Island, MI, she graduated with her B.M. and M.M. degrees from the University of Michigan, and her D.M.A. from the University of Illinois. Baker has toured throughout North America, Europe, China, Brazil, and Japan as a soloist, clinician, and founding member of SymbiosisDuo, the R.S.V.B. and JUNCTION tuba/euphonium quartets, Monarch Brass, and the Athena Brass Band. She is a member of the Cave Run Symphony Orchestra, the Baird Brass quintet, and has performed with the Brass Band of Battle Creek and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Baker has served on the Board of Directors of the International Tuba Euphonium Association and the International Women’s Brass Conference, and as co-editor of the IWBC Newsletter.
