Gabriel Ian Gould va néixer l’any 1974 a la ciutat de Nova York (EUA). Va estudiar composició i piano al Simon’s Rock College, al Bard College i a la Universitat de Michigan, on es va doctorar. Els seus professors de composició han estat L. Wallach, J. Tower, D. Hagen, W. Albright, E. Chambers, C. Curtis-Smith, L. Bassett, B. Sheng i W. Bolcom.
Ha rebut encàrrecs de la Glimmerglass Opera (A Glimmerglass Birthday Celebration per a quartet vocal i piano, 2007), la Trinity Episcopal Cathedral a Omaha, Nebraska (Avraham Avinu per a cor i orgue, 2007), l’Opera Omaha (The Ideas Inside per a soprano i grup de cambra, 2007), el Hamilton College (Root Glen Dances per al Woodwind Quintet, 2006), la New York Youth Symphony (Irrational Exuberance! per a orquestra simfònica, estrenada al Carnegie Hall l’any 2000), l’Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (Lokananta per a l’instrument tradicional de Java (gamelan) i orquestra simfònica, 2000), l’Albany Symphony Orchestra (Watercolors per a corn anglès i orquestra de cambra, 1998), els Dogs of Desire (Puja per a soprano, mezzo i orquestra de cambra amplificada, 1997), i la Woodstock Chamber Orchestra (Meditations per a orquestra, 1996).
L’any 2006, va ser seleccionat per la Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Fellowship per a ser compositor-resident amb la Glimerglass Opera, l’Opera Omaha i la Florida Grand Opera, des del juliol de 2006 fins al maig de 2007. Després de la concessió d’aquesta beca, va ser convidat a participar al “Composer-Librettist Laboratory” a Toronto (Canadà). Actualment escriu dues òperes d’un acte amb els autors de libretto A. Payne i D. Hutto.
Ha estat resident al Yaddo Artist Colony a Nova York (1999, 2003), ha obtingut dos premis de composició BMI Student (1996, 1999), el premi de composició Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra (2001), i va rebre l’encàrrec del Fòrum de Compositors Americans (2000) per compondre una obra per a gamelan i orquestra simfònica, culminant en la seva obra Lokananta, que va ser estrenada el març del mateix any per l’Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra i el Gamelan Ensemble de la Universitat de Michigan. Les seves obres s’han enregistrat per l’Albany Symphony Orchestra i per Dogs of Desire per a Albany Records.
L’obra de Gabriel Gould s’inspira en les músiques del món, incloent el “klezmer” jueu i el gamelan de Java. També ha compost cançons i música vocal, com cançons, obres vocals i corals basades en textos americans, anglesos, russos i sefardites.
Ha ensenyat teoria de la música, composició i músiques del món a la Universitat de Michigan, la Ithaca College London Center, la Indiana University South Bend i el Hamilton College.
Gabriel Gould també és membre del grup Evening Fires.
Gabriel Ian Gould nació en 1974 en la ciutat de Nova York (EUA). Estudió composición y piano en el Simon’s Rock College, en el Bard College y en la Universidad de Michigan, donde se doctoró. Sus profesores de composición fueron L. Wallach, J. Tower, D. Hagen, W. Albright, E. Chambers, C. Curtis-Smith, L. Bassett, B. Sheng y W. Bolcom.
Ha recibido encargos de la Glimmerglass Opera (A Glimmerglass Birthday Celebration para cuarteto vocal y piano, 2007), la Trinity Episcopal Cathedral a Omaha, Nebraska (Avraham Avinu para coro y órgano, 2007), la Opera Omaha (The Ideas Inside para soprano y grupo de cámara, 2007), el Hamilton College (Root Glen Dances para el Woodwind Quintet, 2006), la New York Youth Symphony (Irrational Exuberance! para orquesta sinfónica, estrenada en el Carnegie Hall el año 2000), La Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (Lokananta para instrumento tradicional de Java (gamelan) y orquesta sinfónica, 2000), la Albany Symphony Orchestra (Watercolors para corno inglés y orquesta de cámara, 1998), Dogs of Desire (Puja para soprano, mezzo y orquestra de cámara amplificada, 1997), y la Woodstock Chamber Orchestra (Meditations para orquesta, 1996).
En el año 2006, fue seleccionado por la Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Fellowship para ser el compositor-residente con la Glimerglass Opera, la Opera Omaha y la Florida Grand Opera, desde julio de 2006 hasta mayo del 2007. Después de la concesión de esta beca, fue invitado a participar en el “Composer-Librettist Laboratory” de Toronto (Canadá). Actualmente escribe dos operas de un acto con los autores del libretto A. Payne i D. Hutto.
Ha sido residente en el Yaddo Artist Colony en Nova York (1999, 2003), ha obttenido dos premios de composición BMI Student (1996, 1999), el premio de composición Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra (2001), y recibió el encargo del Fòrum de Compositores Americanos (2000) para componer una obra para gamelan y orquesta sinfónica, culminando en su obra Lokananta, que fue estrenada en marzo del mismo año por la Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra y el Gamelan Ensemble de la universidad de Michigan. Ha grabado con la Albany Symphony Orchestra y con Dogs of Desire para Albany Records.
La obra de Gabriel Gould se inspira en las músicas del mundo, incluyendo el “klezmer” judío y el gamelan de Java. También ha compuesto canciones y música vocal, obras corales basadas en textos americanos, ingleses, rusos i sefardíes.
Ha enseñado teoría de la música, composición y músicas del mundo en la universidad de Michigan, en el Ithaca College London Center, la Indiana University South Bend yi el Hamilton College.
Gabriel Gould también es miembro del grup Evening Fires.
Gabriel Ian Gould was born in 1974 in New York City. He studied composition and piano at Simon’s Rock College, Bard College, and the University of Michigan, where he received his M.M. and D.M.A. degrees. His composition teachers have included Laurence Wallach, Joan Tower, Daron Hagen, William Albright, Evan Chambers, C. Curtis-Smith, Leslie Bassett, Bright Sheng, and William Bolcom.
Gabriel has received commissions from Glimmerglass Opera (A Glimmerglass Birthday Celebration for SATB Quartet and Piano, 2007), Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska (Avraham Avinu for SATB Chorus and Organ, 2007), Opera Omaha (The Ideas Inside for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble, 2007), Hamilton College (Root Glen Dances for Woodwind Quintet, 2006), the New York Youth Symphony (Irrational Exuberance! for Symphony Orchestra, premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2000), the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (Lokananta for Javanese Gamelan and Symphony Orchestra, 2000), the Albany Symphony Orchestra (Watercolors for English Horn and Chamber Orchestra, 1998), the Dogs of Desire (Puja for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Amplified Chamber Orchestra, 1997), and the Woodstock (New York) Chamber Orchestra (Meditations for Small Orchestra, 1996).
In 2006 Gabriel was selected for the Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera Fellowship, which placed him in positions as composer-in-residence with Glimerglass Opera, Opera Omaha, and Florida Grand Opera from July 2006 through May 2007. Following the completion of this fellowship he was invited to participate in Tapestry New Opera Works’ “Composer-Librettist Laboratory” in Toronto, Canada. Gabriel is currently developing two one-act operas, with librettists Alicia Payne and David Hutto.
Additional honors include two residencies at the Yaddo Artist Colony in New York (1999, 2003), two BMI Student Composer Awards (1996, 1999), the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra Composition Award (2001), and a “Continental Harmony” commission from the American Composers Forum (2000). For the latter, Gabriel was commissioned to compose a new work for Javanese gamelan and symphony orchestra, culminating in his composition Lokananta, which was premiered in March 2000 by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the University of Michigan Gamelan Ensemble. Gabriel’s compositions have been recorded by the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Dogs of Desire for Albany Records.
Gabriel’s work has often drawn on influences from world music, including Jewish klezmer and Javanese gamelan. He is also an accomplished composer of art song and vocal music in general, having composed four song cycles as well as various other vocal and choral works on American, English, Russian, and Ladino (Sephardic) texts. Gabriel has taught music theory, composition, and world music at the University of Michigan, the Ithaca College London Center, Indiana University South Bend, and Hamilton College. In addition to his work as a composer of concert music, Gabriel is a member of the Pennsylvania-based improvisational ensemble Evening Fires.
Gabriel lives in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania with his wife Susan Prill, who teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at Juniata College. Gabriel and Susan are expecting their first child in 2009.