soundSCAPE | Faculty: Matthew Gould, guitar

	Matthew Gould, faculty soundSCAPE guitar studies Dr. Matt Gould has been described as a "guitarist capable of giving performances of great beauty, enthusiasm and control" by EMI recording artist and former teacher, Manuel Barrueco. Matt began teaching himself to play guitar at age twelve, and at twenty, having had only two years of formal guitar training, was awarded a substantial scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music, receiving the Hos Award for Excellence in Guitar Performance by the Peabody Guitar Faculty upon graduation.

Matthew Gould, faculty

soundSCAPE guitar studies

Dr. Matt Gould has been described as a "guitarist capable of giving performances of great beauty, enthusiasm and control" by EMI recording artist and former teacher, Manuel Barrueco. Matt began teaching himself to play guitar at age twelve, and at twenty, having had only two years of formal guitar training, was awarded a substantial scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music, receiving the Hos Award for Excellence in Guitar Performance by the Peabody Guitar Faculty upon graduation.

In 1998, Matt Gould established Guitar Plus International, an organization whose mission is to establish the guitar as a viable and thriving chamber instrument in the 21st-Century. In addition to providing a database of repertoire and established ensembles, GPI organize concerts, residencies, and reading sessions of new chamber works for guitar. After completing his undergraduate degree in performance, Matt accepted a teaching assistantship to the University of Arizona in Tucson where he met his future wife and duo partner, violinist Beth Ilana Schneider. After receiving his Doctorate in Chamber Music from Arizona State University, Matt and Beth moved to the island of Cyprus to teach at Eastern Mediterranean University.

Established in 1994, Duo46 (a.k.a. Beth Ilana Schneider, violin and Matt Gould, guitar) has been heard around the world --live, radio, television, webcasts-- and their intriguing mix of music has taken them to Austria, Cyprus, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey, and the United States with notable appearances at The Guitar Foundation of America Festival (with Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum and Paul Galbraith), Syros International Guitar Festival (Greece), the Cortona Chamber Music Festival (Italy) and Kennedy Center. And with a substantial library of commissioned music and almost five-hundred original compositions for violin and guitar, Duo46 captivates audiences with their repertoire and artistry.

Awards include a Barlow Commissioning Grant with composer Geoffrey Gordon and sponsorship by the American Composer Forum through its Encore program with composer/guitarist/bassist John Mayrose, supporting the repeat performances of new works. Highlights for this season include debut performances in Argentina, Canada and Chile, and a return appearance at the Guitar Foundation of America Festival in Los Angeles. Matt currently serves as Director of Guitar Ensemble and Chamber Music studies with guitar at Arizona State University.