Artistic Director/Conductor
Gwen has enjoyed a diverse career in music as a recitalist, music director, conductor, and entrepreneur. She founded the Columbia Festival Orchestra (1988), the West Village Chorale (1971, and Diamond Opera Theater (2004) and now ClaverackLanding (2010), a chamber music series. A national competition finalist, she performed extensively as a solo recitalist and developed a career as an organist and director of music in New York City. She received a Bachelor of Music from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and a Master of Sacred Music from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music/Union and held teaching posts at Stuart Hall in Staunton, VA, and at St. Luke’s School, NYC.
Ms. Gould currently serves on the Advisory Boards of the Hudson Opera House, PS21 (Performance Spaces for the 21st Century) and the West Village Chorale.
