Arjay Music

Tony Gould Piano

Pianist, composer and educator Tony Gould has received many accolades for his contribution to music in Australia, the most recent being the prestigious Don Banks Award from the Australia Council for the Arts. In 2008 he was awarded an Order of Australia (AM).

Tony has performed with many internationally renowned artists including Clark Terry, Mark Murphy, Ernestine Anderson, Ronnie Scott, David Jones, Don Burrows, John Sangster, Graeme Lyall, John Hoffman and Bobby Shew. He has been guest artist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared as associate artist with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Dave Brubeck, Sarah Vaughan, the LA Four and many others.

His CD River Story, with guitarist Peter Petrucci, received an ARIA Award nomination. Gould and Petrucci received a Playing Australia grant 2001 and have recorded a second CD titled From Within.

Tony has the uncommon distinction of having degrees from three of Melbourne's most prestigious universities: a Bachelor of Music from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Arts from Monash University and a Doctor of Philosophy from La Trobe University. His performance career embraces a wide cross-section of music throughout the world as well as composition, arranging, conducting, teaching, music criticism, contributions to literature (Groves, Oxford Companion) and adjudicating on international judging panels. He was chief music critic for the Herald Sun for 20 years. He has been Deputy Chair of the Music Board, Australia Council for the Arts, and deputy Chair of National Australia Council of Tertiary Music.

In early 2005 Tony resigned his position as Head (Dean) of and Associate Professor at the School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts to pursue his performance and composition career.

His latest work, a trio for piano, cello and clarinet, is to receive its world premiere in July.