Meet 2017 Strings Music Festival conductor Mark Gould, one of the best known trumpeters of his generation and a longtime veteran of the Met and Julliard. Gould shares an evening of storytelling as he presents "View from the Pit" — a look behind the scenes with all your favorite stars, sharing tales you've never heard before!

About the speaker
Mark Gould is one of the best known trumpeters of his generation. He was principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra from 1974-2003 and has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1982. He joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in September 2004, and currently chairs the brass department there.  

Gould’s students play in many of the world's major orchestras and chamber ensembles, and he is a much sought after teacher throughout around the globe. He has been very active as a trumpet soloist and conductor, having conducted and performed as soloist with the Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Colorado Philharmonic, Buffalo Symphony, The Juilliard Wind Ensemble, The Waterloo Festival, The Caramoor Festival and the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra. In 2005, Gould was appointed as the music director of the Brass Band of Battle Creek, America’s premiere brass band. He also founded and directs The Manhattan School of Music Brass Orchestra and co-founded/directs The Scranton Brass Orchestra.

Gould has led an active life in chamber music. He is the director of The New York Trumpet Ensemble and has recorded six albums with them. He has also performed as a soloist on many recordings. His most recent solo release is Café 1930, an album of trumpet and guitar music. As principal trumpet of The Metropolitan Opera, he participated in over 40 “Live from Lincoln Center” performances on PBS and numerous audio recordings of operas and symphonic works under the direction of James Levine, among which were the Grammy Award winning recordings of The Ring of the Nibelung and Parsifal.

This program is a presented by Strings Music Festival & Bud Werner Memorial Library.