Creativity
Gould Academy Presents the Spring Musical “Lucky Stiff.”
Gould Academy Student Theater presents: “Lucky Stiff” a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. This fast-paced farce features an ensemble cast playing a nun, nightclub singer, bellhop, optometrist, a shoe salesman, and a crazed, gun-wielding woman. Oh yes, and a dead…More »
Gould Academy Hosts 2013 Biennial Pine Tree Piano Festival
Nearly forty students from around the state will compete in the Maine Music Teachers Association’s Pine Tree Piano Festival on Saturday, April 27 at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. Students from elementary through senior high school grades will compete before a panel of…More »
Welcome Home, Richard Blanco
Before the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, people in his home town of Bethel, Maine did not realize Richard Blanco was a poet. “I’ve never come out of the poetry closet in Bethel for some reason,” quipped Richard Blanco to members of the community. “I…More »
Physical Performance – November 1st and 3rd
Physical Performance, a new Gould Academy activity that combines elements of dance and acting to explore how stories can be conveyed through physical movement and voice, will present Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses in Bingham Auditorium on November 1 & 3 at 7:30 pm….More »
Gould Academy Students to peform at Carnegie Hall with famed choral conductor
Seven choral singers from Gould Academy will perform with renowned choral conductor John Rutter at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Easter Sunday. “Rutter’s work is a staple of choral literature, and I would venture to say that there is not a…More »
Steinway Series Piano Recital Thursday, December 1
Tamara Poddubnaya will return to Gould once again presenting a Steinway Series Recital Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Trustees Auditorium in the McLaughlin Science Building. Joining Dr. Poddubnaya will be long time Music Without Borders attendee Veselin “Vesko” Ninov of Bulgaria,…More »
Painters, Players and Poets Comes to Gould Academy
This Friday we will hold a public opening for Painters, Players and Poets at our Owen Art Gallery from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All are welcome. As stated on their website, “the exhibit is a collaboration that celebrates artists from around Maine…More »
For one senior, photography makes a great Four Point project.
Who doesn’t love a great photo? There is often more to a photo than upon first glance and certainly more if you’re excited about photography and the editing process. Last week during one of our morning assemblies, our own Aaron Mason presented on…More »
Portrait of an artist-in-residence
Over the past few falls, we’ve enjoyed having artists-in-residence at Gould, made possible each year through a grant from the Quimby Family Foundation. This is year was no exception. If you were to ask Eric Ziner, a metalwork artist from Dear Isle, ME,…More »
Creating a hero’s story – an age-old archetype meets web 2.0.
I’m a big fan of web 2.0, so I was excited to hear about what English teachers Holly Tornrose and Jay Riley were doing in their Developing an Historic Imagination classes. Simply put, digital graphic stories are cool. They are colorful, imaginative, fun…More »
