With a background in guitar and conducting, Gonçalo Gomes Gouveia holds a Master’s degree in Music – Choral Conducting from Instituto Piaget de Almada (2012) and a Bachelor’s degree in Music – Guitar from the Lisbon Superior School of Music (2006). He studied with J. Diniz, P. Nagy, and D. Ivanović (guitar), as well as P. Lourenço, S. Coker, and C. Tasher (choral conducting). He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Music Teaching from Universidade Aberta (2016), official recognition as a Specialist Lecturer in Music from the Scientific Council of the School of Arts at the University of Évora (2017), and has completed the coursework component of a PhD in Music and Musicology at the University of Évora (2021). As a complement to his artistic training, he has attended various courses and masterclasses in guitar, chamber music, and choral conducting. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Music and Musicology at the University of Évora (since 2020).

As a performer, he has appeared on various stages across the country, both as a soloist and in collaboration with ensembles such as the Portuguese Guitar Orchestra (2004, C. Bochmann), the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra (2008, M. Zilm), the ECCE Ensemble Choir (2014, P. Lourenço), the University of Évora Guitar Ensemble (2021, C. Bochmann), the University of Évora Orchestra (2021, P. Amaral), and the Cetóbriga Choir and Orchestra (2023, G. Lourenço). He has also been a member of the Duo Mediterraneus (2009), Trio Orpheus (2014), Quarteto Canticum (2015), among other formations. In 2013, he founded and has since conducted the University of Évora Guitar Ensemble. He took part in the CD Project Bochmann Guitar (2023), produced by D. Ivanović and recorded by M. Kontaxakis, performing six solo and chamber music works, with a release scheduled for 2025.

In the field of vocal music, he founded and conducted the Ensemble VOCT (2003) and the Setúbal Chamber Choir (2004), and has conducted the Odyssea Choir (2006), the Mateus d’Aranda Choir, and the Manuel Mendes Vocal Ensemble of the University of Évora (2020). As a singer, he has been a member of the vocal group ECCE Ensemble (2019, P. Lourenço). In the associative sphere, he has served as director of the Lisbon Voices Choral Association (2011), through which he developed projects such as the VOCALIZZE Festival and the Summer Choral Festival. He has also been a board member of the Setúbal Music Festival Association (2015) and the Portuguese Choral Music Association (2017), with which he maintains regular collaboration.

His teaching career began in 2002, with notable positions including teaching and project development at institutions such as the Palmela Regional Conservatory (2006, Guitar and Choir Lecturer), the Setúbal Regional Conservatory (2007, Guitar and Guitar Ensemble Lecturer, and Head of Department), Instituto Piaget – ISEIT and ESE de Almada (2010, Lecturer in Guitar, Chamber Music, Conducting Techniques, and Choir Workshop), and the University of Évora (2013, Lecturer in Guitar, Chamber Music, Guitar Ensemble, and Choir).