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Peter Fletcher                                         www.peterfletcher.com                                                                                                                                     

FACT SHEET

Birthplace:  Atlanta, Georgia 

Education: B.A., Music, University of Georgia-Athens, GA

                   M.A., Music, Eastman School of Music-Rochester, NY

Career beginnings: Peter Fletcher began studying guitar at the age of seven under professor John Sutherland, Head of Guitar Studies at UGA, and gave his first performance at the age of 15.

Special Honors:  Prizewinner of the 1990 Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) Wurlitzer competition. Two-time recipient of the Eastman Graduate Award in 1993 and 1994.

Performance Highlights:

1983: First recital, Brasstown Concert Association, North Carolina

1987: As a performer in the Christopher Parkening Master Class, Fletcher was chosen to play in the student recital for two consecutive years.

1988:  Parkening Master Class was broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR).

1997: Guest performer with the Atlanta Virtuosi

1999: Fletcher was a special guest performer of the Atlanta Steinway Society; the Creative Arts Guild; and a Democratic fundraiser in Atlanta at which President Bill Clinton was the guest of honor. 

2000:  Solo recital and Master Class for the Devine School for Guitar in San Diego.

2001: Performed for Carmen Bravo, Frederico Mompou’s widow, at their home on the Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona. Solo recital at the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.

2002:  Live interview and performance of “Sunburst” on Fox-affiliate, WAGA-TV’s, “Good Day Atlanta.” Live interview and performance of “Koyunbaba” on Atlanta’s Interfaith Broadcast network program, "Good News!" which broadcasts from Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.

Invited back by popular demand on the main series of ”Cathedral Concerts” at St. Philip Cathedral in Atlanta.  

2003: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, IL.
2005: Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover, DE
2007: New York Debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

What makes his music projects unique? Fletcher expands the limited repertoire of the classical guitar by recording music that has never been played on the instrument.  His Suite Compostelana; Canciones y Danzas release is the first and only classical guitar recording of the “Suite Compostelana” and the “14 Canciones y danzas” by Catalan composer, Frederico Mompou.  Fletcher transcribed the “Canciones y danzas,” originally composed for piano, for the classical guitar.

Fletcher on the art of transcription: “You must be faithful to the original, yet true to the instrument in which you are transcribing the music.”  

Fletcher on his music: “My number one premise is communication.  If I were a painter I would not use pastels - I would choose oils and acrylics to give the fullest range of expression.” 

Fletcher on meeting and playing for Mompou’s widow, Carmen Bravo: “First, we discussed music in general and found that we had a lot in common. Next, I played for her and she shared some good ideas about interpretation. Carmen Bravo is a true expert on Mompou’s music.”

Fletcher on career ambitions:  “I plan to release one CD every year in order in to increase audience and to expand the repertory of the classical guitar. I have always hoped that classical guitar might inspire young people to become more interested in classical music” 

Current Release:   Satie: Guitar Works (2005 CRC 2731)

Other releases: The Art of Classical Guitar (2000), Frederico Mompou: Suite Compostelana; Canciones y Danzas (2002, Centaur Records, Inc.), A Peter Fletcher Recital (2005)

Future releases: Works by Besard, Rameau, DeVisee, Tansman. Scheduled release date April ‘07

Recording label: Fletcher is signed with Centaur Records, one of the oldest and continuously running classical recording labels in the United States.

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