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Andrew
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Andrew Fletcher was educated in Birmingham and at Keble College,
Oxford, where he was organ scholar. At the age of 20 he became a
prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists; he also holds
their Choir-Training Diploma and is a Fellow of the London College
of Music in organ performance.His reputation as a choir-trainer was established at St. Mary's, Warwick, where he was Director of Music for eight years. Under his direction the choir made numerous foreign tours, broadcast on TV and radio, and recorded on the Abbey, Chevron and CBS Masterworks labels.
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Andrew Fletcher was educated in Birmingham and at Oxford University where he was organ scholar at Keble College. He is a prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and also holds their choir-training diploma.
He has held posts in Warwick, Swindon and Birmingham and is now Director of Music at St. Thomas's, Stourbridge and conductor of the Solihull Choral Society. He is also Chairman of the Birmingham Area RSCM Committee, Organ Adviser to the Diocese of Worcester and Organist to the University of Birmingham.
He has given numerous organ recitals, master-classes and choral workshops both here and in the United States and is in great demand as a teacher and accompanist. His many organ and choral compositions are published by Oxford University Press, RSCM, Peters Edition and Kevin Mayhew. His 'Oecumuse' publications are available direct from him but will eventually be published by Allegro Music
Since 1985 he has pursued a free-lance career in his home town of Birmingham and is much in demand as a teacher of piano, organ and paperwork, as a recitalist and keyboard accompanist, and as a composer and arranger. He is presently Director of Music at St. Thomas's, Stourbridge (which maintains an all-male choral tradition), and directs the Solihull Choral Society. He is also Chairman of the RSCM Area Committee, Organ Adviser to the Diocese of Worcester and Organist to the University of Birmingham.
He is a regular recitalist in England and has performed in such venues as St. Paul's, Canterbury, Coventry, Hereford, Wells and Bristol cathedrals, the abbeys of Tewkesbury, Ampleforth, Waltham and Bath, Southwell Minster, Birmingham and Kidderminster Town Halls, Hull City Hall, and Victoria Hall, Hanley.
He has toured extensively in the United States, giving recitals, master classes and choral workshops at venues in the eastern and southern states. |
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His CD recording of late-romantic organ music (St. Mary's, Warwick), has received great critical acclaim and it is hoped that two further recordings, made at Birmingham Oratory and Riverside Church, New York, may eventually be available.
As a composer he has answered a number of commissions, both organ and choral, for England and the USA, and many of his works are published by the RSCM, Peters Edition, Kevin Mayhew and Oxford University Press. HIs 'Oecumuse' publications are available direct from him but will eventually be published by Allegro Music. |
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I've been back in my home town of Birmingham since 1985 and am thrilled by the way this city is developing: Symphony Hall, Brindley Place, Royal Ballet, the Royal College of Organists moving to the East side.
Having spent twelve years living in the southeast of the city, I moved some five miles across to the southwest early in 2000. I love my new house and the garden (never thought I'd get enthusiastic about that!) but don't get to spend enough leisure time in it. I'm also close to some very dear friends, but still a long way away from others. (There is life north of London you know!)
I'm still single, (boo hoo, I think?) but realistically I could never work the hours and times I do if I were in a relationship. So I suppose I'm a bit of a workaholic or is that simply because I could so easily be terminally idle?
In my free time (?) I love cooking, cryptic crosswords, theatre, cinema and sun-based holidays, though I only manage a fortnight away each year (that's got to change!). Surprisingly to some of you, I rarely go to concerts or listen to music as a recreation. Perhaps I envy the amateur who has music as his pastime. I've certainly had enough after a day's teaching and rehearsals!
Anyway, thanks for visiting. You can always contact by email via this site. |
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