William A. Fletcher holds degrees in Choral Music Education and in Music Theory and Composition from the University of New Hampshire, where he studied conducting with Cleveland Howard and Stanley Hettinger. He is currently on the faculty of St. Paul’s School, where, in addition to his duties as Choirmaster, he teaches voice, composition and music theory. He has held the position of vocal department chair of the Concord Community Music School, where he also coached the Scholarship Vocal Ensemble and where he currently teaches composition. In addition, he has taught public schools in both Weston, Ct. and Horseheads, N.Y.

He is a frequent adjudicator and guest conductor of music festivals throughout New England, including the 1987 and 1990 N.H. Jazz All-State Choirs. As music director of the Concord Chorale, a 75 voice auditioned community chorus, he has led tours of France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Canada and Czechoslovakia. Additionally, he was a founding member and pandorist with The Goodmorrow Consort, a group which performed Elizabethan broken consort music on period instruments.

A respected composer, his compositions for voice and piano have been performed throughout the United States, and has received commissions from the Christa MacAuliffe Planetarium, The Concord Community Music School, The Concord Chorale, The Infinities Ensemble and St. Paul's School as well as from performers Peggo Horstmann Hodes, Mark Andrew Cleveland, Gregg Pauley and Jean Benson.

Mr. Fletcher has produced recordings for Steve Schuch, The Night Heron Consort, Wellspring, femme m’amie, Peggo & Paul, St. Paul's School, Lucy Chapin, Johnny Nicholson, and soprano Holly Outwin-Tepe. An ardent supporter of new music, he has conducted the premieres of works by Michael Annicchiarico, Gwyneth Walker, Augusta Read Thomas, James Grant, Robert Powell, Marilyn Ziffrin, Petr Reznícek and Henryk Górecki among others.

In addition to his musical activities, he is also known as a portrait painter and graphic/ web designer. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Margaret, and his three daughters.