Daniel Fletcher
Principal Flute, Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Regular Member, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
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Daniel Fletcher began his flute studies by stealing his mother’s flute out of her closet and printing out a fingering chart. Little did he know that he would end up falling in love with it and pursuing it as a career.
As an active orchestral and chamber musician, he has performed under the batons of Leonard Slatkin, Keith Lockhart, Joann Falletta, Peter Oundjian, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and many others. He currently holds the position of Principal Flute with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra in addition to a Regular Membership with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
A laureate of many competitions, Daniel was a first-prize winner of the 2022 Mid-South Young Artist Competition, 2021 San Diego Flute Guild Winter Retreat Young Artist Competition, 2020 Da Capo Alliance Young Artist Competition, 2020 NFA Masterclass Competition, and the 2020 DMTA Performance Prize Contest. He was also a prizewinner in the Seattle Flute Society Young Artist Competition, the Oklahoma Flute Society Collegiate Artist Competition, and the Wisconsin Flute Festival Collegiate Competition.
Daniel has a passion for teaching. It is important to him to inspire a community-wide appreciation for music. He served as a teaching assistant at the Yale School of Music during his graduate studies, where he maintained a studio of six undergraduate majors and non-majors. He also served as the Flute Teaching Assistant at the Brevard Music Center in the summer of 2024. In this role, he mentored and taught the high school flute studio and performed as second flutist with the faculty ensemble.
Passionate about community engagement, Daniel spent two years as a volunteer teacher for Through the Staff, an organization that provides free music lessons to students who would otherwise be unable to afford them. He previously served as President of the North Texas Music Educators’ Association. In this position, he helped coordinate instrument petting zoos for elementary aged children, hosted guest lectures, and oversaw the Jazz Pedagogy program and the Eagle Ensemble.
Outside of the flute, Daniel is an avid reader of many genres, and completed some additional study of classic and contemporary Japanese Literature while a student at Yale. He also loves hiking, biking, and surrounding himself with friendly faces. Oh, and Netflix.
Daniel's primary teachers include Ransom Wilson, Tara Helen O’Connor, Terri Sundberg, James Scott, Won Lee, Brittney Balkcom, and Tia Jaynes. He received his Master’s Degree in Flute Performance at the Yale School of Music, and is grateful to represent Haynes Flutes as a Haynes Young Artist.