jonathan fletcherBiography
Jonathan is a
versatile
composer with an eclectic musical background. He read for a degree in Music at the University of Surrey, where he studied Composition and Orchestration under Sebastian Forbes.
He was short-listed for, and subsequently ‘highly commended’ in, the Joyce Dixey Composition Award, presented by the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS). Upon graduation, Jonathan was awarded the Graham Smith Memorial Prize for best final year undergraduate composition folio.
He continued in academia, and read for an MA in Composition of Music for Film and Television at the University of Bristol, where he studied under Geoffrey Poole.
Throughout his university life Jonathan was involved in numerous academic and extra-curricular projects encompassing a variety of genres and media, including: short film, documentary, animation, theatre, contemporary dance, and web-based radio. He gained experience conducting music ensembles, and singing in national and international performances with County and University choirs.
Since graduating, Jonathan has been engaged in several projects, most notably as composer for Sir Peter Hall’s production of Henrick Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at the Theatre Royal Bath and subsequently at the Rose Theatre Kingston.
Jonathan is pursuing a career in composition for various media.