Rockin’ Fletcheros

Blog readers already know that Fletcher students have talents that extend way beyond the classroom.  Today, allow me to introduce Los Fletcheros.  More accurately, I’ll let second-year student and part-time musician Jeffrey Fine do the introduction.  He was writing in answer to my question, “Are you a Fletchero?” and to my request for information about the group:

I am a Fletchero — trumpet.

As a least-common-denominator, we are all from Fletcher, we like to play music to blow off steam, and we have a propensity for throwing epic musical bashes that attract a broad sampling of Fletcher students.  More specifically, Los Fletcheros is an eight-piece band that has its roots in Fletcher’s cultural nights, but has since morphed into a venue-filling ensemble playing cover music from the jazz, funk, classic rock, pop, and alternative genres.  We now have about five shows in the academic year, plus one epic gala at the annual ski trip.  After graduating much talent last year, we recruited two new first-years who will be press-ganging new Fletcheros after six of us graduate in May.

Have musical talent?  Keep the Fletcheros in mind when you’re deciding if Fletcher is the grad school for you.  Otherwise, there may be pressure on the faculty to agree to the request from first-year Fletchero, Joe, to fail Jeff and other second-years Claire, Sam, Fred, Andrew, and Nick.  Joe writes, “I mean, I wish them all the best, of course, but this is rock and roll!”  Don’t let it come to this, future students.  Instead, help out by joining Los Fletcheros in September.

4 thoughts on “Rockin’ Fletcheros

  • February 6, 2012 at 11:55 am
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    Los Fletcheros will be happy to hear it, Mehvish! They’ll be needing quite a few new members.
    Jessica

  • February 6, 2012 at 1:36 am
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    Its really exciting to know that i have the opportunity to keep my passion for music going during my graduate career at Fletcher. I hope that Fletcheros can use a vocalist. I sing Bulgarian and Punjabi folk songs, but also sing in English of course. I could also contribute towards the percussions by playing the brazilian base drums 🙂

    I Really hope that I will be an addition to Fletcheros this coming fall !

  • February 3, 2012 at 1:35 pm
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    Guitar and banjo sound like a good start, Danielle! Keep Los Fletcheros in mind!
    Jessica

  • February 3, 2012 at 9:37 am
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    Amazing! I am so looking forward to getting involved in the music scene if/when I go to grad school next year. Good to know that Fletcher likes to rock out. Of course, I only play (acoustic) guitar and banjo….

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