Catherine Scarbrough Fletcher
Director, Herberger Institute Community School for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University (Retired)
Catherine holds a master’s degree in piano performance and has earned multiple regional and national piano competition prizes. After a successful career as a performer and college faculty member, she transitioned into arts administration, where she made a significant impact.
Catherine was asked by Arizona State University in 2004 to build a community school from the ground up, offering non-credit lessons and classes in design and the arts. The Herberger Institute Community School for Design and the Arts operated from 2005–2010 and served over 2,000 students annually.
In 2006, as Executive Director, she played an integral role in founding the prestigious Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions. Held anually at ASU, they continue to draw some of the biggest talents in the world.
Now retired, Catherine has returned to her passion—teaching music to kids and adults of all ages. Along with her husband, Daniel, she has grown a studio of lovely children and families that are learning, creating, and having fun!
Achievements
M.A., Piano Performance, Middle Tennessee State University
B.Mus., Piano Pedagogy, Lambuth University
Founding Executive Director, Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions, 2006-2007
First Prize, National Masters Piano Competition, University of Memphis, 1985
Judge for many piano festivals and competitions across the Southeast, as well as Arizona, 1984–present
Many student competition winners in local to international piano competitions
Daniel Fletcher
Professor Emeritus, University of Memphis (Retired)
Daniel enjoyed a distinguished 34-year tenure on the piano faculty at the University of Memphis, where he mentored a long list of prominent pianists from around the globe. During his career he performed extensively, captivating audiences with appearances alongside orchestras such as the Atlanta and Memphis Symphony Orchestras.
He was awarded the coveted Performer's Certificate from Indiana University during graduate studies with the legendary Sidney Foster in 1964. Later in his career, Mr. Fletcher went on to win First Prize in the Young Keyboard Artist's Association International competition in 1984, and in 1987, he was awarded Master Teacher status by the Music Teachers' National Association in recognition of his success as a teacher and performer.
Daniel retired in 2002 and teaches privately in Phoenix, AZ.
Achievements
Performer's Certificate, Indiana University, 1964
Doctoral Studies, Piano Performance, Indiana University, 1964–1968
M.M., Piano Performance, Indiana University, 1964
B.M., Piano Performance, Stetson University, 1962
Professor Emeritus, University of Memphis, 1968–2002
Master Teacher Certification, Music Teachers National Association, 1987
Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Chapter of Music Teachers National Association, 1987
First Prize, Young Keyboard Artist International Piano Competition, 1984
Numerous solo, chamber, and orchestral performances throughout career
Judge for many piano festivals and competitions, most notably, MTNA National Competition, 1990, and Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions, 2006–2007