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ill Bucher Jr. has been singing and playing music since he joined a garage rock band at his Maryland high school. Bill grew up listening to records belonging to his father, a self-taught jazz pianist and lifelong big band enthusiast who came of age during the "Swing Era" and served with the U.S. Army in Europe during WW2. Bill says he's "always had a thing for swing" because to him "it feels like home."
Bill’s versatile voice evokes the many styles and moods of the singers who made the songs he performs famous, yet he also brings a fresh and deeply personal touch to everything he does. His performances bring together skills and sensitivities derived from a lifetime of swing music appreciation and performing with pop groups and swing bands.
In addition to singing with various music groups since childhood, Bill has studied voice and performance under the personal instruction of Darmon Meader, Kim Nazarian, Peter Eldridge and Lauren Kinhan, members of the The New York Voices, widely recognized to be one of the most accomplished vocal jazz groups in the world.
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Bill's musical resume includes several performances as a jazz vocalist with the Salisbury Symphony at their annual "Big Band Bash" and "Pops at the Post" events, as well as other Symphony-related fundraiser events.
Bill has also performed locally in stage musicals; his credits include the Piedmont Players/ Meroney Theatre's second performance of the musical 1776 (James Wilson), Welcome To Mitford (Percy Mosely), the musical comedy Sister Act (Monsignor O'Hara), "Lunch at the Piccadilly" (elderly nursing home resident) and the Mayor of the town of Harmony, Tennessee in the regional premier of the Country Music Musical May We All. Bill has also appeared in Lee Street Theatre productions, including A Brincefield Family Christmas and The Moonglows St. Patrick's Day Celebration.
Bill is a founding member of the six-part vocal harmony group The Moonglows, and he is one of the regularly featured vocalists with the Rowan Big Band (Landis, NC). He enjoys traveling and has been invited to perform as a guest vocalist with other community big bands across North Carolina.
