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ill Bucher Jr. has been performing since the 1970's when he joined a garage rock band at his Potomac, Maryland high school, singing and playing keyboards. He inherited his appreciation for music from his father, a self-taught jazz pianist and lifelong big band enthusiast who grew up during the "Swing Era" and served as an American infantryman in Europe during WW2. Bill says he's "always had a thing for swing" because to him "it feels like home."
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Bill’s versatile voice can evoke the many styles and moods of each 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 listening to swing music and performing with pop groups and swing bands.
Bill spent a summer studying voice and performance under the tutelage of Darmon Meader, Kim Nazarian, Peter Eldridge and Lauren Kinhan, members of the internationally acclaimed vocal jazz group The New York Voices.
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Bill's musical performances include several appearances with the Salisbury Symphony at their annual "Big Band Bash" and "Pops at the Post" events, and he has performed in community theater events as well. His stage 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 two regularly featured vocalists with the Rowan Big Band All Stars (Landis, NC). He enjoys traveling and has been invited to perform as a guest vocalist with community big bands across North Carolina.
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Bill’s wife Gayla and both of their now adult daughters also share his passion for vocal music and each have performed locally. The Buchers live in Salisbury, NC.
