He won a chamber music contest organized by the Performing Right Society in London in 1962 and again in 1972.
When I joined the Performing Right Society in 1979, I received a booklet which clearly stated its history, policy and working.
In return for the licensing of a venue for public performance of copyright works, the Performing Right Society is entitled to charge a fee.
However, the Performing Right Society waives its right to a fee for 'performances, during services in churches or other places of worship.
Fletcher is presently chairman of PRS for Music (formerly the Performing Right Society).
The Performing Right Society was founded in 1914 for collecting fees for live performance from sheet music.
From 1989 to 1992 he was chairman of the Performing Right Society.
Later he became Vice-Chairman of the Performing Right Society.
From 1939, he served as a director of the Performing Right Society.
In 2001 he was appointed Chairman of the Performing Right Society, having previously been Deputy Chairman.