In her final year at the school, she also gained her LRSM (Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music) second diploma in guitar performance.In the spring of 2013, Alexandra won the inaugural Edinburgh Guitar Competition.

Patreon. Concerts. Alexandra Whittingham now studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.During her time at Chetham's, Alexandra had many opportunities to play with various ensembles, such as a string quartet, guitar duets and jazz groups, Later that year, she was also invited 6

Loading player… After studying classical guitar, piano, jazz guitar and composition at the world renowned Chetham's School of Music for seven years, nineteen-year-old Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. became Gregynog Young Guitarist of the year after her performance of Leo Brouwer's Sonata and Sevilla by Isaac Albeniz.More recently in 2016, Alexandra was invited to perform at Abbey Road Studios alongside singer-songwriter Imelda May for EMI Music and Sound Foundation. International Youth Guitar Competition, where she gained second place.

About. Alexandra studied classical guitar at Chetham’s School of Music before gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Music. Saira's playing is just superb, with some great musical lines and a big warm saxophone sound.In the 158 year history of Kneller Hall this was the first time a non-military band had played alongside military bands on the famous ‘rock’ bandstand and from start to finish, Citadel Promotions were professional in every aspect of their organisation of the event.Citadel Promotions are fantastic to work with, from the moment we sat down to discuss the tracks for my album they were not only supportive but helped me focus on how I could best prepare for my debut album.

More. So much fun, and the camaraderie was immediate. to perform Castelnuovo Tedesco's Concerto No.1 with the Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra.A new guitar programme shown on Sky Arts in 2016, highlighting all four genres (classical, jazz, acoustic and rock), featured Alexandra performing her The over-dubbed duets offer an essential extra sustained quality and this might be an area to explore for future albums.

Alexandra Whittingham is a talented guitarist injecting youthful enthusiasm to the classical music world! Time zone:

Bookings / Education. Eric Tebbett's voice has a 'yearning' - for want of a better word - as he sings these prayers with the sympathetic accompaniment.Although only two tracks on this CD are written specifically for saxophone (Damase & Bozza) all the rest fit Saira’s playing beautifully. ProfileAlexandra Whittingham. Other upcoming concerts include a recital in Vilnius Town Hall, Lithuania, alongside clarinettist Morta Kacionaite, and at the Acoustic Guitar Village in the Italian city of Cremona at the beginning of October.Alexandra is delighted to be endorsed by Aquila Strings, and highly recommends their Perla range.

Following this, she travelled to Budapest to take part in the Carpathian International Youth Guitar Competition, where she gained second place. Winner of the inaugural Edinburgh Guitar Competition in 2013 she also came second in the Carpathian International Youth Guitar Competition in Budapest.Having picked up the guitar when she was just five years old, Alexandra's father taught her the basics of the instrument before she went on to begin private the competition, Alexandra worked with Miloš Karadaglić, who, in recent years, has taken the classical guitar world by storm.Alexandra is delighted to be endorsed by Aquila Strings, highly recommending their Perla range. and the Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona, Italy.Other venues in which Alexandra has played include opening the European Guitar Teachers' Association Conference at York's Queen Margaret's School, The Having picked up the guitar when she was just five years old, Alexandra's father taught her the basics of the instrument before she went on to begin private lessons.During her time at Chetham's, Alexandra had many opportunities to play with various ensembles, such as a string quartet, guitar duets and jazz groups, which resulted in her becoming a member of Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra. Whittingham studied music at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester from age 11 to 18, then at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Alexandra studied classical guitar at Chetham’s School of Music before gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Music. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. During 4 With the orchestra came the opportunity to tour Germany and Czech Republic, where they sold out various venues within the two countries. Lovers of classical melodies, SA tunes and good sax playing would all be satisfied by this first, and obviously not the last, solo CD by this highly talented young artist.The song 'I know thee who thou art' initially came after suffering bereavement, once the theme got started, I could not stop it flowing.

Following this, she travelled to Budapest to take part in the Carpathian

She also plays a 2011 Christopher Dean guitar, sourced which resulted in her becoming a member of Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.