Wednesday 21st May 2025, 7:30pm  
Keele University Chapel 
Alexandra Whittingham – Guitar Recital 

Recognised by The Guardian as “a young 21st-century virtuoso”, Alexandra Whittingham’s creative spirit is reshaping classical music and defying conventions. At the age of 16 she began to film her performances of popular guitar repertoire as a personal project, rapidly creating a large community of fans worldwide with over 50 million views.  

Having just signed exclusively to Decca Classics, recording continues to play an important part in Alexandra’s career. Her debut album ‘My European Journey’, released in 2021, was described as “a superb debut” by BBC Music Magazine and lead to her being chosen as one of Classic FM’s ‘Rising Star’ artists in 2022. Alexandra has enjoyed recent performances at the Cayman Islands Arts Festival, Texas’ South by Southwest Festival and Rome Guitar Expo with recitals in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and London, a tour across Ireland, and will embark on a 30-date North American tour in early 2025. 

Programme:

Napoleon Coste (1805-1883)                Le Depart, fantaisie dramatique

Ernest Shand (1868-1924)                      Varsovie Mazurka
Légende
In Stately Measure

Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)             Capricho árabe

Louiguy/Piaf (arr. Snowden)                   La Vie en Rose

Cabral/Piaf (arr. Dyens)                           La Foule

——— INTERVAL ———

Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959)             Five Preludes
i. Homage to the Brazilian Country Dweller
ii. Homage to the Rascal of Rio
iii. Homage to Bach
iv. Homage to the Brazilian Indians
v. Hom a ge to Social Life

Ralph Towner (1940-)                               Carillon (World Premiere Performance)

Jorge Morel (1931- 2021)                         Sonatina
i) Allegretto
ii) Lento espressivo
iii) Allegro

Tickets:
£16 or FREE for students and ages 16 & under. 

PARKING & HOW TO FIND US: Parking is free on campus after 5pm on a weekday and during the weekend. The closest car park to the University Chapel is the pay and display car park located on Union Square. Campus map here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/howtofindus/maps/keele-campus-map.pdf  
Keele Chapel is in Building 7 on this map. 

ACCESS: https://www.accessable.co.uk/keele-university/access-guides/chapel  

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