Chris Mary Francine Whittle

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Chris Mary-Francine Whittle
Born (1927-05-23) 23 May 1927 (age 96)
Antwerp, Belgium
Alma mater Royal Conservatoire Antwerp
École Normale de Musique de Paris
Occupations
  • Composer
  • performer
  • teacher
SpouseLuc Jageneau
AwardsAlbert de Vleeschower (for composition)

Chris Mary-Francine Whittle (born 23 May 1927) is a Belgian composer, performer (harpsichord and piano) and teacher. [1]

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Biography

Chris Mary-Francine Whittle was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 23 May 1927. [2] Whittle studied music at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp, where she won several prizes, including the Albert de Vleeschower prize for composition. Whittle also studied music in France with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. [3]

Whittle spent 20 years on concert tours throughout Europe. [3] Whittle became interested in the harpsichord, which she studied in Amsterdam with Gustav Leonhardt. She taught at the Wijnegem music school in Belgium and gave recitals on harpsichord. Whittle married Luc Jageneau, a harpsichord builder. [4]

Works

Whittle's compositions were published by Schott frères. They include: [3]

Chamber

Orchestra

Piano

Vocal

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