Originally from Poole, Alexandra has extensive choral singing experience, having begun singing as a chorister and then Choral Scholar at St Stephens Church, Bournemouth under Ian Harrison. She started formal singing lessons with Joy Atkinson in 2015 and later became a Choral Scholar at Beaulieu Abbey under George Richford. This is where she met Issy, Artistic Director of Esprimo,and her journey with the group began in August 2023.

 

Alexandra Burstow is currently studying Vocal and Operatic Studies at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the tutelage of Maureen Brathwaite. She is a Choral Scholar at St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham, and also sings with The Birmingham Oratory Choir and deputises at Coventry Cathedral and St Phillip’s Cathedral, Birmingham. She is also a member of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, directed by Julian Wilkins. With the Chamber Choir she has performed as a soloist in repertoire including Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Lalande’s Cantate Domino, as well as taking part in a recording of Flower Songs in June 2024. Alexandra is an ExCathedra Student Scholar for 2024-2025 and enjoys singing with the choir under the expert leadership of Jeffrey Skidmore OBE. Highlights have included: Handel’s Messiah at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; Christmas Music by Candlelight series; Rachmaninoff Vespers in Hereford Cathedral, St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Sherborne Abbey; Bruckner Mass in E minor and Motets; Palestrina Missa Sine Nomine; Allegri Miserere with CBSO Wind and Brass; and, a BBC Radio 3 broadcast in October 2024.

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Although her solo singing career is just beginning, she has enjoyed performing alongside: Bournemouth Male Voice Choir, as a soprano soloist in Vivaldi's Gloria; Bournemouth Sinfonietta as a soprano soloist in Monteverdi's Vespers; and Wimborne Choral Society. Additionally she has given solo recitals at Romsey Abbey, Beaulieu Abbey, Christchurch Priory, St Peter’s Bournemouth, St Peter’s Church Wolverhampton and St Phillip’s Cathedral in Birmingham.

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