[5] In 2017, Whitley was commissioned by Radio 3 to compose a piece for International Women's Day, setting the words of Malala Yousafzai's 2013 speech to the UN.
[6] Her concert piece Sky Dances, was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and performed in the summer of 2018 at Trafalgar Square.
[7] In July 2022 a new oratorio, Our Future In Your Hands was performed at the Buxton Festival, with an orchestra of young musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music and a choir drawn from local schools.
The text, by Laura Attridge, voices climate change concerns from the point of view of young people.
[10] As of 2023, Whitley lives in Deptford, with fellow comedian and musician Sam Griffin, as well as former professional bassoonist and cycling champion Joe Qiu.