Alexander Binns                        Organist, Conductor, Accompanist

Alex was born in 1990 and has been organ scholar at Halifax Parish Church since February 2006, where he started his musical training as a chorister at the age of eight. He has sung in cathedrals all over the country including Durham, York, Canterbury and St Paul’s. He started learning the organ in 2004 and at the age of fourteen became the organist to St Luke’s Church Norland, also appearing on television playing the organ at Halifax Parish Church. He is currently studying music, history and mathematics for his A levels at the North Halifax Grammar School.

Alex studies with Philip Tordoff but has also been involved in number of masterclasses with some of Europe’s leading organists and teachers. Earlier this year Alex played at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach was kantor to the Thomasschule and in March conducted a performance of Stainer's Crucifixion to a come and sing choir of around 100 at Halifax Parish Church. Alex is in demand as a solo recitalist and accompanist throughout the county and beyond and has recently given recitals at the parish churches of Leeds, Halifax, Ashton and Mill Hill Chapel in Leeds. His non-musical interests include history, church architecture and civil aviation.