About 

Music has shaped every stage of Alex Laing’s professional life. As a performer, conductor, educator, writer and senior educational leader, he is driven by a fascination with how people learn, communicate and connect through music.

As Director of Music and Expressive Arts at Wells Cathedral School, Alex leads one of the UK’s specialist music schools while continuing to teach, conduct and perform. Alongside his work at Wells, he is a conductor and tutor with the Benedetti Foundation, working with musicians and teachers across the UK and internationally.

His career has developed as a portfolio of complementary roles. Performance informs his teaching, teaching shapes his conducting, leadership strengthens his educational work, and writing provides a space to explore the ideas that connect them all.

This website brings together those different strands, including performance, conducting, education and a growing collection of essays on music, learning and leadership.

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