Composer, arranger, cellist, choirmaster
Originally from Cornwall, Jake Alexander moved to London in 2002 to study composition at Trinity College of Music. Since graduating, he has worked as a freelance composer, arranger, performer, dance accompanist and choral conductor. Jake plays cello with electronics, and has written and recorded music for a number of diverse projects, including Ghost Lines, a BBC radio production based on poems by Julia Copus, and A Moment to Leave, a collaboration with choreographer Helen Kindred. He is also a member of folk duo, The Sea Kings, with whom he writes, sings and plays percussion.
Elms Close, an album of Jake's electric cello compositions, is available for listening and downloading from his website, jakealexander.org.