Alex West, currently Senior Organ Scholar at Fitzwilliam College, has been learning the organ for seven and a half years, and already has much experience both of recital and accompaniment work, both at Cambridge and at home.

In the College Chapel, his duties include providing organ music at various services during the week, and conducting and accompanying the college choir. He has also conducted the intercollegiate Orchestra on the Hill in performances of Sibelius' Valse Triste and Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20.

Composing forms another important part of his musical life; amongst other pieces, his Quartet in F was premiered by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet last April, and his piece 'Fugue, Toccata and Adagio' will be perfermed by the local contemporary music ensemble CB3 on October 17th.