Alexander Wells has been accompanist to the New London Children's Choir since its foundation. He has been associated with children's choirs in North London since 1978, starting his career while still a student at the Royal College of Music and after taking a degree in Russian and French at Cambridge. In 1987 he spent a year as a trainee repetiteur at the National Opera Studio and has since worked at Glyndebourne, the Wexford Festival and The Royal Opera House. He is also accompanist to the London Choral Society.