Alex is a 5th-year student in ethnomusicology at the Sydney Conservatorium, with a research focus on the relationships between language and music, and the history of music in Australia. He plays the 扬琴(yángqín) in the Conservatorium Chinese Orchestra, and is a tenor in the Conservatorium Choir. 

He incredibly passionate about showcasing cultural and social diversity in all his work, with a goal to reform the way that music is taught in NSW and broader Australia: to teach from a more global perspective that provides students with the skills to engage with all forms of music from all types of people. 

As a musical unionist, he is heavily involved with student representation and advocacy at the University of Sydney - as the President of the Conservatorium Students’ Association, Director on the University Union’s Board, and has held positions on the Students' Representative Council and School Board of the Conservatorium.