Alex Prior

Alexander Prior (born 5 October 1992) is a British composer and conductor who is the music director of the Eugene Symphony. He studied from the age of 13 to 17 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was Chief Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2022, appointed at the age of 23. In September 2022, the Edmonton Symphony and Prior released a video of Ian Tyson's Four Strong Winds.