Michael Alexander enters his fifth season as Music Director of the Cobb Symphony Orchestra. Since his appointment, the CSO has experienced exponential growth under his experienced leadership. A versatile musician, Mr. Alexander has served as conductor of both the Madison Savoyards Opera Company and the Green Bay Youth Symphony, as well as on faculties at Ripon College, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the Maud Powell Music Festival, and the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Sought after as a guest conductor as well, Mr. Alexander has performed across the United States, Europe, and Australia with the Maikop and Novgorod Symphony Orchestras of Russia, the Bacau Philharmonic in Romania, the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, and at the Catania Music Festival.

A fervent music educator, Mr. Alexander began his career as Director of Orchestras at Verona High school in Madison, Wisconsin and has since been appointed to the position of Director of Orchestras at Kennesaw State University in 2004. He has contributed numerous articles to the Teaching Music Through Performance book series, and takes an active role in music programs in the schools throughout the Metro Atlanta area most recently leading the Cobb Honor Orchestra in 2007 and Columbus Honor Orchestra in 2008.

Mr. Alexander completed his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003 under the tutelage of David E. Becker. Mr. Alexander currently resides in Kennesaw with his wife Allyson, sons Jacob and Eli, and Cleo the Cat.