Teacher/composer Elizabeth A. Alexander, known to her students as Betsy and in the theatre world as simply E. A., began her exploration of the piano at the age of four. Her private students range in age from three years to seventy, and her teaching skills encompass piano, voice, composition and guitar. Her life-long enthusiasm for music and for the sharing of that music through teaching has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of children and adults over the years.

In addition to her passion for introducing music into the lives of others, Ms. Alexander has also expressed her passion for composing through her work in Music Theatre. She has also (with lyricist/collaborator Lezley Steele) written songs for the Hallmark / PBS Television series Zoobilee Zoo.

Her most recent works include theme and incidental music for Theatre Caravan's production of Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES; the musical ALEPH BET BOP, commissioned by Theatre Ariel; and the musical ANNE FRANK: A VOICE HEARD, which was written with collaborator Lezley Steele, and commissioned by American Theatre Arts For Youth (ATAFY. It toured nationally through the year 2001.

Alexander's musical ANOTHER KIND OF HERO, again with collaborator Lezley Steele, was performed at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in 1992, and in Toronto and New York in 1993.

In 1995, Hedgerow Theatre appointed Alexander to the position of Composer-in-Residence, a position she held until 1998. They have since produced two of her children's musicals, THE VALENTINE and THE SNOW QUEEN (book and lyrics by collaborator Marge Royal), and premiered her new work THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (also with Marge Royal) on their main stage during their 96-97 season.

Ms. Alexander's current projects include an improvisational piano score for a video on the Digital Exquisite Corpse project; and a collection of new age piano compositions.

Alexander's previously produced works include MUMBO JUMBO with Lezley Steele and Linda Penney at Pulse Ensemble Theatre in New York; STAKIN' MY CLAIM with Granville Burgess, commissioned by and presented by Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park; and WHALESONG with Granville Burgess, commissioned by and performed at The New Jersey State Aquarium. Ms. Alexander has also composed incidental music for numerous productions.

In 1991 and again in 1994, Ms. Alexander was the recipient of PA Council on the Arts Fellowship awards for a new musical. Philadelphia Magazine awarded her a "Best of Philadelphia" for her music from ANOTHER KIND OF HERO. In addition, she has received numerous awards for her songs from The Billboard Song Contest and The Music City Song Festival.

A graduate of Temple University with a degree in composition, Alexander has participated in the BMI and ASCAP musical theatre workshops and is a member of The Dramatists Guild. She currently resides in Philadelphia with her artist/designer and sound engineer husband, Burnell Yow! and their five cats - Chloe, Miro, Gabby, Max & Clara.