Alexander Belser is a Montréal based musician who specializes in the serpent and ophicleide, bass wind instruments that are the ancestors of the tuba and euphonium. Alex is currently pursuing a DMus at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in the field of Historical Performance. Before Moving to Montréal, Alex received a MA at the Royal Academy of Music in London, United Kingdom, and a BM at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York where he also earned an extra distinction in the form of a Performer’s Certificate. Alex’s main research interests involve the rediscovery and dissemination of the musical activities of the religious orders of Québec in the 17th and 18th centuries where they pertain to serpent performance.