At the age of 5 he began to sing in the Tomsk academic boy s choir “Gloria”. In 1993 he was drafted into the Russian Army where he obtained the skills of the wind-instruments (trumpet, tenor, baritone, tube). Alexander graduated from the conductor-choir faculty of the Novosibirsk Musical College. In 1995-2000 he had worked in the Bishop’s men’s quartette of the Novosibirsk Cathedral.   In 2002 he joined the Sharomov Vocal Ensemble.