Lenore Alford began her musical life as a pianist, studying that instrument first at the University of British Columbia (B. Music, 1986) and then at the Université de Montréal, (Master's of Music, 1992). Her first career was as a collaborative pianist in Montreal; her recitals were broadcast on both the English and French Canadian Broadcasting networks, and she played recitals in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and the U.K.

All this changed in 1996 when Dr. Alford became captivated by the pipe organ! She began serious study of the instrument and was a pupil of M. Bernard Lagacé from 1997-2000. During this time, she was a finalist in several organ competitions and subsequently received grants both from the Canada and Quebec Councils for the Arts, facilitating her premieres of new Canadian organ works. She performed recitals in Montreal, Toronto, and throughout Quebec.

In 2005, Dr. Alford moved to Austin, Texas, to pursue doctoral studies in Organ Performance (emphasis in sacred music) with Dr. Gerre Hancock at the University of Texas at Austin. She was awarded the Doty Scholarship and the Butler Excellence Scholarship from UT's Butler School of Music and also received the "Outstanding DMA Recital Award" for her first recital in the program. She performed recitals in a number of concert series in Austin and was featured twice in hour-long programs devoted to her work on the local "Pipeworks" radio program.

Dr. Alford's dissertation for her doctorate is entitled "Able fairy: the feminine aesthetic in the compositions of Rolande Falcinelli." Her research touches on the history (or lack thereof) of women musicians in the Roman Catholic Church, and focuses on the life, career, and works of Parisian organist Rolande Falcinelli (1920-2006). Dr. Alford presented her work at an inter-disciplinary academic conference in Gottenheim, Germany, in December 2008, and to the Peninsula Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in 2010.

Upon graduation, Dr. Alford and family moved to the Bay area. She was named music director at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ross in May 2009, where in addition to her duties as choir director and organist she composes music for the liturgy and teaches adult education classes; she is currently working to found a Royal School of Church Music program for children at St. John's.