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It has been another fantastic week here at The Purcell School! RHYS CONCESSAO won the Valerie Childs Cup in the ‘Open Piano Recital’ category at the 23rd annual Marlow Festival of Music and Drama presented by the Mayor of Marlow. ELISSA STREET had her original composition The Terror Reigns for double SSAA choir and two…

On Tuesday 27th November, The Purcell School hosted its annual Fundraising Gala at Drapers’ Hall; an evening of fine dining and wonderful music to raise vital funds for the School. The evening featured performances from Purcell students, a silent auction, a raffle and speeches from Principal Paul Bambrough, current student Gayatri Nair and alumnus Andrew…

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) has announced its 2019 orchestra and season. The 164 teenage musicians represent every region in the country and have been selected following 76 days of auditions held in 11 cities across the country where 710 musicians took part in auditions. The Purcell School is extremely proud to…

Happy birthday to HRH The Prince of Wales! The Purcell School’s Royal Patron, Prince Charles, celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday evening, with a lavish party at Buckingham Palace. At a Buckingham Palace dinner, Her Majesty The Queen raised a toast to her son, “It is a privilege for any mother to be able to…

On Thursday 27th September, 17 pupils from the Purcell School (string players and composers) travelled from Heathrow Airport with staff members Alison Cox (Head of Composition), Charles Sewart (Head of Strings) and Debbie Shah (Purcell’s accompanist) to spend 5 days in the beautiful Turkish Islands of Bὓyὓkada and Heybeliada. The trip was created for the…

The Purcell School is delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will continue his Patronage of the School from August 2018. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales became Patron of The Purcell School in March 1985, and has honoured the School with his continued and invaluable support for the last…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Paul Hoskins as the new Director of Music of The Purcell School. Mr Hoskins joins us from Rambert, a dance company that under his influence has played an increasingly important role in the music world, where he is currently Music Director. In 2009 he devised the…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Paul Bambrough as Head of The Purcell School from 1st September 2018. He will take the new job title of Principal. Mr Bambrough is currently Vice-Principal at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where he has responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day running of the institution, the…

In April, the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting took place in London, and The Purcell School took part in a week of fantastic musical events in association with The Commonwealth Resounds, Rotary London, The Royal Overseas League and the Royal Society of St. George. The week began with a day of rehearsals here at School…

Today, 29th March 2018, marks the centenary of Rosemary Rapaport’s birth. Rosemary Rapaport was a gifted violinist whose talent for teaching was such that in 1962 she co-founded a specialist school for young musicians with her friend, Irene Forster. She felt that the education system was not providing children of exceptional musical talent with the…