Weekly Highlights – January 25th
Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! MILTON COURT SHOWCASE On Sunday, five of our students; Brian Luo, Alexandra Peel, Elissa Street, Cherry Ge and Chea Woom…
School Trip
Purcell Students’ Turkish Islands Tour
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…
The Commonwealth Resounds with Purcellians!
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…
The Commonwealth Resounds! in association with The Purcell School
This year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting will happen in London, and The Purcell School is marking this with a week of fantastic musical events in association with The…
Primary Pupils Get a Lunchtime Taste of Classical Music
Pupils from Arnett Hills primary school in Rickmansworth had a memorable musical lunch break last week, when the 30 Year 6 children attended a classical music recital by students from…
Fanfares for The High Sheriff’s Justice Service
On Sunday 5th November, The Purcell School Brass Ensemble directed by Kevin Hathway, performed two fanfares at the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire’s Justice Service at St. Albans Cathedral, to a…
Purcell Pupils Play Concert at St Andrew’s Church, Oxfordshire
On the evening of Sunday 29th October 2017, Purcell pupils played a concert at the church of St Andrew’s in the village of Chinnor, Oxfordshire. The concert series runs on…
Recorder Event at The Royal Academy of Music Junior Department
Saturday 20th May saw the culmination of a very special recorder project. The event featured new pieces for recorder, written by young people and all inspired by a new…
IMPULSE Outreach Tour to Norfolk
The Purcell School’s IMPULSE Outreach Group travelled to Norfolk on Thursday 18th June and ran community projects in primary schools and concerts in local churches. IMPULSE is The Purcell…
The Beaux’ Stratagem at The National Theatre
Last week, pupils enjoyed an evening at The National Theatre seeing Simon Godwin‘s acclaimed production of The Beaux’ Stratagem. Here they are, on the Southbank, photographed in the front of…