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Alumna Hannah Morgan was awarded First Prize at the recent Barbirolli International Oboe Festival. Hannah left the Purcell School in 2009 and is currently a student at the Royal Academy…

The Purcell Symphony Orchestra gave an outstanding performance at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to a big audience on Monday 10th March, under the baton of Stephen Bell.  They played Bernstein…

Our String players were delighted to welcome Natalia Lomeiko to give a masterclass on Wednesday last week.  Hailed by Lord Menuhin as “one of the most brilliant of our younger…

Our Symphony Orchestra gave a fantastic performance at the Royal Festival Hall last night, under the baton of Karina Canellakis, an exciting young American conductor making her UK debut.  Our piano…

17 year-old Alexandra Ridout has reached the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award final, the UK’s leading contest for young jazz musicians. Following an extensive audition process, judges have announced the five musicians who will…

As part of the January Exams and Outings week, pupils in Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 spent a busy day of exploration and discovery at the Science Museum and…

Ms Alison Cox, Head of Composition, with Year 7 composers and performers. Creating new music should lie at the heart of any musical institution: last Wednesday The Purcell School demonstrated a…

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Farrall as Head of Woodwind and are delighted to welcome her to Purcell.  Joy is a dedicated teacher who has done…

Congratulations to year 9 pupil Ilai Avni, who received the National Children’s Orchestra Peter Clarke Memorial Trophy for 2014 and has been awarded a Leverhulme Scholarship for 2015.  He has been…

This week the Art Department have chosen to feature these bird sculptures by the year 7 group. Their project was inspired by illustrator Eric Carle who is most famous for…