News & Events

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…

I always think that it is important for musicians to have alternative careers, just in case. Here is evidence that we make sure they are fully prepared for different types…

Karim Said, alumnus and current teacher at The Purcell School has been featured in the September/October edition of International Piano Magazine.  ‘A modern day musical polymath…his deep intelligence and enviable technical…

The second violins discussing bowings during a rehearsal of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Come and hear it at St Albans Cathedral on Wednesday 2nd July.

Patriks onstage at the QEH, March 2014 Patriks Skabardis (year 10) has won First Prize in the 16 and Under category of the Junior Guildhall National Tuned Percussion Competition 2014….

Purcell brass players Cameron McDonnell (horn) and Hannah Mbuya (tuba) are both members of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra.  Under the baton of Edward Gardner, the orchestra played works by…

Purcell pupil, Samuel Every is through to the finals of Young Drummer of the Year 2015.  Ten finalists were chosen from 358 entrants. This national competition started in 2002 and…

Purcell pupils and staff with our visitors from a specialist music school in Baku, Azerbaijan ​Last week, we were delighted to host visitors from a specialist music school in Baku,…