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  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Ella Richardson Violinist Ella Richardson was in Malta this week to perform a concert at the Grand Excelsior Hotel with the Central Academy of Arts Orchestra. The event, which included Ella taking part in a masterclass and being filmed for local television, is part…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Zara Williams In the latter part of last year, Purcell pianist Zara Williams received a full scholarship to attend the International Winter Piano Academy ‘Feuerwerk’ from 29th December 2019 to 6th January 2020. The academy is an annual ‘by invitation’ event and Zara was…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Yazdi Madon During the Christmas holidays Year 8 student Yazdi Madon performed in Brussels at BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, where he was awarded First Prize in the 2019 International Music Competition ‘Brussels’ Grand Prize Virtuoso. Our congratulations to Yazdi.   Milton Court We…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Lewis Isaacs Earlier this week it was announced that Year 12 student Lewis Isaacs has made it through to the final 10 in the Young Drummer of the Year 2020 competition. The live final will take place on Sunday 2nd February 2020 at 2pm…

‘Moscow Meets Friends’ is an International Festival, organised by The Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. The Foundation is under the patronage of the UNESCO Committee of the Russian Federation and is supported by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Wigmore Hall On Monday Purcell students took to the stage of London’s iconic Wigmore Hall to perform a programme of works by Andres, Chausson, Ravel, Mozart and Liszt. It was a wonderful evening of extraordinary talent, and we would like to congratulate all of…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Lucia Breslin Year 12 saxophonist Lucia Breslin has reached the final of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain (CASSGB) Young Saxophone Soloist Competition 2020.   Sofiia Matviienko Year 13 flautist Sofiia Matviienko has reached the second round of the BBC Young Musician…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   The Purcell School Brass Ensemble On Sunday 17th November, The Purcell School Brass Ensemble were honoured to take part in The High Sheriff’s Justice Service for the County of Hertfordshire. The service, which is held annually in St Alban’s Cathedral, recognises those who administer law…

At the beginning of the academic year, the Maths department launched a new initiative – the Purcell Maths Photography Competition – which challenged entrants to capture images of maths in everyday life. The competition was open to all Purcell students, and ran throughout the first half of the autumn term. Mrs Stone, Head of Mathematics,…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! Chelsea Becker Year 12 student Chelsea Becker has been invited into the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) as a Composer, and has got through to the second round of the BBC Young Musician 2020 category auditions in early December. Alexis Ffrench Alumnus, pianist and contemporary composer Alexis…