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  Earlier this month The Purcell School presented a whole day of stunning music-making in memory of Oliver Knussen, with four concerts given by over 100 outstanding Purcell students, staff, alumni and guests at the Southbank Centre. Oliver was a Purcell student before he became the famous, beloved giant of the music world. These programmes…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Commonwealth Service 2020 On Monday 9th March, the Purcell Brass Quintet – Ewan Parkin, Mejedi Owusu, Lucia Biescas Rue and Ramon Branch – performed with the Griffin Schools Commonwealth Choir during the Pre-Service of the Commonwealth Service 2020. The quintet played pieces of music…

Monday 18th May 2020   In light of recent Government announcements concerning the phased reopening of schools, the School has risk assessed the various scenarios available to it. Following detailed assessment and consideration of all possible options, it has concluded that it will remain working remotely for the remainder of this academic year. The school…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Perform In Memory of Oliver Knussen Last Sunday the School presented a whole day of stunning music-making at the Southbank Centre in memory of the great contemporary composer and alumnus Oliver Knussen. Four ambitious concerts were given by over 100 Purcell students, staff,…

The Purcell School is delighted to announce that percussionist Lewis Isaacs has been selected for the Category Finals of the BBC Young Musician Competition 2020.

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Intermediate Maths Challenge – Best Results Yet! The Purcell School Mathematics Department were very pleased to experience our best ever results in the recent UK Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC). The IMC encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency using mathematical techniques to solve…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Happy Valentine’s Day ‘Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.’ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Escape Room Experience Last weekend some of the boarders took on the challenge of heading to an Escape Room. Divided into two teams they were faced with three…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Primary School Visit On Tuesday, we welcomed 30 children from Newton Farm Primary School in Harrow to the School for an immersive event. Purcell students performed a 40 minute recital followed by a Q&A session and interactive workshop. The workshop involved the visiting primary…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Jacob Collier Wins 3rd and 4th Grammy Alumnus, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier won two Grammys at last weekend’s 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Jacob was awarded Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for Moon River, and Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for All Night…

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 of the…