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It has been another incredible week in the run up to Christmas here at The Purcell School! ALUMNUS BEN HAVINDEN WILLIAMS has just been appointed to the bass section of Welsh National Opera Orchestra. JASMINE BLACKSHAW-BRITTON won the Toddington Music Society’s Young Musician of the Year contest. FIRST STUDY SINGERS attended a performance of The…

It has been another fantastic week here at The Purcell School! RHYS CONCESSAO won the Valerie Childs Cup in the ‘Open Piano Recital’ category at the 23rd annual Marlow Festival of Music and Drama presented by the Mayor of Marlow. ELISSA STREET had her original composition The Terror Reigns for double SSAA choir and two…

On Tuesday 27th November, The Purcell School hosted its annual Fundraising Gala at Drapers’ Hall; an evening of fine dining and wonderful music to raise vital funds for the School. The evening featured performances from Purcell students, a silent auction, a raffle and speeches from Principal Paul Bambrough, current student Gayatri Nair and alumnus Andrew…

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) has announced its 2019 orchestra and season. The 164 teenage musicians represent every region in the country and have been selected following 76 days of auditions held in 11 cities across the country where 710 musicians took part in auditions. The Purcell School is extremely proud to…

Purcell alumna Alexandra Ridout has been awarded the Rising Star Award at the 2018 BBC British Jazz Awards. The Rising Star Award is given to the best up and coming musician under 25. An incredible 5,500 people voted in this year’s British Jazz Awards and as these are the only awards that the take the…

Recent Purcell graduate, Seth Tackaberry has been listed as a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 Competition. This year the final is hosted as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival and will be held at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. The event is supported by the Associated Board of the Royal…

Happy birthday to HRH The Prince of Wales! The Purcell School’s Royal Patron, Prince Charles, celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday evening, with a lavish party at Buckingham Palace. At a Buckingham Palace dinner, Her Majesty The Queen raised a toast to her son, “It is a privilege for any mother to be able to…

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 Strings) and Debbie Shah (Purcell’s accompanist) to spend 5 days in the beautiful Turkish Islands of Bὓyὓkada and Heybeliada. The trip was created for the…

The Delegates are a popular soul band that formed here at The Purcell School for Young Musicians and have since gained a large following and have reached over 30,000 views online. Led by Drummer and Arranger Sam Every, the core band consists of some of the brightest young stars on the UK jazz scene, including…

The Purcell School is delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will continue his Patronage of the School from August 2018. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales became Patron of The Purcell School in March 1985, and has honoured the School with his continued and invaluable support for the last…