Last week we welcomed eminent British composer Robert Saxton to School to give an inspiring seminar to composition pupils. Currently university Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, his…
Decided to wander round after prep tonight and, after a tour of Gardner with Mr Hutchings, went to the gym to watch some volleyball. A nice way to relax and…
Do children get enough music in school, or out of school? Has the Government got the balance right between the arts, the humanities and the sciences in the curriculum? Do other countries have a better approach?…
Chamber Choir rehearsing last night for this evening’s concert at St Albans. Wonderful to have such a generous acoustic to play with. There’s still time to get tickets!(Photo: Mr James…
These new additions to the Purcell community seem to have taken up residence in the school grounds. I wonder what instruments they play? (Photo: Mr J. Harding)
Our school play, Gogol’s comedy The Government Inspector, is in the final stages of rehearsal. Mr Elliott invited me to visit last night’s run-through in costume, and I really enjoyed…
Some of the Upper Sixth organised a flash dance mob event at morning break time today to mark V-Day and to encourage awareness amongst pupils of the international campaign ‘One…
Congratulations are in order to all performers for last night’s concert at Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican.The programme included music for harp by Pierne and Grandjany, Tchaikovsky’s Méditation for violin from Souvenir d’un…
Well done to the seven Purcell pupils who have taken up places in the National Youth Orchestra for 2014 (six of them pictured above!). Gyu-Nam Kim (bass)Victoria Gill (violin)Matthew Paris (bass)Francesca Cox (oboe)Jessica Price…
Great concert last night at the amazing new Milton Court, courtesy of GSMD. Here is Assistant Concerts Manager Sam marshalling the troops as we head back to school.
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