You are warmly invited to a very special evening at The Purcell School.A HISTORY OF THE PURCELL SCHOOLAn evening with staff over the decades Join us for a panel discussion about The Purcell School over the years. Alison Cox (Head of Composition: 1988-Present), Panos Fellas (former Head of Science and Housemaster: 1997-2024) and Ed Longstaff (Academic...
The concert features new, stylistically wide ranging compositions for electronics, string quartet, vocals and visuals. Inspired by the beauty of numbers as a special tribute to our departing head of maths, Alex Stone, it includes music for film, esoteric electronica and disco strings with a surprise event for acoustic ensemble titled Enigma, a celebration of the...
Mozart: The Magic Flute Our hugely talented singers bring one of Mozart's best loved operas to life on stage in a brand new version created specifically for the school. With real jeopardy, absolute farce and sincere tenderness, you are guaranteed to be gripped! Sung in English with a narrator, it is perfect for opera newbies...
The concert features new, stylistically wide ranging compositions for electronics, string quartet, vocals and visuals. Inspired by the beauty of numbers as a special tribute to our departing head of maths, Alex Stone, it includes music for film, esoteric electronica and disco strings with a surprise event for acoustic ensemble titled Enigma, a celebration of the...
Symphonic Wind Orchestra Lunchtime ConcertShostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger Festive Overture, Op. 96Oskar Bohme arr. Geoffrey Bergler Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 i) Allegro ModeratoAlfred Reed El Camino Rea
A concert celebrating songwriting at Purcell featuring original songs, written, arranged and performed by Purcell students. The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required.
We are delighted to welcome Miquel Ramos Salvado to take a masterclass with our students.Miquel has performed regularly with orchestras such the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle Zürich, Liceu Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Festival Strings Luzern and some others.Since 2017 he is member of the woodwind quintet Azahar Ensemble, winner of the ARD...
We welcome you to attend our Middle School Concertos Chamber Orchestra Concert.Programme:Mozart Piano Concerto in Eb Major, K. 291 i) AllegroBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15 i) Allegro con brioBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15 iii) Rondo. Allegro scherzando Short pauseLuo The Persistent WhisperBethlenfalvy The BlacksmithHaydn Concert Aria: Scena di Berenice The...
Seb de Krom – 55th Birthday Concert Purcell School, CP Hall Join acclaimed drummer Seb de Krom for a special birthday concert celebrating his 55th year with an evening of top-class jazz. The concert features two sets of jazz music, performed alongside Seb’s close musical friends, coming together for a relaxed, joyful night of swing, groove, and...
More details to follow The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required.
10 short films with original scores by Purcell’s creative composers and producers performed live to picture. Film clips include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Stanley Kubrick, Blowup (1966), Brian De Palma, Life of Pi (2012), Ang Lee, More, (1998) Mark Osborne, Paper Man (2009), Kieran Mulroney & Michele Mulroney The Birds (1963), Alfred Hitchcock and Wild Strawberries (1957), Ingmar Bergman, The Eye (Gin gwai) (2002), dir. Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang.Stories...
The Jazz Department presents an evening of Jazz, featuring the Purcell Jazz Ensembles and Big Band, who will be joined by special guest star Anthony Kerr. A multiple BBC Jazz Award winner, Anthony is known as one of the UK's finest Jazz Vibraphone players. He has performed and recorded internationally with Georgie Fame, Charlie Watts,...
