On this International Women’s Day, we are proud to celebrate the work and achievements of The Purcell School’s exceptionally talented female first study composers. Alison Cox OBE, Head of…
Pupils of The Purcell School were recently honoured by a visit from alumna Anne Denholm, Official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales, who delighted them with an inspiring recital…
A warm congratulations to Year 11 pupil Francesca Biescas Rue on winning the School Performer Class B (under 18s) award in the British Flute Society Annual Flute Competition. Francesca,…
This year’s annual school play was a double bill of classic 1960s’ comedy with scintillating productions of The Erpingham Camp by Joe Orton and The Real Inspector Hound by…
Lauren Marshall, sixth former at The Purcell School and principal composer at the National Youth Orchestra (NYO), has been commissioned to write an original piece for The Morgan Stanley…
Year 8 Purcell student, Philip Theodorou, was shortlisted for the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers scheme last summer. He recalled the moment he heard of his success saying ‘I…
Music Technology students returned after the Christmas break to a newly upgraded music technology area. Students now have access to the latest versions of Apple Logic Pro X, Avid…
First study composers from The Purcell School have been working with Music Off Canvas, a pioneering collective of musicians specialising in cross-arts collaborative practice, to compose pieces in response…
On 17th December 2016 in the Barbican Hall, sixth former and violinist Olivia Ziani performed in a Side by Side project with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO) as part of…
We would like to extend our congratulations to Sixth former Daniel Swani who joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) family as a Junior Artist. LPO Junior Artists is a new programme…
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