Summer 2024
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CHRIS HARBOUR
Head of Development and Philanthropy
Welcome to the new look Notes From Purcell newsletter. We have combined updates from students, alumni and the School to bring you a one-stop shop of newswhichwehopeyouenjoyreading.
It has been another jam-packed year at Purcell, with just under 200 concerts performedbyourremarkablestudents.Aswecometotheendoftheacademic year,withstaffandstudentsaliketakingacollectivebreather,welookaheadtoa futureunderanewGovernmentandwhatthismeansforourSchool.TheLabour Party’s pledge to add VAT on school fees is of great concern to many. Coupled withthepotentialimpactoftheremovalofthe80%businessraterelief,thereare undoubtedly tougher times ahead for the sector. However, with the continued supportofourdonors,wecannavigatethesechallengesandcontinuetoprovide a gold standard education for all talented young musicians, regardless of their financial circumstances. We will be sure to keep you updated as the situation progresses.
Onpage10youwillreadnewsfromouralumnicommunity.Ifyouareaformer pupilandhaveanupdatethatyouwouldliketoshare,pleasegetintouchandwe canincludeitinournexteditionof Notes from Purcell. Equally,ifyouwouldlike to find out about the various ways you can support our students, please read page12orcontactusformoredetails.
From all at Purcell, we wish you a wonderful summer and hope to see you at a concertinthenewacademicyear!
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Royal Patron ItiswiththegreatesthonourthatThePurcell SchoolannouncesHisMajestyKingCharlesIII willberetainingPatronageoftheSchool.
Thenews,whichmarksthefirstanniversaryof TheirMajestiesCoronation,followsthethorough analysisofoveronethousandorganisationsof whichThelateQueen,TheformerPrinceof WalesandTheformerDuchessofCornwallwere Patrons.
TheformerPrinceofWalesbecamePatronof ThePurcellSchoolinMarch1985andhas bestowedtheSchoolwithcontinuedand invaluablesupportforthelast39years.In1998, TheformerPrinceofWalesformallyopenedthe School’scampusinBushey,Hertfordshire,andin 2003acceptedtheUNESCOMozartGoldMedal forOutstandingContributionToArtsEducation onbehalfofThePurcellSchool.
InapreviousmessagesenttotheSchool,The formerPrinceofWalescommentedthat“The PurcellSchoolisanextraordinaryinstitution withaveryspecialplaceinmyheart”and“itis myparticularwishthatthisprovisioncontinues toflourishandgrowwiththenurturingofthese veryspecialyoungpeopleatthecentreofits work.”
PaulBambrough,PrincipalofThePurcellSchool, remarked:“Thewholeschoolcommunityisboth honouredanddelightedthatHisMajestyThe KinghasretainedhispatronageoftheSchool.To receivesuchpatronageacknowledgesthevital andimportantcontributionThePurcellSchool makestothemusicallifeofthenationand recognisesthehighqualityofourwork.”
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Lucawho,on3rdApril,tookpartin theAlicanteInternationalPiano CompetitioninSpainandwonThe AbsoluteFirstprize
LucaplayedTchaikovsky’s‘March’ fromtheNutcrackersuite(Pletnev arrangement),apiecefrom Prokofiev’ssixpiecesfromthe Cinderellasuite‘Quarrel’,andRavel’s Jeuxd’eau.
Lucahasalsobeeninvitedto participateintheYoungPromises concertinAlfàsdelPi.
WelldonetoYear10pianistPijus who participated in the XII International Balys Dvarionas CompetitioninKaunas,Lithuania. Henotonlybecamethe2ndprize winner, he also received three special prizes – for the best performanceofapiecewrittenby a classical composer, best performanceofapiecewrittenby aromanticcomposerandasolo
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recitalprize,whichwilltakepartin OrganumConcertHallinVilnius during the2025/2026season.
Pijusperformedahighlydemanding programmeconsistingofpianoworks byHaydn,Schönberg,Chopin, DvarionasandLiszt
Laterinthetermhealsogaveasolo recitalattheinvitationoftheBaltic SeaCulturalCentreintheOldTown HallinGdansk,Poland.Heperformed piecesbyHaydn,Schoenberg, DvarionasandLiszt,whichwere particularlyappreciatedbythelocal audienceandreceivedstanding ovations
Year8doublebassistLucashas triumphedintherecentCambridge CompetitiveMusicFestival,having beenawardedtheTimFreebairn prizeforwinningtheCello/Double BassClass16yearsandunder.As partoftheprize,Lucaswasinvited toperformatthefestival’sconcert whichtookplace25thApril2024.
Year8pianistGuiwonFirstPrizein hisRecitalClassattheNorth LondonMusicFestival.
CongratulationstoYear10pianist Celestewhowasawardedtwo OutstandingPrizesattheNorth LondonMusicFestival.Celeste competedintheRecitaland Romanticmusicclasses.
Wewerethrilledtohearthaton Saturday27thAprilYear10pianist GracewonFirstPlaceattheNorth LondonFestivalofMusic,Speech andDramainthePianoRecital Class(age13-16).
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Year11clarinettistMarinawonthe windsectionofBromleyFestivalof MusicandSpeech.Shewasthen invitedtotakepartintheStarAward competitionwherewearedelighted toreportthatMarinatriumphedand wasdeclaredthewinner
Followingthissuccess,Marinawent ontowinseveralwindclassesatthe CoulsdonandPurleyFestival,aswell astheDiamondCupforconcerto playingforthesecondconsecutive year.Furthermore,Marinawas invitedtoparticipateintheHervey Allencompetitionforoutstanding musicianshipwhich,adjudicatedby TimothyBarrattandRussell Keablem,shewon.
Ithasbeenanincrediblybusyterm forYear12pianist,Yazdi InApril,he tookpartintheEPTAUKNational Final.Heperformedarecitalofpiano worksbyScarlatti,Beethovenand Debussy,andwearethrilledto announcethathewasawardedFirst Prize
YazdialsowonFirstPrizeinthe InternationalMusicCompetitionfor Youth‘DinuLipatti’2024,heldin Tivoli,Rome Yazdiwasawardedthe prizeforhisperformancesata celebratorygalaeveningon10thMay attheScuderieEstensidiTivoli.
Asifthiswasn’tenough,Yazdiwas honouredtoreceiveFirstPrizeatthe MunichPianoCompetition2024.The competitionwasheldatthe JohannissaalofNymphenburg PalaceinMunich
FollowinghisreturntotheUKYazdi alsowontheSeniorSectionofthe 2024BromsgroveYoungMusicians’ Platform Theauditionroundand FinalConcertwerebothheldat
RouthConcertHallinBromsgrove The Platformisanationalcompetitionfor younginstrumentalistsandsingers whichisrunbythetrusteesofthe renownedBromsgroveInternational Musicians’Competition
Year12composerAdiwasawarded FestivalBestComposer2024atthe NorthLondonFestivalofMusic,Speech &Dramaforthe1stmovement, ‘Devotion’,ofheroriginalpiece‘A QuartetforWhatWeGive’.Duringthe competition,‘Devotion’wasperformed byAdi’sfellowPurcelliansAntonia(Year 12),Isabella(Year12),Tifany(Year13) andIvan(Year13),withRebecca(Year 12),Isabella(Year12),Tifany(Year13) andElla(Year12)playingintheawards concert
Adialsotriumphedintheprestigious InternationalCompositionCompetition oftheViennaClassicalMusicAcademy, takingtheYoungTalentPrizewithher compositionforwoodwindquintet,‘The QuietBeforetheStorm’.
Year12classicalpianistPhoebegavea prizewinningperformanceof Rachmaninoff’sRhapsodyonaThemeof PaganiniOp.43,withTheMihailJora PhilharmonicOrchestraofBacǎu, conductedbyMaestroOvidiuBalanin the‘32ndCittàdiCantùInternational CompetitionforPianoandOrchestra 2024’(senioruptoage35). Phoebewas honouredtobeawardedtheSecond Prize!Anextraordinaryachievement giventhatshewasoneoftheyoungestin thecompetition
TheWorldPianoTeachersAssociation ItalyInternationalCompetitionresults havebeenpublishedandPhoebehas alsoreceivedFirstPrizeandTheSpecial 20thCenturyMusicPrize.HerPrize includesaninvitationtoperforminthe WPTAItalyGalaConcertthisautumnas
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Phoebewasdelightedtobeinvitedto Singaporeon2ndJunetogivearecitalat the25thAnniversaryCelebrationConcert oftheSchoolofYoungTalents(SYT).
AnotherFirstPrizeGoldAwardwaswonat the2024IPPAConeroInternationalPiano Competition,UnitedKingdomDivision, NationalRound,ProfessionalArtist CategoryheldinLondon Herprize includesafullscholarshiptothe2024 IPPAConeroInternationalPianoFestival inItalyandshehasalsoqualifiedforthe InternationalRound.
CongratulationstoYear7pianistMichael whowonFirstPrizeinhiscategory(aged 12andunder)attheEalingFestivalof Music,Dance,SpeechandDramaheldin thepopularStMary’sChurchinPerivale, WestLondon Michaelcompetedinanexhibition programmewhichincluded Mendelssohn’sRondoCapricciosoOp14 andKhachaturian’sToccatainEbminor. HewasalsoawardedFirstPrizeandthe GoldMedalintheContemporarySolo (aged11andunder)category.Michael performedthecontemporarypiece‘In Struga’,whichwaswrittenbythe MacedoniancomposerPandeShahov. PandeShahovisProfessorof CompositionattheRoyalCollegeof Musicandpersonallygavethispieceto Michael
Year9pianistKevinmadehisconcerto debutinRomania,performingtwo movementsoftheGriegPianoConcerto inIași,accompaniedbytheMaster SymphonyOrchestraunderthebatonof VirgilPopa.Theperformancewas awardedtoKevinasadirectresultofhis triumphintheEliteMusicians InternationalCompetitionlastyear, whenhewononeoftheconcertoprizes Thiswinwasparticularlysignificant becauseitwasfromacrosstheentire
pianosection,takinginallagecategories, meaningthatKevinwascompetingat conservatoirelevel!
InearlyJune,Kevinwentontoperforma fulllunchtimerecitalatCharltonHousein Greenwich.
Oscar(Year12)andWillow(Year9)had songsshortlistedinthehotlycontested SongAcademyYoungSongwriter2024 competition Thisyear’scompetition receivedover1,000entriesfromaspiring youngsongwritersaged8-22,withOscar andWillow’soriginalsongsmakingit throughtothetop30intheirrespective categories.
Year12clarinettistBirceperformedHerbert Howells’ClarinetSonatawithaccompanist DanielSwainattheAllSaints’Churchin Hertfordaspartofthe2024Hertfordshire FestivalofMusic
BirceandalumnaChloeHarrison(horn) werebothinvitedtoperformatthe festival’s‘CoffeeConcert–NewVirtuosi’ eventbycomposerJamesFrancisBrown.
WeweredelightedtohearinthatYear11 pianistAnnaperformedinaside-by-side concertwiththeCyprusSymphony OrchestraandtheCyprusYouth SymphonyOrchestraunderthebatonof conductorYiorgosKoundouris.Theevent closedtheCyprusSymphonyOrchestra’s summerseasonandsawAnnaperform Gershwin’sRhapsodyinBlueand Shostakovich’sSymphonyNo.5.
CongratulationstoYear13violaplayer Minawhowas awardedtheFirstPrizein thefinalofLouisWattMemorialSolo Competition,whichisannuallyorganised byCentreforYoungMusicians.They performedSarabandefromJ.S.Bach’s CelloSuiteno.5(transcribedforviola)and thethirdmovementofR Clarke’sViola Sonata,accompaniedonthepianoby MarkKinkaid
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Classical Voice Masterclasses WeareincrediblyproudofThePurcellSchoolMasterclassProgrammeasitenablesustoinvite artists,teachersandmusiciansintoschoolforaninjectionofinspiration.Assuch,wehavebeen supremelyfortunateforourvoicedepartmenttobeinvolvedinsomefantasticmasterclassesin recentweeks.
Masterclassesaresoimportant-forthestudents,thesignificanceoftheseuniqueencountersisa greatmotivatortopractiseandprepareinadvance;theadvicegivenatthetimehasaheightened importancebecauseofthecontext.Inaddition,thoseobservingfromtheaudienceexperiencethe sametuitionvicariouslyandlearnmuchaboutthemusic,andhowtoimpartitsmeaning–students don’troutinelyobserveeachother’slessonsotherwise.
Beforetheendofthesummerterm,theclassicalsingersweretreatedtoyetanotherstunning masterclassgivenbyProfessorRichardJackson(RCM/Guildhall).Richarddrawsonhisown illustriouscareertoguidesingersthroughtheirsongs.Hewasaregularmemberofthecelebrated Songmakers’Almanacandhisknowledgeoftheartsongrepertoireisastonishing Heisalways encouragingand,atthesametime,entertaining.Thesingersdrewhugeinspirationfromtheclass andweeagerlylookforwardtohisnextvisit.
In early June the singers were joined in their regular song class by Stephanie Edwards, a former Purcellianwholeftin2015.StephaniewoweduswithhersingingofoperaticariasbyBizetandLehar andahighlydramaticliedbyMendelssohn.Shethentalkedusthrough(andansweredquestionson) hertrainingattheRoyalScottishConservatoire,postgraduatestudiesinBerlinandthefascinating andarduousprocesslastyearofherauditioning(successfully)foraplaceinthechorusoftheRoyal Opera,CoventGarden.Thewholesessionwasarealsourceofinspirationtoourcurrentsingers.
On the 12th June, a group of Purcell singers observed a masterclass given by the internationally renowned mezzo-soprano, Anne-Sophie von Otter. It was held in the base of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Tufnell Park. Anne-Sophie was working with four singers who are on the orchestra’sYoungArtistsprogramandwhosangsongsandariasbyMonteverdi,Bach,Charpentier andHaydn.Drawingonherownextensiveexperience,sheledthesingersthroughtheirariaswith technicalandmusicaladvicewhichinspiredthesingersandallofthoseobserving.
IMPULSE Trip to Dover Aspartofouraward-winningIMPULSE Outreachprogramme,ledbyHeadof CompositionAlisonCox,agroupofPurcell studentstravelledtoDovertoworkwith primaryschoolchildrenfromtheWhinless DownAcademySchool.
ThetripsawtheIMPULSEteamrun workshopswiththeyoungstudentsfrom theWhinlessDownAcademyand culminatedinaspeciallyconceived Children’sConcert,whichincludedfilm,pop songsandclassicalmusic.Theaudienceof over250childrenandparentswere delightedbyit!
Thetripwasincrediblywellreceivedwith PeterCook,theAcademy’sExternalMusic Provider,commentingthatitwasa‘really excellentandinspiringfewdays’.Hewent ontoexplainthat‘Itwasgreattosee primaryschoolchildrenbeingmentoredso enthusiasticallybytheIMPULSEgroup...
Malta Trip Someofthechildrenwhorarelyengageandarechallengingto reachweresuddenlyalivetothenewsoundsandrich instrumentationbroughtbeforethem.Theyclearlyrelishedin opportunitiestocompose,sing,drum,performandlisten.’With thankstotheCaseyTrustfortheirfinancialsupportofthis outreachtrip
DuringtheEasterbreak,eightofourupperschoolstringplayers,Goulwenna(Year13),DominicLucian(Year13),Yu-Wei(Year13),Dianna(Year12),Iván(Year13),Antonia(Year13),Mina(Year 13)andEmma(Year13),travelledtoMaltatoperformintheSpringFestivalopeningconcert.The programmeincludedmusicbyPurcell,Bacewicz,BoccheriniandMendelssohn.Studentsalso rehearsedandperformedalongsidePurcellpatronDmitrySitkovetsy–aninvaluable opportunity.
Romanian Trip DuringMayhalf-term,threeofour students,Herman(Year13),Rhea (Year13)andShlomi(Year11)hadthe opportunitytotraveltoBrasov, Romaniaforafullweektoperform concertorepertoirewiththeBrasov PhilharmonicOrchestra,conducted byourDirectorofMusic,PaulHoskins. Theprogrammeincluded Beethoven’sPianoConcertoNo.3,the MozartOboeConcertoand Tchaikovsky’sConcertoforViolin Bothstudentsandstaffhada wonderfulweek,filledwithmusicand explorationofanewcity.
Birmingham University OnFriday26thApril,Year12students Rebecca,Ella,Phoebe,AaronandBirce travelledtoBirminghamUniversityto performina‘BarberLunchtime Concert’intheElgarConcertHall.They playedMendelssohn’sTrioinDminor forviolin,celloandpiano,andBrahms’ TrioinAminorforclarinet,celloand piano.Congratulationstothemfor performingsuchacomplexprogramme withmaturityandflair.
All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard Foursaxophonestudentswere privilegedtobethefirstperformersin anewseriesoflunchtimeconcertsin AllSaintsChurch,LeightonBuzzard.
Alargeaudienceattendedandweredelightedwiththequartet’sperformance,manyspeaking afterwardstoPurcellstudentsandstaffexpressinghowenlighteningitwastohearsaxophones playedinsuchaway,fromexpressivetojazzy,contemporaryandclassicaltoEasternfolkorientated music.
Purcell Piano Trio Perform in Hatfield House
OnTuesday25thJune,theLowerSixthPurcell PianoTrio–Phoebe,RebeccaandElla–were honouredtobeinvitedtoperform MendelssohnPianoTrioNo.1inthehistoric KingJamesDrawingRoomatHatfieldHouse. TheroomisnamedafterthestatueofKing JamesIwhichsitsabovethemantelpiece.
Theconcertwasawonderfulstarttothelaunch ofthe2024HatfieldHouseMusicFestival concertseasonandthetrioweredelightedto beinvitedtoperform.
Jazz and Commercial Department
Concert: A Night of Jazz and Soul with Natalie Williams
OnWednesday3rdJune, studentsfromourJazz, CommercialandPopular MusicDepartments accompaniedUKSouland JazzstarNatalieWilliams, presentinganexcitingevening ofJazzandSoulmusic.We heardaselectionoffamiliar JazzstandardsandSoul classicsmixedinwithsomeof Natalie’sownoriginalsongs.
Lunchtime Concert at St Bride's, Fleet Street StBride’sChurch,FleetStreet hasheldaseriesoffree lunchtimeconcertsand recitalsforover30years, supportingandpromotinga diverserangeofmusicians. Thisconcertfeaturedtwo winnersofThePurcellSchool StringandWindSonata Competitions,Year13 studentsThomasandMina. Theprogrammeincludedtwo substantialworks-York Bowen'sSonataforClarinet, followedbyRebeccaClarke's SonataforViola-both accompaniedbyoneofour staffpianistsDebbieShah.
Lees Court SixthFormstudentsRebecca, Herman,Ivan,Dominicand Lindseytravelledto FavershaminKentwithHead ofStrings,CharlesSewart,for anafternoonofchamber music.Worksincluded Poulenc'sViolinSonata, Rachmaninoff'sSonatafor Cello,Mendelssohn'sPiano TrioNo.2andthevirtuosic Zigeunerweisen,Op.20by Sarasate.
Piano Department Concert at St James's Piccadilly FollowingauditionsinApril,fourofouryoungperformers providedarichandvariedprogrammeofpianomusic, includingworksbyBeethoven,RachmaninoffandChopin. CongratulationstoYear13studentsChloe,Jessie,Jiahao andPhoebe(Year12)whoplayedbrilliantlyatthis prestigiousvenue.
Grand Summer Concert at Southwark Cathedral TheendofJunesawourhotlyanticipated(andsoldout!)GrandSummerConcertwhichtook placeinsidethestunningSouthwarkCathedral.TheprogrammeincludedBruckner Ecce Sacerdos,PoulencandBeethoven.
Wewerehonouredtobejoinedbyworld-renownedorganistWayneMarshalltoplayPoulenc’s Organ Concerto in G minor,conductedbyPaulHoskins.Tohearsuchapieceplayedsomasterfully insidetheCathedralwasbreathtaking.
ThissignificanteveningalsomarkedthelastperformancethatEdwardLongstaffconductedasa memberofstaffafter31yearsofservice.FortheiconicBeethoven’s 9th Symphony weassembled achoirofover100alumni(ofthreedecadesandseveralcontinents)tosingwith30ofoursingers, alongsideour60-strongorchestra.ItisatestamenttoEdthatwehadcompletelyfilledthealumni choirspaceswithinacoupleofweeksofputtingthecall-out!
Thewholeschoolattendedthemagnificentriversidevenueononeofthelongestdaysofthe year.Itwasatrulymemorableoccasion,notonlyforEd,butforeverybodyinvolved.
We’redelightedtosaythattheconcertwasfilmedandwewillsharethefootagewithyouassoon astherecordingisavailable.
Echo Ensemble Final Performances Afteralmosttenyears,dozensofliveconcerts,fouronlineseriesandover100worldpremieres,alumnus NoahMax’sEchoEnsemblegavetheirfinaltwoperformancesthissummeratthePromsatStJude’sand ThaxtedFestivals
TheEchoEnsembleformedin2015whenNoahMaxwasastudentofThePurcellSchool Inthemidstof writinghisensemblework,ThreeEchoes,Noahenlistedagroupoffellowstudentstotryoutthepiece and,inneedofagroupchatfortherehearsals,EchoEnsemblewasborn WhilestillstudyingatPurcell, thetalentedgroupgavetheirfirstpublicconcerts.
EchoEnsemblewillfinishastheybeganbyperformingbelovedmasterpieces,championingnewworks andunearthinghiddengems.
Firoze Madon AlumnusFirozeMadonhaswontheprestigiousHelpMusicians Accompanist’sPrizeinmemoryofArthurandGwynethHarrisonatthe KathleenFerrierAwards2024 TheFinalofthisyear’scompetitiontook placeonFriday26thApril2024atWigmoreHall.Acrossthreerounds, FirozeandcountertenorRichardDeckerperformedmusicspanning fivecenturies.
Firozeiscurrentlyasecond-yearundergraduatestudentattheRoyal CollegeofMusicandregularlyperformsasarecitalandconcerto soloist.
Magdalene Ho PianistandalumnaMagdaleneHo,whowontheprestigious2023ClaraHaskilCompetition,hasbeen makingimpressivestridesintheclassicalmusicworld.InarecentarticlefromGramophonemagazine, herexceptionaltalentwashighlightedthroughherperformanceattheRoyalCollegeofMusic’sChappell MedalCompetition.Duringthisevent,shecaptivatedthejudgeswithherinterpretationofSchumann’s DavidsbündlertänzeandScriabin’sSeventhSonata,leadingtoaunanimousfirstprizeverdict.Thefull articleisavailabletoreadhere.
MagdalenestudiedatPurcellunderPatsyToh,andiscurrentlystudyingwithDmitriAlexeevattheRoyal CollegeofMusic.Welookforwardtoseeingwherehermusicaljourneytakeshernext!
photograph has been shared courtesy of photographer Emma Brown
Jas Kayser In more news from past Purcellians, it was fantastic to watch coverage of the 2024 UEFA Champions LeagueFinalandseejazzdrummerandalumnaJasKayserperformingwithLennyKravitzaspartofthe KickOffShowbyPepsi
Ahead of the match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid on Saturday 1st June, the American singer-songwriter performed shortened versions of some of his biggest songs with support from his sensationalband,ofwhichJasplaysdrums
JasstudiedatPurcellfrom2012underDarrenAltman.FootageoftheKickOffShowisavailablehere.
Chiriari Quintet Weweredelightedtohearthatalumnijazzband,TheChiriariQuintet,havebeenenjoyingaregular performanceslotonSaturdayeveningsatBrendantheNavigatorinHighgate.Thequintet,whose foundingmembersareNoahChiari,TedPorter,FreddieGarner,DjordieJovanovicandZakiOsahn, formedwhilethefivetalentedjazzmusicianswerestudyingatPurcell.
TheChiriariQuintethasbeencaptivatingaudienceswiththeiruniqueblendofclassicandcontemporary jazz.TheirperformancesatBrendantheNavigatorhavebecomeahighlightofthelocalmusicscene, drawinginjazzenthusiastsfromalloverthearea Thequintet’srepertoireincludesamixoforiginal compositionsandinnovativearrangementsofjazzstandards,showcasingtheirskillandcreativity.On occasion,theyalsofeatureaguestsinger–noneotherthanYear7Marija!
Weareincrediblyproudoftheirachievementsandlookforwardtoseeingtheircontinuedsuccess.Ifyou findyourselfinHighgateonaSaturdayevening,besuretodropbyBrendantheNavigatortoexperience theextraordinarytalentofTheChiriariQuintetlive.Theirperformancesarenottobemissed!
Chloe Harrison As mentioned earlier, in June (alongside current Purcell student Birce (clarinet)), alumna Chloe Harrison(horn)wasinvitedtoperformatthefestival’s ‘Coffee Concert – New Virtuosi’ event by composer James Francis Brown. Chloe successfully performed York Bowen’s Horn Sonata with accompanist Daniel Swain.
SIR ANDREW DAVIS CBE Itwaswithgreatsadnessthatearlierintheyear weannouncedthepassingofoneofBritain’s greatestconductorsandPurcellPatronSir AndrewDavisCBE,whopassedattheageof80.
Heisrememberedwiththefondestrespectand admirationbyallatThePurcellSchool.Our thoughtsarewithhisfamilyandfriends.
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Dates for your diary... Weareexcitedtoannounceanextensiveconcertschedulelinedupforour2024-2025 academicyear.
Belowisalistofsomeofourconfirmedconcertsforyourdiaries.We'llbeincontact nearerthetimewithfurtherdetailsandalsotoletyouknowwhenmoreeventsare added.
Thursday12September,7pm//CPHall,ThePurcellSchool
PaulBambroughperformsBach’sGoldbergVariations
Sunday22September,3pm//WigmoreHall
ThePurcellSchool
Conductor,PaulHoskins
Soprano,AlexandraLowe
Mezzo-Soprano,ClaireBarnett-Jones
SchoenbergPierrotLunaireOp.21
MahlerLiedereinesfahrendenGesellen(arrangedbyIainFarrington)
Saturday12October,12pm//HatfieldHouse
HatfieldHouseChamberMusicFestival
ThePurcellSchoolshowcaseconcert
BeethovenGhostPianoTrio
MozartHuntStringQuartet
Sunday13October,1.30pm//HatfieldHouse
HatfieldHouseChamberMusicFestival
PierrotUnmaskedwithStephenJohnsonandClaireBooth
Anopenrehearsalanddiscussion
Monday11November,7.30pm//St.John’sSmithSquare
Aneveningofmusicforremembrance
TippettandBrittenFanfares
PartFratresdirectedbyDimitrySitkovetsky
StraussCapriccioSextet
KarlFioriniPentimenti
MendelssohnarrSitkovetsyLettersinMusic
SchubertPsalm23SSAandpiano
StraussWindSerenadeop7
Saturday8February,timetbc//BerkhamsteadJazzClub
PurcellSchoolJazzConcert
Monday10February,7.30pm//CadoganHall
OrchestralConcert
RavelMotherGoose
BeethovenPianoConcertono3(HermanCerisha)
DvorakSymphonyno.8
Monday7July,7.30pm//MiltonCourt
OrchestralConcert
TchaikovskyRomeoandJuliet
SibeliusSymphonyno.7
SibeliusViolinConcerto(Dominic-LucianDrutac)
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