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  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Senior Concerto Competition Grand Final The Senior Concerto Competition came to an exciting conclusion in Sunday’s (24th April) Grand Final, with not one but two winners being decided. The audience were treated to five exceptional performances by finalists Henrietta (Year 12, violin), Tianao (Year…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Junior Royal Academy of Music Brass Competition Last weekend, Year 12 French horn player Chloe won the senior category Brass prize in the Junior Royal Academy of Music. Chloe studies at Purcell under Timothy Ellis. Well done, Chloe.   Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Competition Year…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Pianist Wins Age Category at AADTG Young Musician Competition We were thrilled to hear earlier this week that Year 7 pianist Kevin has won his age category in the American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADTG) Young Musician Competition. As…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Association of Young Musicians Robinson Award Year 10 french horn player Alex has been awarded the Association of Young Musicians Robinson Award. The endowment will support him in the National Youth French Horn Ensemble this year. It is wonderful news. Congratulations, Alex.   Royal…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Year 10 Pianist Wins First Prize in International Piano Competition Year 10 pianist Phoebe has won First Prize in ‘The 28th International Competition Young Virtuoso Zagreb 2022’. Phoebe was also awarded the ‘Croatian Composers’ Society Award’ for the best performance of the obligatory etude…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Norfolk Young Musician Competition Year 13 violinist Catherine has taken the third prize at the recent 28th annual Norfolk Young Musician Competition, which took place at the John Innes Conference Centre. Seventeen talented young musicians from all over Norfolk competed for various prizes in…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   David Garlick Essay Competition 2021 Year 13 Philosophy student Laura has won the 2021 David Garlick Essay Competition, administered by the Department of Theology and Religious Education at the University of Nottingham. Of Laura’s winning essay, entitled ‘Apophaticism as the Ultimate Way of Reaching…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   UKMT Senior Maths Challenge 2021 2022 Congratulations to the following students who achieved special certificates in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge competition for Years 12 and 13, run by the UK Mathematics Trust. Silver Certificates Year 13 – Anelise, Bethany and Alex Bronze Certificates…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   César Franck International Piano Competition Year 13 pianist Perren-Luc has triumphed in the recent prestigious César Franck International Piano Competition (CFIPC) in Belgium, taking First Prize in Category D. Perren-Luc joined The Purcell School in 2020 and studies with Vitaly Pisarenko. This is a…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Liverpool Lighthouse Community Choir Charity Single Since last summer Year 12 student Danya has been taking part in the Liverpool Lighthouse Community Choir. The choir includes Hillsborough survivors, people who lost friends and family members as well as current Anfield residents. They have been…