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  National Youth Orchestra (NYO) 2024 We have been delighted to find out over the course of this week that some of our talented young musicians have been offered places in the 2024 National Youth Orchestra (NYO). Louis (Year 13), Danya (Year 13) and Ella (Year 12) are three such Purcell students who will join…

  Purcell Students at St James’s Palace On Thursday 14th September, three Purcell students were invited to perform at St James’s Palace as part of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Award ceremony. Ciara (voice, Year 13), Albert (guitar, Year 11) and Cole (piano, Year 12) were scheduled to play ‘Symphony’ – the Commonwealth Music Relay’s chosen…

  National Children’s Brass Band 2023 Summer Course Over the summer break, Year 10 trombone and baritone horn player Skye attended the National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain (NCBBGB) 2023 course – which marked her final year with the band as she has reached graduation age. She was appointed Principal Baritone for the 4th…

  Purcell Pianist Performs at Chickenshed Theatre On Sunday 25th June, Year 7 pianist Ilya performed two solo pieces at the Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate. The Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre and performing arts college which aims to ‘create wonder out of chaos and change out of challenge’. Ilya performed Debussy’s ‘Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum’,…

  Brass and Percussion Departments On Monday evening, the Brass and Percussion Departments joined forces to deliver a fabulous evening of music. With performances of music ranging from trumpet trios, quintets, and dectet, an appreciative audience witnessed the burgeoning growth of brass playing at The Purcell School. Interspersed between brass items were solos from percussionists…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Violinist Awarded Special Prize by AYM We were thrilled to hear earlier this week that Year 8 violinist Kutay was awarded a special prize by the Awards for Young Musicians (AYM). The ‘Matthew Rye’ award, of which Kutay is the recipient, includes a…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Pianist Takes 1st Prize at International Competition Last weekend, Year 8 pianist Luca was in Milan, Italy for the International Piano Talents Competition. Luca studies under Florian Mitrea here at Purcell, and Florian was thrilled to let us know that Luca had triumphed…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Student Wins Elgar Festival’s Young Composers Competition It is with great pleasure that we share the news that Year 8 clarinettist Samsara has won the Young Composers Competition at The Elgar Festival. Artistic Director Kenneth Woods awarded Samsara the title following a performance…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Purcell Pianists Win at Ealing Festival We were delighted to hear earlier this week that Year 7 pianist Gui and Year 8 pianist Elara both triumphed in the recent Ealing Festival. Gui was awarded a Distinction in the ‘Recital Class – 12 and under’,…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Young Songwriter of the Year 2023 Competition Update Following a recent edition of the Weekly Highlights feature (05.05.23), we are thrilled to be able to share the great news that Year 11 composition student Cole’s original song ‘Just You and Me’ has made it…