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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has renewed his Patronage of The Purcell School for a further five years, until 2018.  The School has enjoyed his Patronage since 1985.  David Thomas, Headmaster comments “We are absolutely thrilled that The Prince of Wales will continue as Patron of The Purcell School.  His support has been…

New pupils and parents arrive for the Autumn Term – and still seem to be awake after being talked to by me for 20 minutes.

Pupils receiving their prizes from me at yesterday’s annual Prizegiving, which was an excellent opportunity to reward both academic and musical achievements.

Another great event in a busy week – the annual Choral Concert at St Albans Cathedral. As ever, the students rose magnificently to the occasion, and produced some wonderful singing while also raising money for the Cathedral Music Trust and Ian Rennie Grove House Hospice. (I was so busy rushing from hospitality to singing and…

Great Jazz Concert last night – lots of atmosphere, and excellent playing from start to finish. So good to have our own Big Band – here they are, rehearsing in the afternoon.

Pianist, Martin Bartlett (LVI) and cellist, Akito Goto (UVI)  are joint winners of the 2012 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Young Musician’s Competition. They will both have the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Windsor and Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra next season.

Our congratulations go to Upper Sixth pupil, Glen Dempsey, who has been appointed Organ Scholar at the College and Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle for the year 2013/14. This highly sought after position provides an organ student with high standards of training in a collegiate environment; to develop particular skills in service playing and accompanying, solo…

October performers Friday evening saw the second of our three annual Wigmore Hall recitals. These concerts are a much sought after performance opportunity for our sixth form pupils, who are selected by audition. All pupils gave fantastic performances to large audiences.  A great start to the Autumn Term.

Year 11 pupil Lucinda Rimmer, one of the winners of the 2013 BBC Proms Inspire Young Composer Competition, has been interviewed for Bachtrack’s Contemporary Music Month feature. Here’s what Lucinda had to say: http://ow.ly/ps790 

Congratulations to: Martin Bartlett, who has won the Royal College of Music Junior Department’s Peter Morrison Concerto Competition.  He will perform Rachmaninov’s Paganini Variations with the RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra in March 2014 Clare Sutherland, who has won first prize in The Association of English Singers and Speakers Catherine Lambert Junior Recital Competition 2013.  Clare…