Summer Concert Guide 2017
The Purcell School holds a UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its unique contribution to music, education and international culture, and in 2016, was made a Fazioli Pianoforti Centre of Excellence. The School is well-known for nurturing the very best young talent, including three recent BBC Young Musician of the Year winners, Lara Melda (2010), Martin James Bartlett (2014), and Alexandra Ridout (Jazz Award 2016). Pupils regularly win scholarships to the best music colleges in the UK and abroad, and enjoy frequent success in competitions locally, nationally and internationally. Just a few of The Purcell School’s distinguished alumni include Oliver Knussen CBE, Catrin Finch, Nicholas Daniel, Robert Cohen, Julius Drake, Yevgeny Sudbin, Karim Said, Mica Levi, and Jacob Collier. ‘…it gives me great hope for the future of the music profession when I hear what these young people are capable of’ Sir Simon Rattle CBE
The Purcell School holds a UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its unique contribution to music, education and international culture, and in 2016, was made a Fazioli Pianoforti Centre of Excellence.
The School is well-known for nurturing the very best young talent, including three recent BBC Young Musician of the Year winners, Lara Melda (2010), Martin James Bartlett (2014), and Alexandra Ridout (Jazz Award 2016). Pupils regularly win scholarships to the best music colleges in the UK and abroad, and enjoy frequent success in competitions locally, nationally and internationally. Just a few of The Purcell School’s distinguished alumni include Oliver Knussen CBE, Catrin Finch, Nicholas Daniel, Robert Cohen, Julius Drake, Yevgeny Sudbin, Karim Said, Mica Levi, and Jacob Collier.
‘…it gives me great hope for the future of the music profession when I hear what these young people are capable of’ Sir Simon Rattle CBE
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Deal Festival<br />
ALISON BALSOM OBE<br />
With<br />
Purcell School Chamber Orchestra<br />
and Contemporary Ensemble<br />
Conductor: Edward Longstaff<br />
FRIDAY 30 JUNE 7.30pm<br />
St George’s Church, Deal<br />
President of the Deal Festival and international<br />
soloist Alison Balsom OBE opens this year’s Deal<br />
Festival performing Haydn’s Trumpet <strong>Concert</strong>o.<br />
Alison has captivated audiences worldwide with<br />
her lyrical playing, exquisite tone and penetrating<br />
musicianship. She will be performing with some<br />
of our most talented young musicians<br />
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No 1<br />
Purcell pupil composer’s response to Schoenberg<br />
Haydn Trumpet <strong>Concert</strong>o<br />
Mozart Symphony No.38 ‘Prague’<br />
“Balsom is simply divine” Sunday Telegraph<br />
Ticket Prices:<br />
Full £20.00<br />
Festival Friends £18.00<br />
Students £10.00<br />
Tickets available from<br />
The Astor Community Theatre, Deal<br />
on 01304 370220 or<br />
online www.astor.org<br />
THURSDAY 6 JULY, 7:30pm<br />
CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRAS<br />
OF THE PURCELL SCHOOL<br />
Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music,<br />
Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5HT<br />
Tickets: £15, available to purchase online www.<br />
purcell-school.org. For enquiries, please contact<br />
concerts@purcell-school.org or 01923 331109<br />
Mozart Regina Coeli<br />
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus<br />
Mozart Symphony No. 38 ‘Prague’<br />
Mozart Requiem<br />
Conducted by Edward Longstaff<br />
July<br />
www.dealfestival.co.uk<br />
Save the Dates: Autumn <strong>2017</strong><br />
TICKETS ON SALE SOON!<br />
MONDAY 3 JULY, 11:00am & 1:30pm<br />
CHILDREN’S CONCERTS<br />
The Purcell School I Constance Pilkington Hall<br />
Admission Free<br />
For further information, please contact Harriet<br />
Rayfield h.rayfield@purcell-school.org. Special<br />
hour-long concerts, created by our Year 11<br />
students, for children aged 7-11.<br />
TUESDAY 4 JULY, 7:00pm<br />
PURCELL JAZZ AND<br />
BIG BANDS<br />
The Purcell School I Constance Pilkington Hall<br />
Admission Free<br />
The Purcell Jazz Department present the music of<br />
internationally-renowned film/TV/jazz composer<br />
Colin Towns.<br />
Featuring special guests, UK jazz star saxophonist Alan<br />
Skidmore, and top UK percussionist Paul Clarvis.<br />
THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER, 7:30pm<br />
SENIOR SHOWCASE<br />
RECITALS<br />
Wigmore Hall<br />
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP<br />
Solo recitals given by our senior pupils,<br />
selected by audition.<br />
MONDAY 16 OCTOBER, 7:30pm<br />
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />
Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road,<br />
Watford WD17 3JN<br />
Rossini Thieving Magpie Overture<br />
Schumann Cello <strong>Concert</strong>o<br />
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
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