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AUTUMN 2013ConCertGuide “... it gives me great hope for the future of the music professionwhen I hear what these young people are capable of.”Sir Simon Rattle CBE, President of The Purcell School
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THE PURCELL SCHOOL the Purcell School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012, and is Britain’s oldest specialistschool for talented young musicians. it is a co-educational boarding and day school,based in Hertfordshire. the School holds the uneSCo Mozart Gold Medal in recognitionof its unique contribution to music, education and international culture. the School’sPatron, HrH the Prince of Wales, accepted the award at a special ceremony at theuneSCo headquarters in Paris.
An education at The Purcell School is available toeveryone. The aim of the School is to provide adynamic, exciting and supportive environment inwhich young musicians can flourish. The School isfunded largely by the Government's Music andDance Scheme which, along with its own scholarshipfunds, ensures that all pupils join the School on thestrength of their musical potential irrespective oftheir parents' ability to pay.
The curriculum allows pupils to study a full range ofsubjects with a special emphasis on Music. At GCSElevel, pupils will typically study 8 subjects. At AS, 3 or4 subjects, and at A2, 2 or 3 subjects. Being on the edge of London, the School takes advantage of all that the city has to offer, but enjoys a semi-rural environment. The proximity to Londongives access to the eminent international musicianswho comprise the instrumental teaching faculty.
Most Purcell pupils go on to music college and sometake up places at Oxbridge or other universities. Weare very proud of our former students who haveenjoyed national or international success, includingNicholas Daniel, the first winner of the BBC YoungMusician of the Year competition, and the 2010winner, Lara Melda.
The School has exceptional facilities; state-of-the-art classrooms, a professional recording studio,
superb practice rooms and a recital hall withexceptional acoustics.
Pupils are given outstanding opportunities forperformances. We hold lunchtime concerts everyweekday, and all pupils perform at these. Chamber music and orchestral recitals take placeregularly, and every year performances are given at the Southbank Centre, St Albans Abbey andWigmore Hall. Visiting conductors have included Sir Simon Rattle, Paul Daniel and John Rutter. Inrecent years masterclasses have been given byZakhar Bron, Andras Schiff and Natalia Gutmanamong others.
Entry to The Purcell School is by audition. Qualifyingpupils receive funding from the Government’s Music and Dance Scheme whilst others aresupported by generous trusts and benefactors.
If you would like further information regardingPurcell School concerts please see our websitewww.purcell-school.org
The Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey,Hertfordshire WD23 2TSTel. 01923 331100 [email protected] us on Twitter @PurcellSchool
Patron: HRH The Prince of Wales President: Sir Simon Rattle CBERegistered Charity No 312855
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MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER LUNCHTIME RECITAL 1:00pmSt Martin-in-the-Fields trafalgar Square London WC2n 4JJAdmission is free. Suggested donation of £3.50
Short musical pieces written by Purcell Schoolpupils inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem,Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird. As part ofa project led by composer Joseph Phibbs.
SUBSCRIPTION EVENT
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER WIGMORE SOLORECITALS7:30pm Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore StreetLondon W1u 2BP tickets: £13, £11, £9, £8Box office: 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Liszt Vallée d’Obermann (from Années depèlerinage) S.160 no.6; Ginestera DanzasArgentinas; Harty In Ireland; Bozza Aria; DutilleuxSonatine; Rebecca Clarke Sonata for Viola andPiano; Debussy Preludes, Book I: Voiles, La Danse dePuck; Rachmaninov Prelude in G minor, Op.23 no.5;Chopin Scherzo in B-minor; Mozart Voi Che Sapete;Non So Piu; Porgi Amor; Smanie Implacabile
Bernice Chitiul voice Rytis Juskaitis pianoJo Eun Shim viola Davinya Cooper fluteMartin Bartlett piano
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER EVENING RECITAL 7:30pmSt Mary’s Church, Perivale, Middlesex uB6 8SSAdmission is free.
Doppler Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op.26;Schumann Er, der Herrlichste von allen; Ich kannnicht fassen nicht glauben; Mozart Porgi amor;Smanie implacabili; Liszt Vallée d’Obermann;Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses, Op.54;Movements from Britten’s Cello suite No.1, Op.72
Davinya Cooper fluteBernice Chitiul voice Martin Bartlett piano Anastasia Kuznetsova celloFilip Cwizewicz violinJohn Bae piano
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER AN EVENING OFBRAHMS 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington Hallretiring Collection
A concert given by members of the instrumentalteaching faculty at Purcell, with a retiring collectionfor the School’s Scholarship Fund.
Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano, Op. 40;Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Sue Dent hornDeborah Shah pianoCarol Slater violinIan Jewel violaPal Banda cello
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FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER LUNCHTIME RECITAL 1:00pmSt Martin-in-the-Fields trafalgar Square London WC2n 4JJAdmission is free. Suggested donation of £3.50.
WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER FRIENDS’ CONCERT 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission to Friends of the PurcellSchool only. For more information aboutbecoming a Friend, please contact emma McGrath: 01923 331131/[email protected]
A concert to include music performed by thecurrent Friends’ Scholar, followed by a reception.
TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER LUNCHTIME RECITAL 1:00pmSt. Mary’s Church, Watford Wd18 0eGAdmission is free.
Bring your lunch and enjoy this informal recital inthe heart of Watford town centre.
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SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER SYMPHONYORCHESTRA AT THE COLOSSEUM3:00pm MatineeWatford Colosseum, rickmansworth road,Watford, Wd17 3Jntickets: £12.00, £8.00Concessions: £10.00, £6.00School children: £5.00Box office: 0845 075 3993https://watfordcolosseum.co.uk
Mussorgsky Night on a Bare MountainChausson PoèmeJohn Adams The Chairman Dances Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Edward Longstaff conductor Charles Sewart conductor (Chausson)Cheuk Ching Tse violinPurcell School Symphony Orchestra
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBERMIDDLE SCHOOLCONCERT7:00pmPurcell School | recital room Admission is free.
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TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER MILTON COURT SOLO RECITALS7:30pmMilton Court Concert Hall, Barbican Centre London eC2Y 8dStickets: £10; £8 concessionsBox office: 01923 331109 /[email protected] or bookonline at www.purcell-school.org
Pierné Impromptu-Caprice; Bach arr. GrandjanyAndante from Violin Sonata No.2; Haydn Sonatain D major, Hob XVI:24; Debussy Preludes, Book I:La fille aux cheveux de lin and Minstrels; Pour lepiano; Schumann Abegg Variations, Op.1;Gershwin Summertime; Nice Work If You CanGet It; I Got Rhythm; Porter Every Time We SayGoodbye; Tchaikovsky Meditation Op.42;Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original Theme inC minor, WoO80; Rachmaninov Preludes in Gminor, Op.32 no.5 and B-flat major, Op.23 no.2;Liszt Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S.434
Hannah Davies harpLeah Frankland piano Clare Sutherland voiceSongeun Choi piano Filip Cwizewicz violin Alim Beisembayev piano
WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER SENIOR SCHOOLCONCERT 7:00pmPurcell School | recital roomAdmission is free
TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER LUNCHTIME RECITAL 1:00pmSt Mary’s Church, Watford Wd18 0eGAdmission is free
A programme of choral music performed by ThePurcell School Chamber Choir.
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER LOWER SCHOOLCONCERT (YEAR 6 AND 7)7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER GALA DINNER 7:00pm Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria LaneLondon eC4M 7ddtickets: £125 per person, or £110 perperson for a table of 10. For tickets orfurther information, please contact ruth Blake development Manager:[email protected] / 01923 331131
An evening of fine dining and fine music to raisefunds for The Purcell School Bursaries andScholarship Fund.
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER EVENING RECITAL 7:30pmSt Mary the Virgin, Weston turvilleVale of AylesburyAdmission is free with a retiring collection
WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER SENIOR SCHOOLCONCERT7:00pmPurcell School | recital roomAdmission is free
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER LOWER SCHOOL CHOIRAND ORCHESTRA3:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
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MondAY 2 deCeMBerJAZZ AND ELASTICBAND CONCERT 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
Enjoy a varied programme given by The PurcellSchool’s Jazz Department under the guidance ofSimon Colam and the Purcell School Elastic Banddirected by Kevin Hathway.
The Purcell School Elastic Band is an outreachmicro-orchestra comprising one player on eachorchestral instrument. It spreads its message ina fun, interactive fashion.
WedneSdAY 4 deCeMBer LOWER SCHOOLCONCERT (YEARS 5 AND 8) 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
FridAY 6 deCeMBer PURCELL SINFONIA 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
An orchestral programme performed by theSinfonia, comprising members of the MiddleSchool.
DECEMBERSundAY 8 deCeMBer CAROLS BYCANDLELIGHT 6:30pmSt. James’ Church, High Street, BusheyHertfordshire, Wd23 1BdAdmission is free with a retiring collectionfor the Children’s Society
Join our Chamber Choir for an evening of Christmas carols by candlelight in the beautifulsetting of 700 year-old St James’ Church in Bushey.
MondAY 9 deCeMBerSOUND IMAGEMOVEMENT 7:00pmPurcell School | Constance Pilkington HallAdmission is free
Eclectic and electric; a concert of music foracoustic, electro-acoustic and electronicinstruments, featuring original film and dancecollaborations by creative musicians at ThePurcell School.
WedneSdAY 11 deCeMBer CHRISTMAS CONCERT 3:00pmSt Mary’s Church, Watford Wd18 0eGAdmission is free with a retiring collectionfor a charity chosen by Purcell School SixthForm pupils.
Our annual Christmas season celebration to mark the end of term. Festive music followed bymulled wine and mince pies.
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These concerts are part of oursubscription series with the autumnterm Wigmore, Milton Court andWatford Colosseum concerts.
MONDAY 3 MARCH 2014 FREDDY MORGANPIANO RECITALS 7:45pmPurcell room, Southbank Centre,Belvedere road, London, Se1 8XXtickets: £10; £8Booking Fee £1.75 (Members £0.00) Concessions 50% off (limited availability)Box office: 0844 847 9910www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Programme to include music by Mendelssohn,Faure, Poulenc and Alkan.
MONDAY 10 MARCH 2014 SYMPHONYORCHESTRA AT THE SOUTHBANK7:30pmQueen elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre,Belvedere road, London, Se1 8XXtickets: £15; £10 Booking Fee £1.75 (Members £0.00) Concessions 50% off (limited availability)Box office: 0844 847 9910www.southbankcentre.co.uk
The School Symphony Orchestra perform aprogramme to include Liszt’s Piano Concerto andTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, conducted byJaime Martín, Artistic Director and PrincipalConductor of Gavle Symphony Orchestra, ChiefConductor of Orquestra de Cadaqués and ArtisticDirector of Santander International Festival.
Jaime Martín conductorSasha Gracheva pianoPurcell Symphony Orchestra
FRIDAY 6 JUNE 2014 WIGMORE CHAMBERRECITALS 7:30pm Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1u 2BPtickets: £13, £11, £9, £8Box office: 020 7935 2141www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
An eclectic programme of chamber musicperformed by Purcell pupils selected by audition.Programme to be announced in February 2014.
WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2014 CHOIR ANDORCHESTRA AT ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL 7:30pmSt Albans Cathedral, Herts AL1 1BYtickets: £15; £12; £10 students; £5 Children& unreserved. Box office: 01923 331109 /[email protected]
Programme to includeTippettFive Negro Spirituals,BachMagnificat, and more.
PURCELL SCHOOL SUBSCRIBERSERIES 2013/14 Support our talented young musicians bybooking in advance for either four, or allseven of our big concerts.
Top price tickets for all 7 concerts would cost £88(plus booking fees at the venues).
Subscriber Options: • Book for 7 concerts: £66• Book for 4 concerts: £37.50
Benefits of subscribing include:• One simple transaction via the School• First choice of best available seats• Savings of up to 25% • Discounted prices for extra tickets• No venue booking fees • Complimentary concert programmes • 2 free additional tickets for the people that book
for all 7 concerts
For more information, and a Subscription Form,please see the concerts page on our website:www.purcell-school.org
A LOOK AHEAD TO OUR BIG CONCERTS IN SPRING AND SUMMER 2014
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HOW TO FIND US
By Car: Leave the M1 at junction 5, then at theroundabout take the exit onto the A41 (signposted C.London). At the next roundabout, take the third exitonto Hartspring Lane – B462 (signposted Watford(South), Oxhey). The Purcell School is half a mile onthis road, on the right. Once inside the School Gates,follow signs for parking.
By Rail: There are regular services to Bushey andWatford Junction mainline stations and Stanmore andWatford Met tube stations. We recommend getting ataxi from these stations to the School – fares rangefrom £6-10.
Recital Room: located on the first floor of the NewMusic Centre which is situated at the rear of the originalVictorian building. Ample parking is available in theSchool car park adjacent to Bushey Mill Lane withlimited disabled parking immediately outside the NewMusic Centre. When entering from Aldenham Road,turn right and follow the drive around to the rear. Forkright to reach the car park.
Constance Pilkington Hall: located at the front of themain School building. Please park in the Bushey MillLane Car Park or, when indicated, the MetropolitanPolice Club car park opposite the School.
FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTSThese take place during term time in the ConstancePilkington Hall on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays andFridays at 12:20pm. Please contact the ConcertsOffice to check that the concert is taking place: 01923331109 / 38
Information is correct at the time of publication —July2013. Full concert listings and up to date informationcan be found on our website:
www.purcell-school.org @PurcellSchool
NURTURING THE MUSICIANSOF THE FUTURE - FRIENDS OF THE PURCELL SCHOOLHave you thought about becoming a Friend of The Purcell School? Whether you play a musicalinstrument yourself or simply enjoy music forrelaxation, this is a real opportunity to touch the lives ofsome very remarkable young people.
Friends receive a pair of complimentary tickets to our annual symphony orchestra concert,discounted tickets to all other concerts, as well as a complimentary ticket for masterclasses held at the School.
Masterclasses have recently been given by AndrásSchiff, Robert Cohen and Charles Rosen.
The annual membership fee is £60 (£40 concessionfor those over 60 or under 25 years of age), or £80 forjoint membership.
For more information on joining the Friendsscheme contact :
Emma McGrathThe Purcell School, Aldenham RoadBushey, Hertfordshire WD23 [email protected] 01923 331131
KEEP IN TOUCHTo receive the Concert Guide and updates and offersby email, please send your full contact details [email protected]
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