STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY WITH ROSES
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a group of sixth formers have been raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK by selling roses.

Lindsey, Da In, Chloe and Rhea (Year 12) became Purcell’s resident cupids by not only selling 50 red roses (£2 a rose) but by delivering them with handwritten notes to each lucky recipient.

They have raised £150 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, and spread a lot of joy around the halls of Purcell in doing so.

A huge well done to Lindsey, Da In, Chloe and Rhea, and a big thank you to all of those students who purchased roses, with a special mention for those few who donated without wishing to receive a flower.

 

PURCELL PIANIST ON BBC RADIO 2
On Monday 6th February, Year 11 jazz pianist Cole was interviewed live by Zoe Ball for BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show. The interview kicked off a month-long feature for the Breakfast show entitled ‘Piano in Your Room’, and heard Cole talk about his time at Purcell as well as his astonishing 114M-viewed video on YouTube. The video, which went viral three years ago, is of Cole performing his own arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody at St Pancras.

The BBC Radio 2 interview is available on the BBC Sounds website here from 1:39:35.
 

CONCERTS WEEK IN REVIEW
This week The Purcell School Symphonic Orchestra joined guest conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa and alumna soloist Beste Gürkey in an unforgettably exciting evening at the Cadogan Hall. We also had a concert at Bushey House Beaumont Care Home, a lunchtime concert at St. Mary’s Watford and four Lunchtime Concerts here at Purcell.

Well done to all the performers and composers: all members of The Purcell School Symphonic Orchestra, Maya, Carla, Von, Malena, Martin, Dianna, Jessie, Grace, Ciara, Zarema, Josh, Phoebe, Seth, Yakub, Belinda, Malena, Francesca, Sam, Oscar, Tom, Hana, Minsuk, Jennifer and members of the chamber choirs.