Established 1962 DfE number 919/6239 Founded 1962 | Headmaster Stephen Yeo Phone +44 1923 331100 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Type Independent day and boarding
Specialist music school Chairman Sir Roger Jackling KCB CBE Location Aldenham Road
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 2TS
England Address Aldenham Rd, Watford WD23, UK Similar Watford School of Music, Aldenham School, Queens' School, The Royal Masonic School fo, Watford Grammar School F Profiles | ||
Young musicians from the purcell school at wigmore hall 18 11 16
The Purcell School for Young Musicians is a specialist music school for children, located in the town of Bushey, south Hertfordshire, England, and is the oldest specialist music school in the UK. The school was awarded the UNESCO Mozart Medal in 2003, which was received on behalf of the school by Prince Charles, who is a patron of the school. Sir Simon Rattle is honorary president of the school. Many of the pupils subsequently study at the Royal College of Music or Royal Academy of Music. In 2015, the School became the very first Fazioli Pianoforti Centre of Excellence.
Contents
- Young musicians from the purcell school at wigmore hall 18 11 16
- The purcell school a shining star documentary of 2005
- History
- Notable former pupils
- References
The School‘s pupils are funded largely by the Government's Music and Dance Scheme, along with the School’s own scholarship funds. It has a consistent success in national and international competitions and has an extensive programme of outreach and community work. The majority of pupils progress to music conservatoires although a small number each year elect to go to University to study both music and non-musical subjects.
The purcell school a shining star documentary of 2005
History
Rosemary Rapaport and Irene Forster founded the school in 1962 under the original name of the Central Tutorial School for Young Musicians, at Conway Hall in central London. The school later moved to Morley College, and subsequently to Hampstead, then a large Victorian house in Harrow on the Hill. The school changed its name to The Purcell School (after the English composer Henry Purcell) in 1973. In 1997, the School relocated to the site of the former Royal Caledonian School campus in Bushey, Hertfordshire.