Exceptional students from the Purcell School return to Sinfonia Smith Square for their flagship autumn concert. Ensembles from all classical departments present a varied programme of music linked by themes of Remembrance.
Soloist & Director: Dmitry Sitkovetsky
REPERTOIRE & PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St Edmunsbury
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Karl Fiorini: Pentimenti
Felix Mendelssohn: (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Letters in Music
Richard Strauss: (arr. D. Sitkovetsky) Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
Franz Schubert: Psalm 23
Richard Strauss: Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7
The Purcell School is Britain’s oldest music school. Situated on the outskirts of London in Bushey, Hertfordshire, the co-educational boarding and day school is home to around 196 musically talented young people, all of whom are passionate about fulfilling their talent.