Wendell Scott Purrington has been busy following his retirement as Performing Arts Department Chair for the Portsmouth School District. During his 36-year tenure there, he conducted all of the high school and middle school choirs, and served as musical director for more than three dozen musicals. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Boston Conservatory and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from New England Conservatory, and has conducted many festival and All State choirs throughout New England. He has been a tenor soloist with the Community Chorus of South Berwick, Manchester Choral Society and Concord Chorale, has performed various roles in Die Fledermaus, Turandot, Iolanthe, and Amahl and the Night Visitors. He was musical director for six summer productions at the Prescott Park Arts Festival, and helped establish the annual Messiah-Sing at the Portsmouth Music Hall. Wendell served as chorus master for the Ogunquit Playhouse’s summer 2016 production of Hunchback of Notre Dame. This year marks the thirty-second year of Mr. Purrington’s leadership as Musical Director and conductor of Seacoast Community Chorus. He has led the chorus on five concert tours to Europe. Currently Wendell co-directs the Fourth Street Jazz Choir in Dover. He is the organist and choir director at York (ME) First Parish Church, is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and the American Guild of Organists, and is vocal coach and accompanist to the choirs at Timberland High School. Sing on!
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