Margaret Purcell studied piano with pianist and composer Katherine Heyman between 1927 and 1928, who was a proponent of the music of Alexander Scriabin.
[6] Hermine took her daughter Margaret on a trip abroad in 1938, taking several weeks to explore the fjords and roads of Norway and Sweden.
[1] The archive of Purcell's unpublished works resides in London at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
[4] Purcell's orchestral work Chalumeau was premiered at the Town Hall in New York City, 113 West 43rd Street, on 25 January 1947, with Harold Kohon[8] conducting the American Chamber Music Ensemble.
[4] Purcell's setting of text demonstrates a wide interest in authors including Rabindranath Tagore, Langston Hughes, Walter De La Mare, Otomo no Yakamochi and the Hindu mystic Lalla.