Background
Purvis, Richard Lee was born on December 29, 1962 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Purvis and Laura Watson Newman.
music educator elementary school educator
Purvis, Richard Lee was born on December 29, 1962 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Purvis and Laura Watson Newman.
Bachelor of Music Education, University North Carolina, 1986.
Director band South Johnston High School, Four Oaks, North Carolina, 1986—1989, J.H. Rose High Sch, Greenville, 1989—1996, York High Sch, Yorktown, Virginia, since 1996. Adjudicator, clinician Festivals of Music/Music in the Parks, Virginia, since 1996.
Member of Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association, National Band Association, Music Educators National Conference.
Married Renee Cassandra Walden, July 11, 1992. 1 child Morgan Elizabeth.