Purvis is a member of
the New York Woodwind Quintet, Orpheus, the
Orchestra of St. Luke's, The Yale Brass Trio, The
Triton Horn Trio and Mozzafiato. His recordings
include the Mozart Concerti, the Sinfonia
Concertante KV 297b with Orpheus for Deutsche
Grammophon, and the Horn Trios of Brahms and
Ligeti for Bridge. He is currently a faculty
member at the Yale and Juilliard Schools of
Music, and SUNY Stony Brook. Purvis joined the
Sarasota Music Festival faculty in 2005.