SOUTHEND MUSICAL FESTIVAL

Registered Charity Number: 283503

Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals of which Her Majesty the Queen is Patron

Welcome to the website of the Southend Musical Festival.

A competitive Festival of Music, Speech & Drama which takes place annually in November.

Founded in 1911, we are a registered charity, which is self-funding and run entirely by volunteers.

 

 

 

 

OVERALL DATES FOR THE 2019 FESTIVAL ARE

8th – 23rd November

Section dates are:-

Strings

Friday 8 – Monday 11

Speech & Drama

Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16

Piano

Thursday 14 – Saturday 16

Woodwind & Brass

Sunday 17 – Tuesday 19

Singing

Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23

THERE WILL BE 2 VENUES THIS YEAR:

KING’S ROAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
&
THE CUNNINGHAM THEATRE, THORPE HALL SCHOOL

(Thorpe Hall School will be Speech & Drama Only)

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES THIS YEAR IS

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2019


NO LATE ENTRIES ARE ACCEPTED

PLEASE NOTE

The Festival makes every effort to schedule classes outside of school hours for those of secondary school age.  We would like to stress, however, that visits to the Festival are widely acknowledged to be valuable educational experiences and would encourage those in a position to grant leave of absence from school to regard them as such. 

The Festival’s links with the local Music Hub, together with its designation as a Learning Destination under the auspices of the new Children’s University scheme, provide further and substantial evidence of the educational nature attributed to the Festival.

THE 2019 SYLLABUS IS NOW AVAILABLE

If you would like details of the classes that are available to enter, please refer to the CURRENT SYLLABUS pages.

If you would like to enter the Festival, you will find options to view our FEES, our TERMS & CONDITIONS and our DATA PROTECTION  and CHILD PROTECTION POLICY.

You can then complete an ENTRY FORM online.

There are many ways in which you can SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL – by helping as a VOLUNTEER, becoming a subscribing FRIEND,by SPONSORING A CLASS, or by making a DONATION.  Details of all of these options can be found on this website.