2025: Retro Classics

Look out for an invite for schools to perform at the 2025 Junior Music Festival, 9th - 13th June 2025. 


If by the end of November you have not recieved an email, please contact website@seesma.net


If you wish to take part and you haven't before, please contact website@seesma.net

2024: School Days

Performances for the 2024 Junior Music Festival took place on 10th to 14th June at The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend. 1873 children took part from 62 schools. In addition to the school orchestras and our pianist Andrew Palmer, it was lovely to have our band: Steve Liberty, Tim Fletcher and Wayne Myall. Our audiences supported fice charities over the week: Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, Lifeboats, Havens Hospice, George's Windmills and Mushroom Theatre. Altogether over £6,586 was donated. Thank you to everyone who helped to support these worthy charities.


2023 "Me":a celebration of well-being and positivity


Performances for the 2023 Junior Music Festival took place at The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend during the week 12 - 16th June. We raised over £5,876 for the following charities:

Havens, RNLI, Mushroom Theatre Company, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and Gold Geese.

54 schools, with 1776 children took part over the week!


Thank you to all the children and teachers that worked so hard to make the Festival so successful, and to the families and friends who helped, came to watch or donated.

2022: A Night at the Musicals

A very successful Junior Music Festival took place in 2022, with 47 schools, with 1420 children taking part and making music together at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend

In total, over £4,265 was raised for thr following charities:

Carli Lansley Foundation, Mushroom Theatre, RNLI, Eassex and Herts Air Ambulance and Ewan Lane Music Foundation.