Chelmsford Competitive Festival

About Us

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The 2020 Festival

The Chelmsford Competitive Festival of Music, Speech and Drama has been established in the county town of Essex for over 60 years. We are here to provide a platform for performers of all ages who wish to show their skill and hard work in a non-threatening environment.

The festival runs over two weekends and has classes for all ages and abilities in the following sections:

Piano
Brass, Woodwind & Recorders
Strings
Music Making
Speech and Drama
Singing

We are affiliated to the International Federation of Festivals and our adjudicators are all professionals in their field.

The three venues we use are Trinity Methodist Church, The Quaker Meeting House and St Cedd's School - all in central Chelmsford.

The 2020 Festival

Become a Part of the Festival

The 2020 Festival

In these unprecedented times it is with great sadness that we have decided to defer the traditional format of the festival until Spring 2021.

However, we want to keep on making music and drama and will be holding MASTERCLASSES on 14th and 15th November 2020.

You can enter online from August 1st 2020 for Piano, Woodwind, Brass & Recorder, Orchestral Strings, Musical Theatre and Classical Singing.

Masterclasses are a fantastic opportunity to gain insight and experience from an expert in the instrument.

Please be assured that all safety measures for performance, social distancing, one way systems and all COVID-related issues will be in place.

Become a Part of the Festival

The Chelmsford Festival is run entirely by a team of volunteers who believe passionately about encouraging everyone to participate in arts performances.

Anyone is welcome to come along and watch our competitions and events. A nominal admission fee is charged.

If you would like to become a Friend of the Festival, be a volunteer, donate a trophy, sponsor any of our events or advertise in the syllabus or programme please contact us.