Come and hear our choirs in a free concert!
Time and Date: 11.00am, Saturday 3 May 2025
Location: Saffron Centre for Young Musicians (click here for the location)
CHROMA Composition Workshop (May 2025)
We are absolutely delighted to be hosting the brilliant and innovative CHROMA ensemble to lead a composition workshop!
Time and Date: 10.30am to 3.30pm, Saturday 17 May 2025
Location: Saffron Centre for Young Musicians (click here for the location)
Contact sophie.stafford@essex.gov.uk for further details.
Summer Holiday Jazz Course (August 2025)
27th and 28th August sees the return of the popular jazz holiday course with Gareth Lumbers and Charlie Bates, open to all young jazz musicians.
To find out more or book a place, please email Kate Llewellyn on kate.llewellyn@essex.gov.uk.
Time and Date: Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 August 2025
Location: Saffron Centre for Young Musicians (click here for the location)
Open Day & Come and Sing (21 June 2025)
We will be holding an open day for all interested young musicians aged 4 to 18 on 21 June!
This will include a free Come and Sing in Saffron Hall, aimed at the younger musician.
Bring your instrument or voice and see what a Saturday morning is like at SCYM.
Location: Saffron Centre for Young Musicians (click here for the location)
Contact sophie.stafford@essex.gov.uk for further details.
Come and Play – Strings (March 2025)
Come and join us for this term’s Come and Play for String students!
Time and Date: 1.00 to 4.00pm, Saturday 1 March 2025
Location: Saffron Centre for Young Musicians (click here for the location)
Contact sophie.stafford@essex.gov.uk for further details.
Pianists’ Concert (February 2025)
Come and join us for this term’s Pianists’ Concert!
Time and Date: 9.30 to 11.00am, Saturday 8 February 2025
Location: Saffron Hall Foyer (click here for the location)
Contact sophie.stafford@essex.gov.uk for further details.
Come and Play: Folk Music! (November 2024)
Saffron Centre for Young Musicians welcomes Hazel Askew to lead our folk afternoon.
This event is suitable for everyone, regardless of previous experience of playing folk music. Musicians in Years 7 to 13 welcome.
Date and time: Saturday 30 November from 1.00 to 4.00pm
Cost: £10.00
Register: Please email Sophie Stafford to register.
Jazz Summer Course
SCYM’s Jazz course is back !
This hugely popular course led by Gareth Lumbers and Charlie Bates is for students grade 4+ and will suit both a beginner jazz player through to the advanced.
Three days, 27-29 August from 930 – 330pm, in the music department of SWCHS.
Fee: £150
A few places remaining – do get in touch with Sophie on sophie.stafford@essex.gov.uk to register.
Sunday afternoon
The weather was warm, the audience was large and the SCYMs brass band played, at the Fete de la Musique.
A truly wonderful afternoon was had by all.
Lunchtime concert (violin, piano, marimba)
This week, Saturday 29 June, will be the final concert in our series this half term.
We are delighted to have musicians performing on violin, piano and marimba.
Performances start at 1230pm in Room M1. Do hope you are able to come and listen.