Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory

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Gabrielle Burgin Lister, Adjudicator: Music

Gabrielle Burgin Lister is a highly experienced music adjudicator, specialising mainly in solo vocal classes and occasional... Find out more

Janice Fullman, Adjudicator: Dance

Miss Janice Fullman is a member of the British International Federation of Festivals and on the adjudicating board of the... Find out more

Jodie Clark, Festival: Dance

Jodie is all about unlocking potential and fueling creativity. A leading voice in performing arts education, she’s a dancer... Find out more

Nadia Lasserson, Adjudicator: Music

Nadia studied at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Manns Memorial Prize. An experienced performer of concertos, lieder... Find out more

Jena Pang, Adjudicator: Music

Jena Chun-Wah Pang is based in the United Kingdom and is celebrated for his exceptional teaching, judging competitions and... Find out more

Iona Sherwood-Jones, Adjudicator: Music

Born in Liverpool, Iona began piano and violin lessons, learning the latter from Peter Mountain. She went to Chethams School... Find out more

Alison Seddon, Adjudicator: Dance

Alison is a Fellow & triple genre examiner for the ISTD in Modern, Tap and Classical Greek Dance & an approved... Find out more

Lynne Chilver, Festival: Dance

Lynne is the Principal of a busy and successful school in Hillingdon, Middlesex, which offers all Theatre Branch subjects.... Find out more

Vivienne Doolan, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne is a graduate of the London College of Music and Media and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 2012 she... Find out more

Ellen Weeks, Festival: Speech and Drama

Coming from an Isle of Wight family that can trace its roots back to 1563, Ellen is deeply committed to her local community... Find out more

Yasmin Taylor, Adjudicator: Dance

Yasmin trained at the Royal Ballet School, graduating with a special prize from Dame Ninette de Valois, and went on to study... Find out more

Judith Vardy, Adjudicator: Dance

Judith is an Examiner and Mentor with the Royal Academy of Dance, Fellowship Status and Tutor with ISTD . Certified Teacher... Find out more

Fiona McLean-Buechel, Adjudicator: Music

Fiona is a specialist strings adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals and has recently been Co... Find out more

Belinda Mikhaïl, Adjudicator: Music

Belinda Mikhaïl was awarded the Associated Board and the Queen Mother Scholarships to study piano and singing as a joint... Find out more

Jayne Cooper, Adjudicator: Dance

I trained at Elmhurst and the Royal Ballet School TTC, after which I performed professionally in musical theatre and cabaret... Find out more

Lesley Shrigley Jones, Adjudicator: Music

As an Associated Board Scholar, Lesley studied `cello, piano, singing and viola da gamba at the Royal Manchester and Royal... Find out more

Martin Wallington, Adjudicator: Music

Martin has now retired after 36 years as a viola player in the BBC Philharmonic. A graduate of Chetham's School Of... Find out more

Janine Diamond, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Janine participated in her first festival at the age of five and, prior to her professional training, she was a committed... Find out more

Melanie Spanswick, Adjudicator: Music

Melanie is a British pianist, writer, teacher, composer and adjudicator, who has authored best-selling books on many aspects... Find out more

Andrew Hansford, Adjudicator: Music

Andrew Hansford, born in Berkshire, UK, holds UK music-degrees from Surrey ((UniS), Guildford), Bristol and Cambridge (Saint... Find out more

Kate Martin, Adjudicator: Dance

Kate was Janet Palmer’s first pupil and trained with her, and at Mayhew School, Northampton in RAD Ballet and ISTD Modern,... Find out more

Gemma Summerscales, Adjudicator: Dance

Raised with the musical films of the Golden Era played every Sunday, taking a particular shine to Judy Garland and Mickey... Find out more

Graham Dickie MBE, Adjudicator: Music

Graham studied piano, singing, violin and conducting at the RSAMD )now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).

On... Find out more

Patricia Mulligan, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Patricia has been involved in the festival movement from an early age, performing in festivals and feiseanna all over... Find out more

Steven Roberts, Adjudicator: Music

Steven has been a music adjudicator since 2001; has sat on the Adjudicators Council and was Chair of the Board of Trustees... Find out more