Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory

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Karen Anderson, Adjudicator: Music

Karen studied clarinet with Lewis Morrison and John Cushing at the RSAMD, winning the Glasgow Society of Musicians Prize for... Find out more

Nicholas Garman, Adjudicator: Music

Nicholas’ passion for music making and teaching is fuelled by his own early musical experiences, starting with his first... Find out more

Angela Zanders, Adjudicator: Music

Angela was born in London and started piano lessons with her father, New Zealand pianist, Douglas Zanders. She went on to... Find out more

Christine Hankin, Adjudicator: Music

Christine studied the flute at the Guildhall School of Music. She now has a successful and varied career and is currently a... Find out more

Kelly Hopkins, Adjudicator: Dance

Kelly began her training with Susan Amos, later attending The Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School. Kelly... 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

Graeme Humphrey, Adjudicator: Music

Graeme has been a teacher of piano all his professional life, both at the Royal Academy of Music for thirty-six years from... 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

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

Jacqueline, Festival

Jacquie Brunjes is a multifaceted artist and choreographer, currently serving as Chair of All England Dance & UK Young... Find out more

Gaynor Keeble, Adjudicator: Music

Gaynor Keeble gained scholarships to the University of Warwick and the Royal Academy of Music. She combines a busy... Find out more

Sarah Williams, Adjudicator: Dance

A licentiate member of the ISTD, Sarah is the founder and principal of a successful school in Portsmouth since 1997. Pupils... Find out more

Vicki Durning, Adjudicator: Dance

Vicki trained under the highly regarded Maureen Law where she gained great experience in performing at festival and... 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

Jodie Clark, Adjudicator: Dance

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

Australian Dance Adjudicators (BIFF Affiliate Partner), Adjudicator: Dance

The Australian Dance Adjudicators Association has been dedicated to fostering the growth and development of dancers across... Find out more

Anna Olejnicki, Adjudicator: Dance

Anna began her dance training at a local dance school in Doncaster, and began her professional career working as a dancer... Find out more

Melanie Ragge, Adjudicator: Music

Melanie’s musical passions lie in chamber music and education. Originally a medical student, she graduated with an MPhil in... Find out more

Libby Crabtree, Adjudicator: Music

After graduating from Cambridge, Libby sang and recorded with The Sixteen and other leading Baroque ensembles for over 30... Find out more

Graham Fitch, Adjudicator: Music

Graham maintains an international reputation as a pianist, teacher, adjudicator and writer.

Graham is a regular... 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

Lynne Chilver, Adjudicator: Dance

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

Shelley Lowry, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Shelley has been involved in the festival movement since she was four years old. As a shy child, her mother decided to... Find out more

Angela Rowley, Adjudicator: Music

Angela is a graduate in German from University College, London and after a period in teaching, began private singing... Find out more

Andrew Sherwood, Adjudicator: Music

Andrew has, and still does, perform in many parts of the world as conductor and violinist. He has been Professor of Violin... Find out more