Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory

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Nathan James, Adjudicator: Dance

Nathan trained in the Midlands in all musical theatre and dance disciplines along with his initial teaching qualifications... Find out more

Andrew Padmore BEM, Adjudicator: Music

Andrew studied with Sidney Harrison, Christopher Robinson, Sir Adrian Boult. He has been Head of Music in a large Grammar... Find out more

Oliver Gledhill, Adjudicator: Music

Oliver Gledhill was a Foundation Scholar at University College School and an Entrance Scholar at the Guildhall School of... Find out more

Caroline Tyler, Adjudicator: Music

Award-winning concert pianist Caroline has performed at venues including the Barbican Hall in London, the Barber Institute... Find out more

Rosalind Taylor, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

ROSALIND TAYLOR

Rosalind trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and at The Laban Centre of Movement... Find out more

Julie McLoughlin, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Julie trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, worked in the professional theatre and has full Equity membership... Find out more

Keith Allen, Festival: Music

Keith was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, going on to take post-graduate studies at Birmingham,... 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

Ruth Gerald, Adjudicator: Music

Ruth was Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal College of Music and previously Head of Keyboard at the Birmingham School of... Find out more

David Hoult, Adjudicator: Music

Professor David Hoult has been an adjudicator member of the Federation for over forty years. He studied at Manchester... Find out more

Iona Zuiderwijk, Adjudicator: Music

Iona was born in Liverpool and began playing the violin under teacher Peter Mountain. She was a pupil at Chethams and Wells... 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

Jodie Clark, Adjudicator: Dance

Passionate about potential, creativity and motivation Jodie thrives in an adjudicator setting. She graduated from Bird... Find out more

margaret mcaliskey, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Margaret is a clinical linguist, voice coach, examiner and speech and drama teacher.  She has national and international... Find out more

Tish Nicoll, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Tish is a Licentiate of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has a wide range of... Find out more

Louise Manders, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Louise first trod the boards when only five days old. Her professional theatrical career, which included repertory, musicals... Find out more

Mary Ann Tear, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Mary Ann is a BIFF adjudicator, an examiner for Trinity College London, choreographer, director and Performing Arts lecturer... Find out more

Stewart, Accompanist

As a Federation accompanist Stewart works annually at the Alderley Edge, Buxton, , Hazel Grove, Fleetwood, Heaton Mersey and... Find out more

Vivienne Redford, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne has studied Speech and Drama since the age of four and has been teaching the subject since 1980.

She worked... 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

Nicola-Jane Kemp, Adjudicator: Music

Nicola-Jane has been a professional soprano soloist and currently teaches choral scholars at Clare College, Cambridge... Find out more

Carrie Hensel, Adjudicator: Music

Carrie Hensel trained as a flautist at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, subsequently working as a freelance musician,... Find out more

John Byrne, Adjudicator: Music

John studied at the RNCM with Marjorie Clementi and then at the RAM with Ruth Harte where he won many prizes and... Find out more

Heidi Fardell, Adjudicator: Music

Woodwind specialist, recorder player and ensemble coach Heidi Fardell is a professional performer and inclusive music... Find out more

Susan Clark, Adjudicator: Music

Susan attended the Trinity College of Music Junior Department for ten years, then continued her studies at Cambridge and... Find out more