Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory | The British and International Federation of Festivals

David Beer, Adjudicator: Music

David is a professional conductor and pianist. He taught music in schools, before embarking on a full-time career as a... 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

Richard Haslam, Adjudicator: Music

Richard studied for at Sussex University for a degree in Education, specialising in Music and also at the Royal College of... 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

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.

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Claire Lloyd, Adjudicator: Music

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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

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

Kristina Hewitt, Festival: Dance

Kristina brings a wealth of experience and a deep passion for dance and performance, developed through years of dedication... Find out more

Carol Schroder, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Working in the professional theatre, television and cabaret, Carol produced her own one woman show. She teaches presentation... Find out more

Barbara, Festival

Barbara is an experienced professional singer in all aspects of the vocal repertoire; and is a choral conductor and vocal... Find out more

Norma Felstead Redfearn, Friends of the Federation: Speech and Drama

Norma trained at the Northern College of Speech and Drama and researched at Leicester University. She has performed... Find out more

Caroline Diffley, Adjudicator: Music

Caroline studied at the Royal College of Music and spent a term at the Academia Chigiana in Siena. Her first teaching post... Find out more

Kim Gilbert, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Kim originally trained as a professional actress at GSA and also later studied for an LGSM at the Guildhall School of Music... 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

Roy Robinson, Adjudicator: Music

Prize-winning viola player and pianist, Roy trained as a performer at the Royal College of Music where he won the Leslie... Find out more

Christopher Daly, Adjudicator: Music

Christopher Daly was inspired to take up the classical guitar after hearing a recital by the great Andres Segovia.

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Susan Mackay, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

For 10 years, Susan ran The Fylde Stage School teaching levels of RAD and ISTD dance and LAMDA Speech and Drama before... Find out more

Jayne Wing, Adjudicator: Dance

Jayne trained at the Drusilla Duffill School of Theatre dance in Sussex, and has been the Principal of the Pirouette Academy... Find out more

Tara Leiper, Adjudicator: Music

Tara works freelance as a voice and piano teacher, accompanist and choral conductor and runs a busy teaching practice in the... Find out more

Sarah Jefferies, Adjudicator: Music

Sarah is a vocal graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied with Josephine Veasey and Patricia Clarke. Whilst... Find out more

Jill Baldock, Adjudicator: Dance

JILL BALDOCK - has been an adjudicator for The British & International Federation of Festivals and All England Dance... Find out more

Gayle Johnson, Adjudicator: Dance

Both at home and abroad, Gayle has had an active involvement with many associations and, as a member of the TDCI and various... 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

Katrina Mulvihill, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Katrina studied at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and feels privileged to have been part of the unique three... Find out more