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

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

Michael Young, Adjudicator: Music

Michael studied piano with Lilian Niblette and David Parkhouse, and composition with Charles Hutchings, reading music at... Find out more

Rebecca Thompson, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

On graduating from Bristol University with a degree in Drama and English, Rebecca worked for BBC Radio Four’s Drama... Find out more

Mark Tanner, Adjudicator: Music

Mark is a concert pianist, composer, writer and teacher, who has premièred, recorded and broadcast many works by prominent... Find out more

Sally Lane, Adjudicator: Music

Sally studied at the Royal College with Edward Walker (Flute) and John Dyer (Viola). Her first professional experience was... Find out more

Jacqueline Edwards, Adjudicator: Music

A descendant of Dame Clara Butt, Jacqueline studied at the RCM and the Mozarteum, Salzburg. She has performed extensively in... Find out more

Michael Schreider, Adjudicator: Music

Graduate of Moscow Conservatoire College and St Petersburg Conservatoire, Michael has experience of teaching children and... Find out more

Gail Mortley, Adjudicator: Music

Gail is a professional singer, actress and teacher. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded... Find out more

Jennifer Haley, Adjudicator: Dance

Jennifer trained in London from the age of five, with Tory Morgan, Maude Wells & Letty Littlewood; three inspiring... Find out more

Lorraine Deacon, Adjudicator: Music

At the Royal Academy of Music Lorraine studied the ’cello with Douglas Cummings and chamber music with Sidney Griller, and... Find out more

John Pomphrey, Adjudicator: Music

John is an experienced teacher, adjudicator, choral conductor and choir trainer, vocal coach and examiner. His career in... Find out more

Nathan James, Adjudicator: Dance

PhD., MA (Dist)., Fellow and & Examiner ISTD, FIDTA MBBO, ANATD, Cert Fe (QTLS)

Nathan trained in the Midlands in... Find out more

Irene Grant-Jones, Adjudicator: Music

Irene won the soprano prize at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in North Wales as a teenager before continuing her... 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

Vivienne Cunningham, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne trained with John Holgate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has taught speech and drama, public... 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

Gary Sieling, Adjudicator: Music

Gary was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He read for his BMus degree at the University of... Find out more