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

Tanya Allen, Adjudicator: Dance

Tanya trained in the Reading area until the age of 17, making several appearances on TV and in pantomimes and as a dancer in... Find out more

Catherine, Accompanist

Catherine studied the piano at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Frank Wibaut and the late Paul Hamburger, moving to the... 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

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

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

Danielle Drayton, Adjudicator: Dance

Danielle trained at The Sandra Needham School of Dance and went on to study and graduate from Leeds Dance College gaining a... 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

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

Carol Doyle, Adjudicator: Dance

Carol trained at Stella Mann College and, on graduating, danced professionally in the uk and abroad. Carol started her... Find out more

Anne Hodgson, Adjudicator: Music

Anne was a Junior Exhibitioner at the RCM and went on to study at TCM with Ann Cherry and GSMD with Averill Williams. She... 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

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

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

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

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

Joseph Tong, Adjudicator: Music

Joseph Tong has established a reputation as one of the most versatile and imaginative pianists of his generation. He studied... Find out more

Timothy McCarthy, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Timothy studied Speech & Drama at the Cork School of Music; graduated from the National University of Ireland with an MA... 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

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

Anna Morgan, Adjudicator: Dance

Anna trained at the Deborah Capon College, and is currently studying for her MA at Rambert School. She was also heavily... Find out more

Irene Grant-Jones, Adjudicator: Music

Irene is a specialist singing adjudicator and teacher of singing, piano and trumpet, based in Bedford.

Regularly... 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

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

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

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