Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory

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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

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

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

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

Paul Bench, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Paul studied at London and Birmingham Universities, specialising in literary theory, then the Guildhall School in acting and... Find out more

Graham Dickie, Adjudicator: Music

Graham studied piano, singing, violin and conducting at the RSAMD now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

On... Find out more

Ben Costello, Adjudicator: Music

Ben is a freelance musical director, adjudicator, singing coach and accompanist, working internationally, and is also... Find out more

Claire Lloyd, Adjudicator: Music
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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

Oliver Gledhill, Adjudicator: Music

Dr Oliver Gledhill PhD MA(Mtpp) PGCA ARCM FISM
Oliver Gledhill, cellist, was a Scholar at the Guildhall School of... Find out more

Claire Lloyd, Accompanist: Music
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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 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

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

Jacqui Ison, Adjudicator: Dance

Jacqui Ison
MA (Dist.), BA Hons (First Class), FISTD, FIDTA, RAD (RTS)
Jacqui Ison brings over 38 years of... Find out more

Claire Lloyd, Board of Trustees: Music
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Ellen Weeks, Festival: Speech and Drama

Coming from an Isle of Wight family that can trace its roots back to 1563, Ellen is deeply committed to her local community... Find out more

Fiona Berry, Adjudicator: Music

Fiona is a freelance music teacher, creative artist and tutor based in Lancashire. She is a graduate of Huddersfield... Find out more

Rachel Gregory, Adjudicator: Music

Rachel studied recorder and viol with Carl Dolmetsch and harpsichord with Ruth Dyson.

She is on the visiting panel... 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

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

Daniel Chandler, Adjudicator: Music

After graduating from the Royal College of Music, Daniel performed as a professional flautist in orchestras, chamber... Find out more

Julie McLoughlin, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Although based in Jersey, Julie is willing to charge travel expenses from her point of entry into the UK mainland.

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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

John Hester, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

John trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began work as an actor in 1979. He has also been a speech and... Find out more