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

Julie McLoughlin, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

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

Judith Vardy, Adjudicator: Dance

Judith is an Examiner and Mentor with the Royal Academy of Dance, Fellowship Status and Tutor with ISTD . Certified Teacher... 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

Tim, Accompanist

Tim studied music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, but he has now been based in Manchester as a freelance musician... 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

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

Joanne Fletcher, Adjudicator: Dance

Joanne trained at her mother's school, De Haviland Dance Studios, Hastings, and then opened her own school Rye Dance... Find out more

Kirsten Beveridge, Adjudicator: Music

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Patricia Irvine, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Born in Scotland, Patricia is a graduate of Guildhall and of Stranmillis University College, Belfast and is an Adjudicator-... 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

Ann Bauer, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Ann has spent her working life in education teaching in secondary and primary schools, theatres, university and therapy... Find out more

George Logan, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Born in Northern Ireland, George became an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals in... 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

Yvonne Patrick, Adjudicator: Music

Born in South Derbyshire, Yvonne began her professional career with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company before joining Glyndebourne... 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

Jayne Cooper, Adjudicator: Dance

I trained at Elmhurst and the Royal Ballet School TTC, after which I performed professionally in musical theatre and cabaret... 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

Anthony Williams, Adjudicator: Music

Concert pianist, writer, lecturer, examiner and adjudicator, Anthony Williams studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London... Find out more

Maxine Percy, Adjudicator: Dance

Maxine trained at Northern Ballet School where she gained her teaching qualifications in ISTD Ballet, Tap, Modern and... 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

Steven Roberts, Festival: 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

Patricia Mulligan, Festival: Speech and Drama

Patricia has been involved in the festival movement from an early age, performing in festivals and feiseanna all over... Find out more

John Foster, Adjudicator: Music

John studied piano with Kendall Taylor and Dennis Matthews. He has worked extensively as accompanist for singers and... Find out more

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