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

Carrie Ellis, Adjudicator: Dance

CARRIE ELLIS, BA (Hons) FIDTA (Dist.) LIDTA, Cert.Ed., Dip Arts Ed, SAC Dip. Examiner, Adjudicator, lecturer and guest... Find out more

Judey Struth, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Judey has been involved with Festivals as a performer, teacher and parent for over 50 years. She is an Associate of Trinity... 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

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

Madeleine Shea, Adjudicator: Dance

Madeleine trained at London College of Dance and Drama going on to dance professionally in TV shows and the theatre. She... Find out more

Cally Foster, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Since her first appearance in a festival at the age of five Cally has been committed to the festival movement and has... 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

Jena Pang, Adjudicator: Music

Jena Chun-Wah Pang is based in the United Kingdom and is celebrated for his exceptional teaching, judging competitions and... 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

Catherine, Accompanist

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

Irene Grant-Jones, Adjudicator: Music

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

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Vicki Durning, Adjudicator: Dance

Vicki trained under the highly regarded Maureen Law where she gained great experience in performing at festival and... Find out more

Bryan Husband, Adjudicator: Music

Bryan studied at the Royal College of Music, London, and the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. He spent much of... Find out more

Nicholas Garman, Adjudicator: Music

Nicholas’ passion for music making and teaching is fuelled by his own early musical experiences, starting with his first... Find out more

Karen Blackburn, Adjudicator: Dance

Karen received her formative training at The Phyllis & Hilda Skinns Ballet School (Hull) and with Louise Browne (York... Find out more

Jackie Hutt, Adjudicator: Dance

Jackie trained as a child to major level with Esme Child and Vivienne Bond in Hastings, where she still lives.

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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

Elizabeth Brazier, Adjudicator: Music

Elizabeth was born in London and is a Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied piano with Guy Jonson and ‘... Find out more

June Hornby, Festival: Dance

A Fellow and Life Member of the ISTD, June has been involved in Dance Festivals since she was a Student.

She has been... Find out more

Philip Dewhurst, Adjudicator: Music

Philip Dewhurst BA Hons PGCE FISM

Philip Dewhurst was born and educated in Bolton, Lancashire. He read music at the... Find out more

Graham Fitch, Adjudicator: Music

Graham maintains an international reputation as a pianist, teacher, adjudicator and writer.

Graham is a regular... Find out more

Gill Johnston, Adjudicator: Music

Gillian studied the bassoon with Archie Camden at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and, after a period of freelance... Find out more

Paul Harris, Festival: Music

Paul Harris is one of the UK’s most influential music educationalists. He
studied the clarinet at the Royal Academy of... Find out more

Angela Zanders, Adjudicator: Music

Angela was born in London and started piano lessons with her father, New Zealand pianist, Douglas Zanders. She went on to... Find out more

David Fonville, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

David trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trent Park College and has taught, examined and adjudicated... Find out more