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

Stewart, Accompanist

As a Federation accompanist Stewart works annually at the Alderley Edge, Buxton, , Hazel Grove, Fleetwood, Heaton Mersey and... Find out more

Shelley Lowry, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Shelley has been involved in the festival movement since she was four years old. As a shy child, her mother decided to... 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

Tara Leiper, Adjudicator: Music

Tara works freelance as a voice and piano teacher, accompanist and choral conductor and runs a busy teaching practice in the... Find out more

Michael Ball, Adjudicator: Music

Michael was a Vaughan Williams Trust Scholar at the Royal College of Music where he studied composition with Herbert Howells... 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

Ben Costello, Adjudicator: Music

Ben is an artistic director, musical director and singing coach, working nationally and internationally. He is Artistic... 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

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

Timothy Barratt, Adjudicator: Music

TIMOTHY BARRATT studied on a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, winning many major awards, and completed his studies... 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

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

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

Kim Gilbert, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Kim originally trained as a professional actress at GSA and also later studied for an LGSM at the Guildhall School of Music... Find out more

June Hornby, Adjudicator: 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

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

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

Vivienne Cunningham, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne trained with John Holgate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and worked professionally in theatre and... 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

Anna Olejnicki, Adjudicator: Dance

Anna began her dance training at a local dance school in Doncaster, and began her professional career working as a dancer... Find out more

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

Samantha Tucker, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Samantha is proud to have represented BIFF as an adjudicator for many years and her friendly, enthusiastic nature ensures... Find out more

Andrew Hansford, Adjudicator: Music

Andrew Hansford, born in Berkshire, UK, holds UK music-degrees from Surrey ((UniS), Guildford), Bristol and Cambridge (Saint... Find out more

Heidi Fardell, Adjudicator: Music

Woodwind specialist, recorder player, ensemble coach and regular on BBC Radio 4 Heidi Fardell is a professional performer... Find out more

Luise Horrocks, Adjudicator: Music

After studies at Oxford University and the Royal College of Music, Luise’s career as a professional Soprano soloist took her... Find out more