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

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

Elizabeth Emberson, Adjudicator: Music

Soprano soloist, choral conductor and voice teacher, Elizabeth began singing lessons with Betty Middleton when she was... 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

Lesley Shrigley jones, Adjudicator: Music

As an Associated Board Scholar, Lesley studied `cello, piano, singing and viola da gamba at the Royal Manchester and Royal... 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

Robert Marsh, Adjudicator: Music

Robert was educated at Oxford University where he was Organ Scholar of Keble College, and won an Honours Degree in Music... 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

Claire Lloyd, Board of Trustees: Music

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Audrey Behan, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Audrey gained an MA in Drama and Performance Theory from University College, Dublin, then LGSM and LLCM teaching diplomas.... Find out more

Rosalind Taylor, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

ROSALIND TAYLOR

Rosalind trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music

and Drama and at The Laban Centre of Movement... Find out more

Frith Trezevant, Adjudicator: Music

Frith is career teacher with over 30 years’ experience of teaching singers of all abilities and over a wide age range. Her... 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

Vivienne Doolan, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne has many years teaching experience with very young to adult students. She is a graduate of the Guildhall School of... Find out more

Jena Pang, Festival: Music

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

Ruth Gerald, Adjudicator: Music

Ruth was Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal College of Music and previously Head of Keyboard at the Birmingham School of... Find out more

Heidi Fardell, Adjudicator: Music

Woodwind specialist, recorder player and ensemble coach Heidi Fardell is a professional performer and inclusive music... Find out more

Kathleen Davis, Adjudicator: Dance

Kathleen received all of her dance training at the prestigious Ethel Hardy School of Dance in the North East of England.... Find out more

Maeve O’Donoghue, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Maeve trained in Dublin with the Olivian Players, the Brendan Smith Theatre Academy and the Leinster School of Music and... Find out more

Ben Costello, Adjudicator: Music

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

Elizabeth Childs, Adjudicator: Music

Liz studied Flute with Gareth Morris and Piano with Graeme Humphrey at the RAM and has performed all over the world. Her... 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

Vivienne Redford, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vivienne has studied Speech and Drama since the age of four and has been teaching the subject since 1980.

She worked... Find out more

Irene Grant-Jones, Adjudicator: Music

Irene is a specialist singing adjudicator and teacher based in Bedford.

Regularly coaching pupils for auditions,... Find out more

Samantha Tucker, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Samantha’s love of performing started at the age of four, taking part in both amateur and professional productions and she... Find out more

Vanessa Buckley, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Due to the current climate I am available for online adjudication.
Vanessa has been a performer in speech, drama,... Find out more