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

Maria Jagusz, Adjudicator: Music

Maria Jagusz. GRNCM.FISM

Maria Jagusz trained as a dancer before taking up

a place at the Royal Northern College of... 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

Tara Leiper, Adjudicator: Music

Tara graduated from Aberdeen’s Northern College of Education with first class honours and worked in Further Education for 13... 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

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

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

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

Adrian Goss, Adjudicator: Music

Tenor soloist, vocal coach and teacher, pianist, organist and choral director, Adrian studied piano and clarinet at the... 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

Alison Seddon, Adjudicator: Dance

Alison is a Fellow & triple genre examiner for the ISTD in Modern, Tap and Classical Greek Dance & an approved... 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

Jenny Thornton, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Jenny trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, gaining awards for Character Acting and Most Promising Teacher.... Find out more

oliver gibson, Accompanist: Dance

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Rebecca Thompson, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

On graduating from Bristol University with a degree in Drama and English, Rebecca worked for BBC Radio Four’s Drama... 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

Kenneth Roberts, Adjudicator: Music

Kenneth works as Musical Director for numerous companies at home and abroad. He has played and conducted at many prestigious... Find out more

Jacqueline Brunjes, Festival: Dance

Jacquie Brunjes is a multifaceted artist and choreographer, currently serving as Chair of All England Dance & UK Young... 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

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

Lynne Chilver, Festival: Dance

Lynne is the Principal of a busy and successful school in Hillingdon, Middlesex, which offers all Theatre Branch subjects.... Find out more

Christopher Daly, Adjudicator: Music

Christopher Daly was inspired to take up the classical guitar after hearing a recital by the great Andres Segovia.

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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

Craig Bartley, Adjudicator: Dance

Craig has recently finished performing and covering the roles of Baron Kurtz and Major Calloway in the World premiere of The... 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

Jill Redford, Adjudicator: Dance

Jill was Arts Awards Ballet champion at the age of twelve and went on to train at the Bird College of Performing Arts,... Find out more