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About the adjudicators . . .
Richard Deering studied at Trinity College of Music. Many leading composers have written works especially for him and, in 1981, he was elected a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society for "distinguished services to British music."
He has worked as an accompanist with many distinguished musicians, including Julian Lloyd Webber, Nigel Kennedy and James Blades and popular singers such as Martine McCutcheon. Currently he is the director of the unique performing and recording group of 4 pianists known as Piano40. He has given piano recitals in over 90 countries and has also played flugel horn in many brass bands.
Richard has a keen interest in contemporary music and has been an Advisor to the London Arts Board on aspects of contemporary music and jazz. He is involved in the setting and examining of the higher levels on the TCL piano syllabus and examines for Rockschool.
He has held the post of Vice Chairman of the British and International Federation of Festivals' Adjudicators' Council and has adjudicated throughout the British Isles and in Australasia, North America, the Orient and the Caribbean. He was also the co-writer of the new adjudication criteria used by all Federation Festivals and adjudicators.
Richard has taught at the London College of Music and Middlesex University and has held visiting positions at Trinity College of Music, Trinity College Dublin, Hong Kong's' Academy of Performing Arts and the State University of New York. Currently, he teaches piano at Cambridge University.
Robin Page is a conductor whose work takes him all over the UK and abroad, mainly in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. In addition to a wide orchestral repertoire, Robin has recorded film scores with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a number of orchestras in Eastern Europe. He has considerable experience as a choral conductor, including work with the London Symphony Chorus and the Hallé Choir.
Working with young people is also an important part of his musical life: his conducting students have won awards at conservatoires in the UK and Europe. Robin is in demand as an adjudicator at Music for Youth and other music festivals throughout the UK, including three previous visits to Glasgow Music Festival.
Charlotte Petersen is one of Scotland's most talented composers and arrangers of traditional music for the clBrsach. She studied clBrsach with Savourna Stevenson before taking her degree in harp performance at the RSAMD. Charlotte's compositions have delighted audiences from Stornoway to Switzerland and have been recorded by the BBC as soundtracks for several radio plays. Her warm stage presence and skilful communication have made her a sought after performer and a very popular teacher both in Scotland and abroad.
Audrey Behan is a native of Dublin. She is a licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London and studied at University College Dublin, from which she graduated MA in modern theatre studies and performance theory.
For more than 30 years Audrey has worked in private practice, and in primary, secondary and tertiary education. She has worked extensively with teachers and students in Ireland with particular emphasis on the works of Shakespeare and the art of choral verse, receiving many accolades for her work in these areas. Audrey runs a successful private practice from which many of her students have pursued careers in the theatre, education and media.
An adjudicator for more than twenty years, Audrey is an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals, a member of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama, and Irish Drama and Communication. She is a senior speech and drama examiner with the Royal Irish Academy of Music and her work in these areas takes her the length and breadth of Ireland.
Joyce Mitchell has studied at Glasgow University and the London School of Music where she gained her Fellowship. For the past 14 years, she has examined for the London College Faculty of Thames Valley University and in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and throughout the U.K.
She delivers workshops, coaches many people in public service and prepares candidates for interviews. She is involved in presenting adult training workshops and writing training material and legislative guidance on behalf of the Government.
For several years she was the Glasgow representative for the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama and has organised conferences and clan gatherings. She is a regular performer at Burns suppers and Shakespearian annual dinners.
Louise White is an award winning journalist and presenter of Scotland Today on Scottish Television. Her career began with the BBC after returning from the United States, where she had studied on a scholarship. Louise became a trainee with BBC Scotland before moving into presentation on programmes such as Good Morning Scotland and Newsdrive. Since joining Scottish Television, she has covered major events including the G8 Summit, the General Election and the opening of the Scottish Parliament, as well as documentary film making.
Helen Frame has been dancing and teaching for many years. She is an official Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Teacher, Adjudicator and Examiner, and has served as Chairman of RSCDS Ayr Branch, as well as on RSCDS Headquarters' Examinations Committee and the Management Board. She has taught all ages, and also taught all over the world. Helen has always been interested in Scottish Country Dancing and maintains that the main reason for dancing is to enjoy it and for dancers to be the best that they can be.
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