ADJUDICATORS 2010

	David Campbell GRSM, LRAM, ARCM – Concerto Class – has had a long, varied and international career as a solo, chamber and orchestral clarinettist. He has performed in over forty countries and his repertoire is wide-ranging. He has had a number of new works written for him, has made numerous broadcasts and is currently recording his latest CD for release in 2011. Passionate about music education, David coaches members of the National Youth Wind Orchestra of GB and the London Schools’ Symphony Orchestra. He is Artistic Director of International Summer Schools in both Aberystwyth and Harrogate and has given master-classes in many parts of the world. He is Chair of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain and the International Clarinet Association.
	Janet Canetty-Clarke BMus, ARAM, GRSM, LRAM, ARCM – Choral and Vocal – After completing her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, Janet was appointed Assistant Music Mistress at Sutton High School, GDST. She now lives in Sussex and lectures throughout the year for Continuing Education Departments of London, Sussex and Cambridge Universities, for the WEA, U3A and NADFAS, who have sent her across Europe, Australia and South Africa. She was Musical Director and Conductor of the Ditchling Choral Society for 37 years and Guest Conductor of the First All Women Chamber Orchestra of Austria for 15 years, giving concerts in Vienna. She is Deputy Secretary General of “Femmes Maestros” in Brussels and has recently been invited to give pre-performance talks for the Royal Opera House and to lecture on a Baltic Cruise.
	Anne Harvey AGSM, LGSM – Speech & Drama – trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and subsequently ran a repertory theatre company, the Guildhall Players, in Cornwall. After marriage and two children, Anne taught speech & drama for many years, becoming an examiner for the Guildhall, the Poetry Society and AEB, and an adjudicator for the British Federation of Festivals. She has been made a Friend of the Federation and a Fellow of the Society of Teachers of Speech & Drama. Anne has edited over 35 books of poetry and drama, winning the Signal Poetry Award in 1992. She writes and broadcasts for BBC Radio and presents literary programmes and readings for galleries, libraries and Arts Festivals.
	Melanie Ragge Hon.ARAM, M.Phil (Cantab), MA (Cantab), Dip.RCM, LRAM – Winds - Though originally a medical student (and piano pupil of Judith Burton), Melanie graduated with an MPhil in Musicology from King’s College Cambridge, and studied oboe as a Leverhulme Fellow at the RCM with Michael Winfield and Edwin Roxburgh. Her musical passions lie in chamber music and education. As a founder member of one of Britain’s foremost wind quintets, the New London Chamber Ensemble, her most recent CD features Nielsen’s Wind & Piano Chamber Music. Nationally and internationally, she has worked with leading artists including the Dante & Schidlof string quartets, Angela Hewitt and Gerald Finlay. She is a Professor of Oboe at the Royal Academy of Music and also teaches at the Purcell School of Music.
	Andrew Sherwood ARCM – Strings - has performed in many parts of the world as conductor and violinist. Born and educated in Africa, he then won a scholarship to study violin and composition at the Royal College of Music. He is currently a Professor of Violin at Trinity College of Music and also adjudicates in Britain and abroad. Besides being principal conductor for the Brighton & Hove Music and Performing Arts orchestral team, Andrew is Musical Director of the Musicians of All Saints, Director of the Brighton University Choirs, Conductor of Somerset County Youth Orchestra and principal conductor for European Youth Summer Music. Forthcoming engagements include visits to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Chile and Scotland.
	Anthony Williams M.Mus, Dip.RAM, GRSM, LRAM – Piano – has an active performing, teaching and adjudicating career and has given numerous radio broadcasts and recitals around the world. As a teacher he has established an international reputation, his pupils achieving notable competition success and many going on to become professional musicians. Having taught at the Royal Academy of Music and Reading University, he is now Head of Keyboard and Instrumental Studies at Radley College. He is a Senior Moderator (both jazz and classical), Trainer, Examiner and CT Course Mentor for the ABRSM. He has presented workshops on performance and pedagogy in the UK, China and S E Asia, written numerous articles and books and has had several collections of teaching repertoire published. He is President of Chipping Norton Music Festival.