Posts in Adult Singing
Adjudicator Spotlight: Jenny Thornton AGSM (Teaching), ALAM (Acting, Public Speaking), CertEd, CDE, LISTD (Dance)

Jenny trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, gaining awards for Character Acting and Most Promising Teacher. Jenny has led the Performing Arts Teams in a large comprehensive school, been an Assistant Principal for Edexcel, LAMDA examiner and now enjoys running her own Performance Centre with ages from 4 years to adults delivering drama, dance and musical theatre and also writing. Her play called “Gone” gained a Commended…

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Adjudicator Spotlight: Gail Mortley LRAM, ARCM, DipRAM

Gail is a professional singer, actress and teacher.  She studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded numerous prizes and scholarships, one of which took her to the Mozarteum in Salzburg, to study with the international singing coach, Rita Streich. Early in her professional career Gail performed with numerous opera companies, including Sadler’s Wells and Kent Opera. Throughout her career she has combined classical…

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Adjudicator Spotlight: Sarah Jefferies

Sarah is a vocal graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied with Josephine Veasey and Patricia Clarke. Whilst at the Academy, Sarah was the recipient of many prizes including Early Music, Lieder and English Song. She was an active member of the opera course, singing roles by Britten, Strauss and Mozart. Upon leaving the Academy, Sarah studied with Margreet Honig and Elly Ameling at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in…

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