ADJUDICATOR ORGAN and PIANOFORTE
DAVID BRUCE-PAYNE B.Mus, FRCO (ChM), ARCM
David Bruce-Payne was formerly a chorister at King’s College,
Cambridge, and later studied at the Royal College of Music with
Herbert Howells and Douglas Guest. Whilst there, he was awarded
the W T Best Memorial Scholarship given by the Worshipful
Company of Musicians, enabling further organ study in Germany.
Appointments held include Second Assistant Organist at
Westminster Abbey and Music Master at the Choir School, Organist
and Master of the Choristers at Birmingham Cathedral and
Director of Music at King Edward’s School, Birmingham. He was
formerly Senior Lecturer at Birmingham Conservatoire and
Director of Music at St. George’s Church Edgbaston. David has
undertaken organ recital and conducting tours in the United
States, Canada, Germany and West Indies. He has also performed
as soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Improvisation is one of his particular interests.
He is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music, both in Britain and overseas. He is also an
adjudicator member of the British Federation of Music Festivals
and works extensively throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.
Many compositions of Church music by him have been published
with several performances on BBC Radio.
David Bruce-Payne now lives in Dorset, where he is
continuing to freelance as a performer, adjudicator and
examiner.
ADJUDICATOR
PIANOFORTE, Strings & Woodwind
DR MARK TANNER
PhD, MA, FTCL, FRSA
Mark Tanner made his BBC television début at the age of 13,
playing Liszt. Under the tutelage of Philip Martin and Richard
McMahon he played in many masterclasses with revered soloists,
including three winners of the Tchaikovsky International
Competition: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Peter Donohoe and the late John
Ogdon. Recent recording projects have involved the hitherto
unrecorded piano music of Peter Wishart, York Bowen and Constant
Lambert; Mark recently gave the world broadcast premiere of
Constant Lambert’s Suite on BBC Radio 3. Recording plans in 2008
include a host of new commissions and unrecorded works as well
as a disc devoted to the solo piano and flute/piano music of
Graham Lynch with flautist partner, Gillian Poznansky.
In the summer of 2008 Mark will be appearing at the Wigmore
Hall, as well as undertaking cruise appearances. He will also be
giving his popular Summer School for piano teachers at Jackdaws
in Somerset, adjudicating the Cornwall Music Festivals and
judging the EPTA Piano Competition.
Mark’s PhD, from the Birmingham Conservatoire, unravelled the
performance history of Liszt's B minor Sonata, a work he has
performed many times. He has subsequently published in America
and the UK and is active in the field of music journalism:
International Record Review, Musical Opinion, Classical
Music, Piano International and Piano Professional. He
is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an energetic member
of Mensa.
He is a popular lecturer and teacher, giving lecture recitals,
workshops and masterclasses. For some sixteen years he held the
position of Assistant Director of Music at Taunton School,
Somerset. He now examines grades and diplomas internationally
for the Associated Board (having conducted five tours to Hong
Kong, Beijing, USA, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Cyprus and
N. Ireland, with future invitations to Sri Lanka, Singapore,
Hong Kong and Switzerland) and is an adjudicator for the British
and International Federation of Festivals. He has also given
masterclasses in Southern China and a number of lectures at the
RWCMD.
Mark recently edited Peter Wishart's complete solo piano works,
in three volumes, with a forthcoming re-issue in progress for
Peters Edition. He is currently composing a substantial series
of piano pieces and instrumental arrangements aimed at students,
as well as a piano work based upon poetry he recently
commissioned from the celebrated poet, Lawrence Sail.
ADJUDICATOR
SINGING
LUISE HORROCKS
MA(Oxon), PGCE, ARCM, PGCA
Luise Horrocks began her musical training at Oxford University,
later taking an advanced studies course at the Royal College of
Music.
As
well as giving solo song recitals, she has sung as Soprano
Soloist both here and in Europe in many different Oratorios and
works, from Monteverdi to Stravinsky, with orchestras as diverse
as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the English String
Orchestra. Her BBC broadcasts include performances of Handel’s
Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and works by Goehr. She is part of
the highly successful trio Triple Time. On the opera stage, she
has appeared at Buxton Opera House. She has recently returned
from a recital tour of the USA, and from performing a series of
concerts in South Africa.
Luise Horrocks has taught in both Junior and Senior departments
of the Birmingham Conservatoire, in schools and in an extensive
private practice. Her pupils range from beginners to
professionals. She has also trained and conducted the Wyre
Forest Young Voices choir. As an adjudicator member of the
British & International Federation of Festivals, she has wide
experience of many different festivals. She is a mentor on the
CT ABRSM panel, a visiting lecturer at the University of
Birmingham and a senior examiner for Trinity Guildhall for whom
she has worked in Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal,
Australia, New Zealand, Dubai and Oman as well as in the UK.
ADJUDICATOR SINGING
APENELOPE
PRICE JONES
BSc, LRAM, ARAM, PGCA
Penelope Price Jones was a scholarship holder at the Royal
Academy of Music in London, studying with Marjorie Thomas. She
later worked with Thomas Hemsley and Paul Hamburger. She sang
extensively with choral societies all over the country and had a
longstanding recital partnership with her ex-husband Philip
Martin. She has made regular visits to the United States where
she has performed and given master-classes at summer schools and
colleges including Tanglewood, Aspen, Eastman and Syracuse. Her
most recent trip was to a music school in Kolkata, India.
Penelope was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in
1998. She now teaches pupils at Dauntsey's School, Wiltshire,
choral scholars at Oxford University and privately. For the
past few years she has been voice mentor for the Associated
Board Certificate of Teaching course in the West of England and
holds regular reunions for her past student teachers. She
founded the Marden House series of recitals and workshops in
Calne, is the Teacher Training Director for the Association of
Teachers of Singing, and is a Federation of Festivals
Adjudicator.
ADJUDICATOR SPEECH & DRAMA
JUNE RAYNER
FRSA, AGSM, LRAM,(Hon)FLAM,(Hon)IEMS
Since training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, June
Rayner has performed, directed, lectured and taught speech and
drama all her working life. An experienced and widely travelled
adjudicator and a former examiner for the London Academy of
Music and Dramatic Art, she is an international judge of public
speaking and an authority on the spoken word in worship.
Her presentations for teachers, festival organisers and
conferences, especially on combining the three disciplines of
music, dance and speech, are an indication of her interest in
every area of performance. She is a member of the judging panel
for The Rose Bowl Competition in the South West of England.
June Rayner chaired the Federation of Festivals’ committee that
conducted a review of festivals and adjudicators. She is
delighted to visit Nailsea Festival on this special occasion
when speech and drama classes appear for the first time, and
looks forward to meeting you all.
