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About the adjudicators . . .
Stephen Broad is Research Lecturer at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. After studying piano at the Music School of Douglas Academy, he undertook interdisciplinary studies at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford and has worked for people and organisations as diverse as Community Education and the Bach pianist Rosalyn Tureck. He is especially interested in the history and performance of music since 1900, but also works in music education research and policy development, and performs regularly as a conductor and accompanist. In 1994, Stephen won the Ailie Cullen Memorial Prize at Glasgow Music Festival.
Timothy Dean is Head of Opera at the RSAMD in Glasgow where he is in charge of new postgraduate courses in opera training for singers and repetiteurs. Since moving to Scotland in 1994, he has worked with the RSNO, the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Paragon Ensemble, the Edinburgh Festival Chorus and Edinburgh Choral Union, as well as giving concerts with the Symphony Orchestras of both the Junior and Senior Academy, and conducting over twenty-five opera productions in Glasgow and Edinburgh. From 2000 - 2006 he was Artistic Director of British Youth Opera, of which he is now a Vice-President. He has recently been appointed as Chorus Director to the RSNO and continues to be active as a coach, accompanist, adjudicator and conductor.
Kirsteen Grant graduated in Arts and Music from Glasgow University. She followed study at the RSAMD with Margaret Dick with vocal study in Italy and London. Wide-ranging awards include a Caird scholarship and the National Mod Gold Medal. A varied career in opera, oratorio, recital and concert has been complemented with the teaching of singing, particularly at the Music School of Douglas Academy, and adjudication at many music festivals. She has a specialist knowledge of Scots and Gaelic song and, at present, conducts the Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir.
Charlotte McGirr began her musical career by studying piano and singing. She is an LRAM and was a principal teacher of music for many years. Charlotte has studied clBrsach with Isobel Mieras and Sancha Pielou and is a former Mod winner. She has recently been spearheading Clackmannanshire Council's Primary Schools' Singing Initiative. She continues to enjoy performing and adjudicating in addition to her current teaching activities at Dollar Academy. Charlotte last adjudicated at Glasgow Music Festival in 2002.
Patricia MacMahon has specialised in concert, recital and oratorio work, frequently recording for BBC. Her profession has taken her to many countries and she has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Barbican and St. John's, Smith Square in London. She has also performed with all the major Scottish orchestras and has frequently appeared at the Edinburgh International Festival. Pat is closely associated with the music of Scotland, having recorded music by many native composers, including the highly acclaimed award winning series "A History of Scottish Music".
In addition to fulfilling professional engagements, Pat has taught singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama for nearly thirty years and she received an Honorary Fellowship in March 2000.
Eoin Millar is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Jordanhill College. After playing double bass with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, he entered the field of education where, after becoming Principal Teacher of Music at Williamwood and Johnstone High Schools, he became Adviser of Music in Glasgow. He has lectured in music at Strathclyde University and served on various music committees including the Scottish Music Information Centre and the Glasgow International Jazz Festival. Eoin has been Musical Director and conductor of the St.James' Orchestra, the Coats Memorial Choral Society and the Glasgow-Islay Gaelic Choir. He has adjudicated throughout Scotland from Stranraer to Stornoway and the Shetland Isles.
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 two previous visits to Glasgow Music Festival.
Havilland Willshire was a student at the Royal Northern College of Music where he studied piano, violin and singing. After postgraduate piano studies with Ryszard Bakst and accompaniment with Clifton Helliwell he pursued an active concert career as soloist and chamber musician. Teaching had always been of great interest, however, and following a PGCE at Manchester University, he joined the Wigan LEA Music Service. After several years as Head of Music Centre and then as Head of Department, he became Head of Music Service, a post he held for nine years prior to coming to the RSAMD as Head of the Junior Academy of Music. Always interested in a wide variety of music making he taught piano at the Birmingham Conservatoire Junior School and has worked extensively with young people in bands, orchestras, choirs and chamber music.
Paul Bench studied at London and Birmingham Universities. He is an examiner for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has worked with students throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, and also in Kenya, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, the USA and the middle east. Paul has written many articles and book reviews for journals and newspapers including The Times Educational Supplement and The Stage. As an adjudicator member of The British and International Federation of Festivals, Paul has adjudicated at numerous festivals, including several visits to the world's largest festival in Hong Kong.
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.
Christine Traynor has taught Scottish country dancing since 1977 and is a past Chairman and Secretary of the Glasgow Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. She has been much involved with festivals and has previously adjudicated at Glasgow Music Festival.
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