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Adjudicators

Each edition is adjudicated by distinguished musicians — many travelling from England — whose independence safeguards the fairness every choir deserves.

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Dr. Margaret Hughes

Director of Music, Ely Cathedral

England

Dr. Margaret Hughes has served on the adjudication panel of the International Hymn Festival.

Served 2023, 2024, 2025
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Prof. Alan Whitfield

Professor of Choral Studies, Royal College of Music

England

Prof. Alan Whitfield has served on the adjudication panel of the International Hymn Festival.

Served 2021, 2022, 2025
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Canon Peter Ashworth

Organist Emeritus, Salisbury Cathedral

England

Canon Peter Ashworth has served on the adjudication panel of the International Hymn Festival.

Served 2019, 2023
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Dr. Ruth Ngoma

Head of Music, Kenyatta University

Kenya

Dr. Ruth Ngoma has served on the adjudication panel of the International Hymn Festival.

Served 2024, 2025

Interested in serving the festival as an adjudicator? Write to info@internationalhymnfestival.org.