Andrea Calladine has a varied career as performer, teacher, conductor and adjudicator. She studied initially at the Birmingham School of Music (now the Birmingham Conservatoire) gaining honours in Diplomas and was awarded many major prizes. As a singer, she has travelled widely at home and in Europe performing from her wide concert and oratorio repertoire including performances of The Messiah and The Creation through the Mozart Masses to Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, the Requiems of Brahms, Fauré and Rutter, and she has made radio broadcasts. Operatic roles have included Despina in Così fan Tutti; Miss Wordsworth in Britten’s Albert Herring; Adele and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus; Dido in Dido and Aeneas; Pamina in The Magic Flute.
Andrea’s teaching commitments are divided between a very busy private practice, where she coaches many professional singers, and a leading Independent School. Andrea is now the Central Area Representative of the Association of Teachers of Singing. She is also in demand for Choral Workshops. Other positions held have been at the Birmingham Conservatoire (1985-2009), Birmingham Junior Conservatoire, The Elgar School of Music, and Worcester University. Andrea is an active adjudicator member of the BIFF, where she hopes to bring not only her wealth of experience as both teacher and performer, but also her love of singing, encouragement of the competitors and, above all, a sense of humour!