Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape Bridge,
Snape,
IP17 1SP
Ellington Take the "A" Train
Gershwin Someone to watch over me from Oh, Kay!
Kern Can't help lovin' dat man from Show Boat
Gustav Mahler Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
Alma Mahler Mild Summer Night from Five Songs 1910
Alma Mahler Harvest Song from Four Songs 1915
Strauss Serenade op. 7
interval
Kern The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time
Elgar Chanson de Nuit
Strauss Die Nacht from Songs op. 10
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Strauss Morgen from Four Songs op. 27
Sondheim Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Porter I Get a Kick Out of You
Gershwin Let's Call the Whole Thing Off from Shall We Dance
With arrangements by Harry Baker
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Fantasia Orchestra makes its debut at Snape Maltings as part of the Summer at Snape Festival, a landmark moment in our tenth anniversary year.
Set in one of the UK’s most iconic concert halls, we’re joined by mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan for an evening of orchestral song that spans genres, decades and emotional worlds.
This programme is a love letter to twentieth-century song in all its forms. From the soaring romanticism of Alma Mahler and Richard Strauss to the bittersweet elegance of Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim, it brings together musical landscapes that rarely meet, united here in a single, expressive arc.
At its heart, this is a celebration of the voice. Intimate, powerful and endlessly expressive, in one of the country’s most extraordinary acoustic spaces.
Join us for a special evening as Fantasia Orchestra makes its Snape Maltings debut.
Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan is praised for her 'bewitchingly beautiful, dark vibrant voice' (SüddeutscheZeitung).
Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan is praised for her 'bewitchingly beautiful, dark vibrant voice' (SüddeutscheZeitung). A 2023-2025 BBC New Generation Artist and former studio member of the Bayerische Staatsoper, O’Sullivan has quickly established herself as one of the most exciting mezzos today.
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
Tom’s start in music was fortuitous, as he was lucky to be introduced to an inspiring violin teacher by his grandmother at the age of four.
At eight he became a chorister of Westminster Abbey, an experience he describes as ‘transformative’, benefitting from musical training that featured high profile occasions like singing the solo at the Royal Wedding in 2011. Tom then attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a state comprehensive that champions music and the arts.
He continued with the violin, sang, played the organ, and started to explore conducting, enjoying the process of rehearsals and the ability both to make music with and to bring together large groups of people. It was in his final year at school that he saw the potential for a career in it, founding Fantasia Orchestra in 2016.
Tom now enjoys a busy career with major orchestras, including with the BBC Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. In his rare moments of downtime he enjoys running, listening to jazz, and cooking, likening the process to conducting — it being about balance, flavour, pacing and bringing people together.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape Bridge,
Snape,
IP17 1SP