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 musical journey began aged four, when his grandmother introduced him to an inspiring violin teacher. At eight, he became a Westminster Abbey chorister, describing the experience as “transformative”, and later attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.
Alongside violin, singing and organ, Tom discovered conducting and a love of bringing musicians together. In 2016, during his final year at school, he founded Fantasia Orchestra.
Today, Tom works with major orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. Away from music, he enjoys running, jazz and cooking, a process he likens to conducting through balance, pacing and collaboration.
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape Bridge,
Snape,
IP17 1SP