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Fantasia Orchestra Performs BBC Proms Fourth Time

8/13/2026

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  • The Fantasia Orchestra, led by Tom Fetherstonhaugh, performed a BBC Prom in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2026.
  • The concert, the orchestra’s fourth Proms appearance, featured Evelyn Glennie’s seven-minute solo from Vincent Ho’s “Sandman’s Castle.”
  • The program included Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song” (Simon Hale), and a fourteen-minute Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music.
  • The relaxed Prom required no dress code and marked the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence.