We’re delighted to introduce Freddie Tapner who will be guest conductor for our Summer Workshop. Freddie is a conductor, musical director and presenter, specialising in musical theatre and orchestral concerts.He is the CEO and Artistic Director of the London Musical Theatre Orchestra (LMTO), and is thrilled to be working with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland for their Summer workshop.
Concert credits as Conductor include: The Best of the West End (Royal Albert Hall), Zorro in Concert (Cadogan Hall, LMTO), Lucie Jones Live at the Adelphi (Adelphi, LMTO) Raymond Gubbay’s Christmas Spectacular (UK Tour), A Night at the Musicals (Royal & Derngate, LMTO), Cinderella in Concert (Cadogan Hall, LMTO), Ben Forster: Me, Myself and Musicals (Theatre Royal Haymarket, LMTO)A Christmas Carol (Lyceum, LMTO), Jingle Bell Favourites (Dubai Opera House, London Concert Orchestra), Girlfriends (Bishopsgate Institute, LMTO), Camelot (London Palladium, LMTO), King (Hackney Empire, LMTO), Mack and Mabel (Hackney Empire, LMTO), Candide (Cadogan Hall, LMTO), A Night On Broadway (St Albans Abbey, LMTO) and State Fair (Cadogan Hall, LMTO).
Theatre credits include: Siren (Pleasance Dome, Musical Supervisor), Mr Swallow – Houdini (Soho, Musical Director), Princess Caraboo (Finborough Theatre, Musical Director), Dracula – Mr Swallow The Musical (Soho, Musical Director, nominated for a Chortle Comedy Award) and his professional debut, Girlfriends (Union Theatre, Musical Director, nominated for Best Musical Direction at the Also Recognised Awards 2015).Broadcasts include: Magic with the Musicals (Magic FM), The Best of the West End (BBC Radio 2), and for BBC Radio 4, Daphne Sounds Expensive and The Missing Hancocks.Recordings include: Lucie Jones Live at the Adelphi, Songs from KING The Musical, #ZoologicalSociety and Girlfriends.
