Tom Wiggall is a London-based composer writing for stage, screen, and concert performance. He has also taught stylistic composition at Birmingham University, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birkbeck College and the Royal College of Music.Tom's most recently completed work includes: 'Alban', an opera commissioned by St Albans Cathedral (Premiered 20th-23rd May 2009); 'The Tree of Life', a festival anthem commissioned for Southwell Minster (Premiered 21st March 2009); and the title music for Melvyn Bragg's recent ITV1 series 'Faith in the Frame' (Aired: Sept-Dec 2008). Tom is currently working on a private commission: a Fantasy for Cello and Piano.
In recent years Tom has also composed for independent film and theatre projects, having his music played in venues including the Riverside Studios, The Soho Curzon, The Criterion Theatre and the Royal Opera House, and for television and radio including music for a Ch4 documentary of the artist David Shrigley, and arrangements for BBC2's 'Friday Night is Music Night'.
News of current projects and upcoming events can be found in the news section of this site. You can also listen to and download tracks, films and scores which are regularly updated.
RECENT PRESS
"With his first opera, Alban, young London-based composer Tom Wiggall has served up a cogent chamber opera worthy of Britten's Church Parables." (Opera Now Magazine, June 2009) Click here to read the full article.
"...a young composer whose musical flair and intellectual energy seem audible in every bar." (Church Times, 29th May 2009) Click here to read the full article.