Tom Wiggall is a London-based composer writing for stage, screen, and secular and sacred concert performance. He has also taught stylistic composition at Birmingham University, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birkbeck College and the Royal College of Music.Tom's most recent work includes: 'Alban', a community opera commissioned by St Albans Cathedral (Premiere: 20th-23rd May 2009); 'The Tree of Life', a festival anthem commissioned for Southwell Minster (Premiere: 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 for a Fantasy for Cello and Piano.
In recent years Tom has also composed for independent film and theatre projects, playing 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
Alban previewed in May, 2009 edition of Classical Music Magazine as 'Premiere of the Fortnight'. Click here to read the article.
Alban reviewed in June, 2009 edition of Opera Now Magazine. Click here to read the full article.
"Wiggall's score freshly persuades at every turn, from the haunting initial oboe and strings motif to the forcefully designed confrontations/mishaps that engineer a cogent dramatic build-up".
Alban reviewed in Church Times, 29 May 2009. Click here to read the full article.
"...a young composer whose musical flair and intellectual energy seem audible in every bar."