Nigel Hess

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nigel Hess
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jul 22, 1953(1953-07-22)
Age	71
Birthplace	Somerset
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Nigel Hess Biography

Nigel Hess is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on July 22, 1953 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Nigel John Hess (born 22 July 1953) is a British composer, best known for his television, theatre and film soundtracks, including the theme tunes to Campion, Maigret, Wycliffe, Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Badger and Ladies in Lavender.

The debut album of Hess’s vocal group Chameleon (recently reissued as Saylon Dola) won the Music Retailers Association Award for Best MOR Vocal Album, with tracks from the album subsequently covered by several artists, including tenor Russell Watson.

Nigel Hess Net Worth

Nigel Hess is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nigel Hess 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hess has also composed much concert music, particularly for symphonic wind band, including commissions from Royal Air Force Music Services and the Band of the Coldstream Guards. July 2007 saw the première of Hess’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Classical Brits Nomination for Composer of the Year), commissioned by the Prince of Wales in memory of his grandmother. The soloist was internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang. Other commissions include a new ballet based on The Old Man of Lochnagar, a children’s story written by the Prince of Wales in 1980, commissioned and premiered by the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain; A Christmas Overture, commissioned by John Rutter and premiered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, and A Celebration Overture, commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for its 175th anniversary and also premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in 2015.

While Hess was House Composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company he contributed twenty scores for RSC productions, and highlights from his Shakespeare scores have been recorded and performed by the RPO in concert as The Food of Love, hosted by Dame Judi Dench and Sir Patrick Stewart. His most recent RSC scores were for Christopher Luscombe’s productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost and Love’s Labour’s Won. Hess was awarded the New York Drama Desk Award for ‘Outstanding Music in a Play’ for the productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway. His most recent theatre scores have been written for Shakespeare’s Globe in London and include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII, The Knight of the Burning Pestle and Nell Gwynn.

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Who is Nigel Hess Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Parvesh Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nigel Hess celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.

Is Nigel Hess related to Myra Hess?

Hess is the great nephew of British pianist Dame Myra Hess. He named his music publishing company Myra Music in her honour.

Who plays the theme tune to Hetty wainthropp?

Nigel Hess talks to Frank Renton about recording his music with the Central Band of the RAF and about how his music for TV sleuth Hetty Wainthropp introduced a whole new audience to the unique cornet playing of Phillip McCann.

Where was Nigel Hess born?

Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

Where was Dame Myra Hess born?

London, United Kingdom

What is the theme tune to Wycliffe?

Nigel Hess: Theme from Wycliffe.