Mary Wiggins

Mary Wiggins (February 10, 1904 – April 17, 1974)^[1] was an American composer, educator, organist, and pianist, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania.^[2] She studied composition at Carnegie-Mellon University with Roland Leich,^[3] and privately with Gladys W. Fisher and Harvey B. Gaul.^[4]

Wiggins taught organ at Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1951 to 1957. She taught piano privately and at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute from 1959 to 1962,^[5] and received an award from the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1973. Her music was published by G. Schirmer Inc.^[6]

Compositions by Mary Wiggins include:

Chamber

• pieces for bassoon^[7]
• pieces for organ
• pieces for violin^[8]

Piano

• Catch Me! ^[9]
• Cathedral Bells
• Frolicking Waves^[10]

Vocal

• The Ghost ^[11]