from Norrbotten

Below are the names of composers that I personally know of  that are living and working in Norrbotten, -the northermost county in Sweden. There are probably others, most probably semiprofessionals and from others genres, but I only count the ones that I know of and those that are writing music for other musicians using the note sheets as the medium of communication. Below you also find the names of persons that I know of that originally was born or grew up here, alternately were active as composers in Norrbotten and has moved or passed away.  If you know of persons who are composers that I have missed please send me this information from my contact page.

At the bottom of ths page I have made a personal list, mostly for my own record of persons who I have had as teachers during my musical studies. And it´s all from the beginning, starting at the age of 13.

Composers currently active in Norrbotten

Jan Sandström -Luleå; also professor of composition at the University of Luleå

Jan Ferm -Öjebyn; also teacher of composition and music theory at the University of Luleå

Hans-Ola Ericsson, -Piteå; also professor of church organ.

Gary Verkade, -Piteå; also professor of church organ.

Fredrik Hedelin, Långnäs outside Piteå.

 

Active composers with roots in Norrbotten but living elsewhere

Ralph Lundsten, Stockholm; Born in Ersnäs and one of the most known electronic composers from Sweden.

Sten Melin, Stockholm; Born in Kalix and the chairman of the Swedish composer society (FST).

Erik Förare, Hässelby; Grew up in Piteå and studied at Framnäs were many musicians and composers started their carreer. 

Fredrik Österling, Tullinge; Born in Gällivare, the "mining city" that were established in the beginning of the last century.

Anders Nilsson, Stockholm; He spent summers in Koler where his mother was brought up. It´s a place you pass by travelling north by rail.

Bo Nilsson,  unknown location; Spent his youth in Malmberget and made an astonishing career as a young genius in Darmstadt.

Anders Hultqvist, Göteborg. Grew up in Kiruna. He still keeps in touch with Kiruna and Norrbotten.

 

Composers who belong to the history of Norrbotten

Weinö Ruottinkoski, was formerly living in Öjebyn where I was broguht up and worked in the church as a organist. He was at the time rather famous at least in the region as a composer. Even I heard at the time when I was about nine years old people speak about the fact that he wrote music. I don´t think there were so much performances with his own music apart from the music he played in the church. 

 

My Teachers and tutors:

Jan Sandström, composer
Samuel Borgström, theory teacher
Rolf Martinsson, composer
Hans Gefors, composer
Sten Ingelf, arranger and theory professor
Staffan Storm, composer
Björn-Tryggve Johansson, composer
Kent Olofsson, composer
Björn Martinsson, theory teacher
Jorma Henttu, theory and ear training
Per Grundberg, composer and organist
Olof Persson, private theory and piano teacher
Gerold Amman, composer from Austria
Björn Ejdemo, piano teacher
Anders Hedelin, piano teacher
Erik Lind, theory teacher
Erik Henriksson, music teacher
Hans Persson, music teacher
Esbjörn Mörtzell, drum teacher