Ketil Vea

Ketil Vea (5 February 1932 – 20 November 2015) was a Norwegian composer and pedagogue.
He was born in Bø in Vesterålen to Olav Vea and Ingrid Vea. Among his orchestral compositions is the series "Intrada" (I:1963, II:1977, III:1998), "Jiedna" (1980) and "Meet my orchestra" (2003). His publications include "Spilleboka" from 1963, "Musikkpedagogisk grunnbok" from 1972, and "Musikkdidaktikk. Hva? Hvorfor?" from 1981. He has worked as rector of "Nordnorsk Musikkonservatorium" in Tromsø, and lectured at a Folk High School in Hamar. He was awarded Nordland County's cultural prize and the Petter Dass Prize.
Being a composer of northern Norway origin, Vea was inspired by the Sami cultural heritage. A number of his works bear testament to this, including "Stallogargo" and "Jiedna". Many of his other works were written for northern Norway´s rich amateur music scene. In later years, Vea composed a number of major works for larger formats including Concerto for "Trumpet and Orchestra, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra" and "Meet My Orchestra". His compositions rely heavily on Romantic influences but also feature other stylistic elements including impressionistic sonorous material, expressionism and modernistic aleatorics.