Jukka Viitasaari
Jukka Viitasaari (b. 1961/aka "Viitasaurus") has had many decades of success as a composer for wind bands. He has been awarded seven Finnish and 16 international band composition contest prizes to date. He has performed with brass bands, wind bands, and, true to his generation, big bands and rock bands.
Since 2008 he is a member of the Finnish Composers Society and a WASBE board member for 2019-2025. He also serves on the board of The Finnish Wind Band Association SPOL and FinnBand, Finnish Band Publishers United.
Viitasaari has more than sixty works published in Finland and over twenty others in the U.S. by TRN Music Publisher, BRS-Music, Potenza Music, Leading Tones Music, and most notably Grand Mesa Music with Alfred Music beginning in 2019.
He has presented clinics at Penfield High School 2013 and Arizona State University in 2018 on the writing music for bands. In 2019 he co-presented with composer Jukka-Pekka Lehto ”A Shape of Finns to come” -lecture at the WASBE World Conference in Buñol, Spain in July 2019.
In 2022 he presented clinics in Riga Latvia (the Finnish wind band scene) and Linköping, Sweden (Nordic Composers Seminarium on writing for different band levels). Since 2003 Jukka is a regular delegate to the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aba-Zulu | Six trumpets/Flute Choir/ Saxophone Sextet | Chamber Works | 00:00 | BRS Music | |
A Handy Suite for Band | 1141 2 222 00011 4 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 05:30 | Edition 7 | |
A Little Winter Fanfare | 1010 1 111 00011 3 [fl/ob, asax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:15 | Edition 7 | |
Arctic Samba | 2141 4 233 00011 5 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | 2014 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:10 | BRS Music |
Arvuuttaja | 3131 4 323 00111 1 | 1994 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:35 | Edition 7 |
Arvuuttaja | 3trp, ahn, thn, barhn, tba, dr [tr in Eb] | 1994 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Beat marssi | [5-100 soittajaa] | 1995 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:00 | Blosari |
Born in the sauna | 221 44, pno, guit, db, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Blosari | |
Bothnian Rhapsody | 3141 4 333 20011 5 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 05:30 | Edition 7 | |
Brasilian pojat | 221 44, keyb, guit, db, dr, 2perc | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | STM-Music | |
Brasilian pojat | 2041 4 332 00011 2 | 1997 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | STM-Music |
Crossing the bosporus | 3362 4 444 00022 8, db, pno [pic, ehn, bcl, acl, btrb] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:45 | STM-Music | |
Dance of the Epiphytes | 2241 3 443 00012 4 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 07:25 | BRS Music | |
Days of wonder | 221 44, pno, guit, db, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Doppelgänger | 2018 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra, Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | ||
Duu(na)rimarssi | 2141 4 232 00021 2 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | 2011 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:15 | Edition 7 |
Etiäinen | 4040 5 242 00111 1 [2asax, 2tsax, barsax, 2cor in Eb.] | 1988 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Etiäinen | 221 44, pno, guit, db, 2perc, guit solo | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Etiäinen | 2141 4 323 00111 1 [bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1988 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:00 | Music Finland |
For Absent Friends | 2141 4 322 00112 3 [bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1997 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Blosari |
Fun Kit | 2141 4 223 00011 4, elbas lib, keyb lib [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:00 | Edition 7 | |
Gentle Giant | 3252 4 344 00011 6 [pic, acl, bcl, btrb] | 1996 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:15 | STM-Music |
Hiljainen iltapäivä | 2131 5 222 00011 2 [bcl, ssax, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1997 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:30 | Edition 7 |
Juhlan tuntua... | 3141 4 232 00011 3 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:33 | Edition 7 | |
Juhlasoitto | 3131 3 222 00011 4, pno. elg, elbas [bcl, asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:00 | Edition 7 | |
Juhulapoloneesi vaskikvintetille | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba | Chamber Works | 03:00 | STM-Music | |
Kansa taisteli |
| 2001 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Kuperkeikkatehdas | 2132 3 232 00011 6, pno [bsn/bcl/barsax, 2asax, tsax, timp, mar, dr, pno for adults only] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:40 | STM-Music | |
Leijonamieli | 2121 3 323 00111 3, dr | 1998 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:30 | STM-Music |
Light up the Sky! | 3242 5 444 20012 5 [pic, bcl, cornet/fhn] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 08:40 | TRN Music Publisher Inc. | |
Lord of the Sauna | 3224 4 343 00011 5, mar, xyl, db [pic, bcl, btrb] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 08:00 | Music Finland | |
Lukkari-Heikin polkka | 3141 4 232 20011 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:10 | Edition 7 | |
Marokon kauhu | 2141 4 333 00011 5, db ad lib [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:40 | Edition 7 | |
Marssifanfaari | 2020 5 243 00111 1 [2asax, 2tsax, barsax, btrb.] | 1990 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Marssifanfaari | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [Eb cornet.] | 1990 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Marssifanfaari n:o 2 | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [Eb cornet] | 1991 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Marssifanfaari n:o 2 | 3141 4 333 00111 1 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1991 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 01:25 | Music Finland |
Metsän puita tuuli tuudittaa | 3141 4 232 20011 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:30 | Edition 7 | |
Mollipop | 3251 4 333 00011 7 [pic, ehn, 2asax, tsax, barsax, vibr, xyl, timp, dr] | 1995 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:20 | STM-Music |
Näkymätön hevonen | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [Eb cornet] | 1997 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Näkymätön hevonen | 2121 4 222 00111 1 [pic, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1996 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:15 | Edition 7 |
October Sun | 3252 4 433 00011 4, db [pic, cl in eb, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 08:00 | Edition 7 | |
Omppuvarkaissa | 2220 3 322 00111 1 [2asax, tsax] | 1996 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Oudoilla ulapoilla |
| Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:40 | ||
Pearl of the Baltic | 3141 4 343 00011 5 [pic, bcl, btrb] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:45 | Blosari | |
Pellon rajalla | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [Eb cornet] | 1991 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Pellon rajalla | 3141 4 333 00111 1 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1991 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:40 | Edition 7 |
Peltoniemen Hintriikin surumarssi | 2141 4 233 00011 5, fhn [bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:00 | Edition 7 | |
Perästä kuuluu | 221 44, pno, guit, db, dr, vibr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Pikkupuhkut | 1120 1 220 00000 1, instr [instr = kaksi stemmaa matalille puhaltimille (in Bb ja C).] | 1995 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Pimeän renki | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba | Chamber Works | 03:15 | ||
Pohjantie Boogie | 2131 4 121 00011 4, elbas, keyb | 2010 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:00 | 7ikko-kustannus Ay |
Popmarssi | 2121 3 322 00111 1 [2asax, tsax] | 1996 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:15 | Edition 7 |
Portrait of a Searcher | 3242 4 433 00011 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | 2008 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 10:30 | Edition 7 |
Portrait Of A Searcher | piccl, 4cl, 2acl, 2bcl, cbcl | 2008 | Chamber Works | 10:30 | BRS Music |
Pu(u)haltajat | 1141 4 332 00011 4 [bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:45 | Edition 7 | |
Rakkautta ja anarkia | chx | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
Romanttinen parodia | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [Eb cornet] | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Romanttinen parodia | 2121 4 322 00111 1 [2asax, tsax, barsax] | 1996 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Sadetanssi | 2141 4 232 00011 4 bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:00 | Edition 7 | |
Saharan Reggae puhallinorkesterille | 3242 4 343 00011 6, db [pic/cl in Eb, ob/ehn, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax, btrb, timp, mar] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:05 | STM-Music | |
Sarja tykistösoittokunnalle | 3141 4 233 00011 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 10:00 | Edition 7 | |
Siikojen lahti | 221 44, pno, guit, 3perc, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | STM-Music | |
Skylight | 221 44, keyb, guit, db, dr, vibr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Blosari | |
Space cadet | 2121 3 333 00111 4, dr [pic] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | STM-Music | |
Strange Dreams | 3352 5 434 00012 4 [pic, ehn, Eb cl, bcl, 2asax, 2tsax, barsax) | 2009 | Chamber Works | 10:25 | TRN Music Publisher Inc. |
Suo, kuokka ja samba | 2141 4 233 00012 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:10 | Music Finland | |
Taipaleella | 2131 3 131 00011 3 [pic, bcl, asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:30 | Edition 7 | |
Tango Fantasy | 2141 3 233 00011 4 [pic, bcl, asax, tsax, barsax) | Works for Wind Orchestra | 06:00 | Edition 7 | |
The Long March Home | 3151 4 333 00022 4 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 06:30 | Edition 7 | |
The Young Lions | 3141 4 333 00012 5 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax) | 2013 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:15 | Edition 7 |
Veli Nopea | 2131 3 322 00111 1, dr [pic] | 1998 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | STM-Music |
Veräjä aukes! | 3cornet, ahn, thn, barhn, tba [cornet in Eb] | 1990 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Veräjä aukes! | 4141 4 333 00111 1 | 1990 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Verkko täräjää | 3trp, ahn, tenhn, barhn, tba [Eb tr] | 1993 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition 7 |
Verkko täräjää | 3121 4 222 00111 1 [pic, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | 1993 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:35 | Edition 7 |
Verkossa |
| 00:00 | 7ikko-kustannus Ay | ||
Vihreä säde -jazzvalssi | 221 44, guit, keyb, db, dr, perc | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Vintiöt | 1131 3 222 00011 2 [2asax, tsax.] | 1997 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Vuosien varrelta | 3141 4 333 10012 4 [pic. bcl] | 2007 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:45 | STM-Music |
Winter Reflections | 3141 4 233 00011 4 [pic, bcl, 2asax, tsax, barsax] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 04:40 | 7ikko-kustannus Ay | |
Woke up this morning | 221 44, pno, guit, db, 2perc, voc solo | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Yes sir! | 3141 4 343 20011, db, dr, 4perc [pic, bcl, btrb] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 03:30 | Edition 7 |