Pertti Jalava (born 1960) is a Finnish composer who has written numerous works for various chamber ensembles choral groups and orchestra, including five symphonies and a piano concerto.
In 1993, having already created an extensive repertoire influenced by jazz and classical music for his jazz ensembles, he studied theatre composition with the American Craig Bohmler on a six-month course run by the Finnish Music Theatre Association.
A Finnish record label Alba released "In The Wind" with four of Jalava's works for string orchestra and soloists (piano and flute) to positive reviews.
[1] Despite drawing mainly on twelve-note techniques, most of Jalava's classical works create a feeling of tonality.
In his later compositions he often lets their nature determine the music or employs other methods of his own devising, assigning row technique only a secondary role.