Born in Farsta on the 6th July, 1962. Took the specialised music course at Södra Latin School from 1979 to 1982. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1982 to 1989 with Pär Lindgren, Sven-David Sandström and Lars-Erik Rosell among others. During certain periods he has also worked as a music journalist and teacher of music theory.

Jeverud has an extensive catalogue of works, mainly consisting of instrumental music, from pieces for solo instruments to orchestral works. He describes his style of composing in the following words: “It has gradually become more and more difficult to find any musical meaning in all the ugliness and complexity that characterises modern music. Instead I have begun to concentrate on what I consider to be fundamental musical elements: song and dance and playfulness. I find Tolstoy’s motto Brevity-Clarity-Simplicity very congenial.“

Jeverud himself is not prepared to divide his composing into periods, even though a great deal has changed since his earliest works. In general his music has developed towards a greater formal discipline and a simpler tonality. 13 Variations on a Sonata by Scarlatti for orchestra, String Trio No. 1 and the three part-songs To Music are examples of this new approach. In some cases the titles of Jeverud’s works also show that he sometimes takes early music as his starting point.

He himself describes his earlier works, such as Spel med höga klubbor ("High sticking") for percussion (written for the Kroumata percussion ensemble), the quartet King Ludd’s Galliard and Chamber Music Book Chapters 1-4 for mixed combinations as rather “formless and styleless“. Between these compositions and his more recent works there are a couple of Sibelius-influenced works: Two Ballads for strings and the orchestral works Pastoral and Winter Journey. In addition he has composed the Concertos for Orchestra Nos. 1 and 2 and a Saxophone Concerto (dedicated to Jörgen Pettersson). Photo Lars Torndahl