The South Ostrobothnia male voice choir, Jussit

 was formed in 1951 in

Seinäjoki, a city in South Ostrobothnia. Jussit is still the only provincial choir in
Finland, a choir where men come to rehearsals and performances from throughout
the whole large region of Ostrobothnia.
Jussit sings mostly traditional choral music and regional folk songs, but also
modern choral music is performed regularly. The choir consists of 80 men and
gives about ten concerts yearly in Finland and abroad. Members of
the choir have also formed smaller groups that perform frequently.
Jussit has released 15 recordings to date: LPs, singles, cassettes, CDs and a DVD.
The choir has taken part in several festivals and competitions with great
success in Europe, the United States of America and Canada. The choir has
also visited Japan and Australia.

The conductor of Jussit

TOMMI NISKALA is talent young choral conductors in
Finland. Born in 1986, he started his music studies at the age of seven, and in
2005 he was accepted to study in the Department of Church Music at Sibelius
Academy. Spring 2010 Niskala finished his diploma in choral conducting
with excellent grades.


Tommi Niskala was invited to conduct Jussit Male Voice Choir in 2006.
During the past three years the choir has given concerts more and more
industriously, broadening its repertoire to new directions. Under the guidance
of Tommi Niskala Jussit Male Voice Choir received the second prize in the
international Leevi Madetoja choral competition in April 2010.

Niskala is also working at present as a chorus master in Ilmajoki Music
Festival conducting the opera chorus. He has been a member of the artistic
committee in the Finnish Male Voice Choir Union since 2007. He also works as
a vice-conductor in YL Male Voice Choir and Safari Choir of the Finnish Mission
Society. Tommi Niskala has also made his appearance as an organist and a singer,
choir educator and music arranger.