Finnish composer Jussi Chydenius combines a traditional choral sound with influences from pop and jazz to create works that are fresh, vibrant, and accessible. His interest in popular musical styles stems from his experience as a drummer in various bands, including the platinum-selling rock group Don Huonot, and he is best known as the bass singer and composer in the a cappella sextet Rajaton. Chydenius has published a number of acclaimed choral works, which are performed by choirs and vocal ensembles throughout Europe and North America.

The Finnish singer and composer Jussi Chydenius offers something different that may just get under your skin . . . Autumn, which sets a poem of Hardy-esque fatalism by Walter de la Mare, has a folky, hypnotic quality that fully captures the poem's darkness.