ERKKILÄ, EERO (, Lohtaja), church musician, conductor, composer, and tenor opera singer.
Erkkilä studied at the Sibelius Academy, becoming a cantor-organist in 1962, and earned two diplomas in 1966, one in voice and another in organ. He studied voice with Antti Koskinen, organ with Paavo Raussi, choral conducting with Harald Andersén, and composition with Erik Bergman. After his vocal and organ debut concerts in 1966, he began a multifaceted career. He directed the Kokkola...