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A day in the life of our tuba player Perry Hoogendijk! Exactly two years ago today we followed Perry for a day. Little did we know that the Concertgebouw Orchestra would be giving the final concert before the lockdown that night. Perry Hoogendijk started playing the tenor tuba when he was nine years old, receiving his first lessons from his father, before changing to bass tuba. At the Hilversum Conservatory he received his degree in Performance and Teaching. Continuing his education at the Conservatories of Essen and Detmold, he studied with Hans Nickel, solo tubaist of the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne. In addition, during several study visits to Chicago, Perry studied with Gene Pokorny, Rex Martin, and Charlie Vernon, and participated in one of the last masterclasses given by the legendary tuba player Arnold Jacobs. In July 1997 Perry was invited by Roger Bobo to perform at the International Tuba Conference in Riva Del Garda (Italy) as an ‘Emerging Young Artist’. In December 199
