Name: Harmannus van der Lei
Instrument: Trumpet
With Soul Vaccination since: 2000

Short Bio: Started playing Alto-saxophone aged 7 in Usquert Holland. Switched 10 years later to trumpet and studied classic trumpet in Groningen. Plays in several Symphonic Orchestra’s. E.g.: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and the North Netherlands Symphony and The New Philharmonic Orchestra.

Also working as: Lead trumpet player of The Dutch Palladium Orchestra and Brasso Brass Ensemble. Freelance trumpet player with the New Metronome Bigband, Johan Willem Friso Military Band and of course Soul Vaccination. Conductor of several local Wind Orchestras.

Musical highlight: Concert with The Netherlands Symphony at Carnegy Hall, NYC.

Created records with: Soul Vaccination, Johan Willem Friso Military Band, New Metronome Bigband, Netherlands Symphony, Dutch Brass Ensemble, Dutch Palladium Orchestra, Opera Spanga.

Favorite piece of Soul Vaccination: We Love 2CU Dancing