'Bandes a Les Arts 2016' commemorates the 130th anniversary of the Valencia Competition
16.09.2016
The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía commemorates, as part of 'Bandes a Les Arts 2016', the 130th anniversary of the Contest of Valencia, with a series of concerts starring the groups participating in that first edition of 1886 that will mark the beginning of the most important band competition of today.
In this case, the poster of the Fira de Juliol will include with the main novel a 'Musical Contest' by decision of the mayor of the capital, Manuel Sapiña Rico, and his festival councilor, José Soriano Plassent, which will bring together on July 29 at the municipal pavilion of l'Albereda the notable bands of the province.
The jury will be formed by the mayor José Manaut, the musicians Salvador Giner and José Espí, the academic Manuel Adler, Eduardo Jiménez, José Valls and José González.
The first prize of this event, prize of 1,000 pesos, goes to La Primitiva de Carlet, with distinctions, for this order, for the formations of Utiel, Alberic, Algemesí and Sagunt. The jury will also present consolation prizes for Onda, Puçol, Alzira and the Joventut de Carlet.
During the months of September, October and November 2016, the Auditori de Les Arts remembers this data with a cycle of five concerts featuring the bands hereues of the formations participating in 1886.
The Societat Musical Lira Saguntina will star on September 17th on the first day together with the Unió Musical de Muro d'Alcoi, guanyator of the first section of the Ciutat de València 2016 International Music Band Contest, special guest at this tribute. A double session will follow on the 18th of this month with the presence of the Unió Musical d'Alberic and the Societat Musical d'Algemesí, at 12:00 p.m., and the Unió Musical Utielana and the Center Musical Instructiu Santa Cecília de Puçol, at 18:00 p.m.
Carlet's two groups: the Unió Musical and the Agrupació Musical l'Artística de Carlet, -successors of La Primitiva that will win the I Certamen de Bandes- will share a session on October 16, at 7:00 p.m.
The cycle of commemorative concerts closes the Unió Musical Santa Cecília d'Onda and the Societat Musical d'Alzira, which will perform at the Auditori de Les Arts on November 13, a date that also coincides with the last session of Bandes a Les Arts 2016.
Bandes als Arts 2016
The two sessions that make up the cycle 'Bandes a Les Arts 2016' will begin on April 17 with a concert commemorating Valencian Music Day, fruit of the collaboration of the Generalitat, through CulturArts, with the FSMCV (Federació de Societats Musicals de la Comunitat Valenciana).
The concert, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the death of the master of Sueca, José Serrano, will include the participation of the bands guanyadores of the last edition of the Music Band Competition of the Valencian Community: the Unió Musical d'Algímia, the Unió Musical El Arte de Sinarcas, the Societat Unió Protectora Musical de Llombai and the Unión Musical de Godelleta.
On June 25, it will be the turn of the Canalense Musical Association, guanyadora of the LXIX National Contest of Music Bands 'Ciutat de Cullera', which under the direction of José Martínez Colomina, will offer pasdobles, fragments of sarsuela, in addition to some of the works with which the group is will win the first prize. municipality of Ribera Baixa.
In addition to the five sessions dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the Valencia Competition, 'Bandes a Les Arts', will dedicate on October 16 a tribute session to Master Serrano with the two formations of the native Swedish band on stage. On October 22 and 23, the Auditori de Les Arts will host the XXXVIII Music Band Competition of the Valencian Community.
