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Second Section

Unión Musical de Godelleta (Valencia)

Director: Jesús Perelló Fuster

Obra libre: " "Entornos" de Amando Blanquer .
I.- Allegro Grazioso
II.- Lento
III.- Fanfarria y Coral.

    The band was founded in 1856 and one hundred years later the band had grown to reach 60 members and won first prize in the Buñol pasadobles competition.

    Many famous directors have been a part of the band, including: Eleuterio Campos, Amando Blanquer, and Roberto Sáez.

    During the 1970‘s the band was directed by Jesús Perelló Fuster and his tenure was followed by José Miguel Rodilla, Ciro Rodríguez and Juan Ramón Barbera. At the beginning of the 90‘s, Jesús Perelló returned to lead the band.

    Thanks to help from the town hall, the band now has a new building and a recognised music school.

    The band takes part in many concerts, and has played together with well-known Valencian soloists such as Ignacio Giner, Mª Angeles López Artigas, and Javier Palacios. It won first prize in the second section of the 1996 Leganés competition, and made a recording of the works of Fernández Caballero and Shostakovich.

    In 1997, it received the Dutch band ZNJFO as part of an interchange programme.

    A year later, the band performed various concerts in Paris during the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Parisian Casa de Valencia. In the same year, the band recorded a CD of the works of Valencian composers together with the ‘El Vedat’ college choir of Torrente. It also created a youth band – led by Juan José Navarro Hernández.

    During 1999, the band returned the visit of the Dutch band ZNJFO and led a successful tour of Holland. In the same year, the band joined the Valencian federation of musical societies.