BANDA ESCUELA MPAL. DE MÚSICA "MANUEL DE FALLA" DE ALCORCÓN (Madrid)

Director:
MARTÍN JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ PERIS

Band profile

The band was founded together with a music school by the Alcorcón town council (Madrid) in 1981. Just three years later, the band had won second prize in the Chinchón band contest. Since then the band has participated in numerous competitions in Avila, Ciudad Real, Alcázar de San Juan, Bétera, Paterna, Liria, Valencia, Campo de Criptana, Parla, Tomar (Portugal), and Tilburg (Holland).
In both 1992 and 1993, the band won first prize at Parla. During the successive two years, the band won first prizes the Valencia International Music Band Contest.
The band took part in the concert season organized by the Spanish national heritage organization in 1996. The following year, the band performed Verdi's Aida with Spanish national television orchestra.
In the same year, the band won second prize in the special section of the Leganés competition, second prize in the special section of the Valencia International Music Band Contest, and first prize in the first section of the Kerkrade competition in Holland.

Director profile

Martín José Rodríguez Peris first studied with La Artesana band in Catarroja, where he learnt musical theory and saxophone under Bort and Claverol.
Later, in the Valencia conservatory he won first prize in saxophone. He studied under Conejero, José Maria Cervera and Maria Teresa Oller and José Ferrís. In Madrid, he studied composition with Francisco Calés and López Calvo - and directing with García Asensio. As a saxophonist, he played with the Banda Sinfónica de la Unión Valenciana en Madrid, the Cuarteto de Saxofones Adolfo Sax, and the Cuarteto Real de Saxofones, as well as the King's royal household band.
As a director, he won various prizes with the Alcorcón Manuel de Falla children's choir and the municipal band.
As well as directing the municipal music school, he also directs the youth choir and teaches in the school's instrumental and chamber groups.