FIRST SECTION - Friday 2nd July Palau de la Música 17:30 h Compulsory piece: “La Noche de Brahma” by Jesús Santandreu i Gregori Sociedad Protectora Musical “La Lira” de Alfarp (Valencia) Conductor: Juan Iznardo Colom Pasodoble: “Traner” by Rafael Talens Pelló Free Choice: “Els Pecats Capitals” (1.- Avaricia. Envidia. 2.- Pereza. Lujuria. 3.- Soberbia. Gula. Ira) by Ferrer Ferran Unión Musical de Valladares (Vigo) Conductor: José Iglesias Ramilo Pasodoble: “Magdalena 1990” by Francisco Signes Free Choice: “Dance Movements” by Philip Sparke Agrupación Musical “Sauces” de Cartagena (Murcia) Conductor: Jaime Belda Cantavella Pasodoble: “Tercio de Quites” by Rafael Talens Pelló Free Choice: “Extreme Make-Over” by Johan de Meij Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Albacete - (Guest Band) Conductor: Fernando Bonete Piqueras Programe: “III Centenario” by Fernando Bonete. Pasodoble conmemorativo de la Feria de Albacete (1710-2010) “Sansón y Dalila” (Danza bacanal Op. 4) by Camille Saint-Saëns (Arr: F. Bonete) “Diálogos” (Rapsodia sinfónica) by Fernando Bonete “Rapsódia Lírica Española” by Fernando Bonete 1. La Revoltosa 2. La Tempranica 3. Pan y Toros 4. La Corte de Faraón 5. La Dolores 6. El Barberillo de Lavapiés 7. La Gran Vía 8. El Baile de Luis Alonso 9. La Boda de Luis Alonso “Un Americano en París” by George Gershwin (Arr: N. Iwai)

Sociedad Protectora Musical “La Lira” de Alfarp (Valencia) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Music Association Band was founded in 1880. Under the direction of Pascual García and José Simón they won various prizes, including: First Prize in Benifaió in 1944, Second Prize in the same contest in 1945, and a Second Prize in Quesa in 1957. In 1972 Manuel Tomás Boix became Conductor and with his arrival the Band underwent a revival. They made notable performances in the contests organized by the Valencian Provincial Council, winning Second Prize in Xiva in 1974, in Sueca in 1976 and in Paiporta in 1978. In 1988 the baton passed to Francisco Pons Sáez. Under his direction the prizes won include: First Prize in the Division Two in Leganés (Madrid, 1992); Second Prize in Division Three of the International Band Contest City of Valencia (1994); Third Prize in Division Two of the Valencia Provincial Contest (1996); First Prize in Division Two of the Valencia Provincial Contest (2000); Second Prize in Division One of the Legánes Contest (Madrid, 2000); Second Prize in the Autonomous Region of Valencia Contest held in Cheste (2000); Second Prize in Division Two of the International Band Contest City of Valencia (2001); First Prize and Honorable Mention in Division Two of the Valencia Provincial Contest (2004); First Prize in the Vila de Alginet Contest (2004) and Second Prize in the Autonomous Region of Valencia Contest held in Cheste (2004). In 2005 Juan Iznado Colom became the Band's conductor. Under his leadership: the Band appeared on the Bandalia television program (RTVV PUNT 2); won First Prize and Honorable Mention in Division One of the Valencia Provincial Contest in April 2007 and First Prize and Honorable Mention in the Autonomous Region of Valencia Contest held in Cheste in 2007. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR JUAN IZNARDO COLOM Juan Iznardo Colom was born in 1961 in Cullera (Valencia), where he began studying music at the Santa Cecilia Music Association. He went on to read for a Master’s degree in Bassoon at the Valencia Superior Conservatory of Music. He graduated with the highest possible marks in 1981, having been taught by renowned teachers such as José Enguídanos, Eduardo Cifre, José Ferriz, and Amando Blanquer. He later broadened his studies with prestigious maestros such as Vicente Merenciano, Eric Hollis, John Whitfield, Ovidio Danzi and D. Damiano. He has completed courses in Orchestra Conducting with Luis Sanjaime, Francisco Cabrelles, Pablo Sánchez Torrella and Luis Blanes. He was a founding member of the Valencia Conservatory Orchestra, soloist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, soloist of the City of Valladolid Orchestra, teacher of the Madrid Symphonic Municipal Band, a member of the teacher staff at the Alicante Superior Conservatory and at the Royal Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid. He has collaborated with the RTVE and Spanish National Symphony Orchestras, and is a member of various chamber ensembles. He was Conductor of the Mutxamel “La Alianza” Music Association Band, of the Orchestras of the Oscar Esplá Superior Conservatory of Music in Alicante, of the Xativa “La Nova” Music Association Band, and of the Banyerense Music Association Band in Banyeres de Mariola. Currently he is a Professor and Director of Studies at the Joaquin Rodrigo Superior Conservatory of Music in Valencia. He holds the Advanced Studies Diploma from the Music Doctorate Program at Valencia Polytechnic University, where he completed his Doctoral Thesis. He teaches in teacher training courses organized by the Valencian Ministry for Education, the Federation of Music Associations, Extremadura Council, and other union organizations. He has recently recorded a CD entitled, El Barroc musical a Catarroja. He has been the Conductor of the Band of the La Lira Music Association of Alfarp since 2005. He has won the following prizes with the group: First Prize and Honorable Mention in the 31st Valencia Provincial Contest in 2007, and First Prize in the Autonomous Region of Valencia Band Contest in the same year.

Unión Musical de Valladares (Vigo) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Valladares Music Association Band was founded in 1902 by a group of amateur musicians who, little by little, continued to stimulate and renew the group, refusing to let it die out. Its socio-cultural activities are centered on the Valladares Local Cultural Center. It is here that all the cultural, sporting and public activities of the parish take place. However, some of these activities are organized by independent bodies, such as the Valladares Music Association Band, its autonomy a result of it being the oldest association that operates in the Center. The musical activity of the Band begins in its Music School which has a staff teaching twelve specialties at Intermediate and Advanced levels. Currently the School has more than a hundred students; the most skilled of them form the Valladares Music School Ensemble, and every year between ten and fifteen new musicians from the School join the Valladares Music Association Band. Among its members, the Valladares Music Association Band has: professional musicians from its Music School; conductors of other Popular Bands; teachers at the Conservatories of Vigo and Lugo; musicians from Bands such as the Lugo Municipal, that of the Navy Academy of Marin, the Santiago Municipal and the Ourense Municipal; students from the Galicia School for Advanced Music Studies; and students from the Galicia Symphony Orchestra School, among others. The Band's activities include: an annual concert program dedicated to "Friends of Music"; a concert program organized with Vigo City Council; a concert program commissioned by the Pontevedra Provincial Council; participation in various festivals in the Autonomous Region of Galicia; participation in typical Galician traditional festivities and religious events; and the Band's annual Christmas concert in the Caixanova Theater and Cultural Centre, accompanying the Choirs of the Vigo Royal Nautical Club and the Valladares Local Cultural Center. This group has recorded five CDs and cassettes. During the last few years they have taken part numerous band concerts, winning the following prizes: First Prize in the Galicia Band Contest in 1985 First Prize in the Galicia Band Contest in 1986 First Prize in the Galicia Band Contest in 1991 Second Prize in the Galicia Band Contest in 1996 Second Prize in Division Two of the International Band Contest City of Valencia in 1997 Second Prize in the Villa de Altea Band Contest in 2000 First Prize in the Provincial Band Contest in 2004. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR JOSE IGLESIAS RAMILO José Iglesias Ramilo was born, and still lives, in Valladares, Vigo. He comes from a large, very musical family: his father and most of his siblings are members of the band that he conducts. He began studying music when he was ten years old at the Valladares Music Association Music School. When he was eleven he was already a member of the Band, playing the clarinet under the baton of Alfonso Méndez. It was this teacher who, years later, would propose José Ramilo to succeed him as Band Conductor. Consequently, in 1971, when he was only fourteen years old, he became the Conductor of the Valladares Music Association Band. He went on to study in the Conservatories of Vigo, Coruña and Madrid. In 1978, through public competition, he gained a post as a Non-Commissioned Music Officer in the Spanish Army, playing the oboe. In1985 he resigned from this post to dedicate himself entirely to directing the Valladares Music Association Band and Music School, and to conducting the Polyphonic Choir of the Valladares Cultural Center. He has also attended courses in Conducting with renowned maestros such as Jan Cover. The Band's renaissance is attributed to his efforts, and under his leadership it has achieved its greatest successes. In 1996, to celebrate his twenty-fifth year as Conductor, the Valladares Cultural Center and the Valladares Music Association organized an event to pay homage to their Director. He has composed various musical works. In 1994 and 1995, the Head of the Department of Culture of Vigo City Council, Francisco Santomé, gave him the task of forming a Symphonic Band with musicians selected from the bands in the region. This ensemble went on to give numerous highly successful concerts and in recognition of his work, the Vigo City Council awarded him the Insignia de Oro. In 1998, his musical work in Vallares was honored when, at the suggestion of the Mayor of Vigo, Manuel Pèrez Alvarez, the Municipal Corporation of Vigo named him a "Distinguished Citizen of Vigo".

Agrupación Musical “Sauces” de Cartagena (Murcia) HISTORY OF THE BAND In 1982, in Sauces de Cartagena, the Neighbors' Association created a Music School. In 1984 the Band joined the Regional Federation and in 1992 they entered the First Division of Bands of the Murcia Region, before being declared a member of the Special Division in 2001. Since 1987 the Band has taken part in the Music Promotion Campaign organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Region of Murcia. Several professional musicians, who perform throughout Spain and abroad, have emerged from the School's classrooms, the result of its high quality of teaching. Among their notable regional and national performances, those they gave in 2000 at the State Festival of Bands in Toledo, where they had been chosen to represent the Murcia Region, are particularly significant. Among their prizes, the following are worthy of special mention: three First Prizes in the National Band Competition "City of Murcia" in 1997 (Division Two), 1999 and 2004 (Division One); First Prize in the Campo de Criptana National Band Contest (Ciudad Real) in 2001; First Prize and Honorable Mention in the International Band Contest "City of Valencia" in 2002 in Division One; First Prize in the Villa de Leganés National Band Contest in the Special Division in 2002; First Prize in the Villa de Aranda International Contest in Aranda del Duero (Burgos) in 2002, and Second Prize in the Villa de Altea International Contest in 2003. They were awarded the local Culture Prize in 1999. They have recorded three CDs, including Cartagena Musa del Pasodoble, featuring universal works composed in Cartagena. The Band has completed several recordings for radio and television. The Band's first conductor was José Lillo Tormo, and the current post holder is Jaime Belda Cantavella. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR JAIME BELDA CANTAVELLA Jaime Belda Cantavella was born in Font de la Figuera (Valencia) and began his musical training in the “La Lira Fontiguerense” Music Association. He completed his studies, gaining the highest qualifications possible, in piano, counterpoint, fugue, composition and orchestra conducting at the Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music. He later went on to perfect his training in France and Germany. In the saxophonist phase of his career, it is important to note his time with the Band of the Spanish Navy Marines of Madrid, and his work as a soloist with the Bohuslav Martinu Chamber Orchestra and the Spanish National Orchestra. As a band conductor he has led the Band of the Spanish Navy Marines Third Levante Division of Cartagena, “La Lira Fontiguerense”, the Band “Primitiva” of Lliria, the Music Group “Sauces” of Cartagena and the Torrevejense Musical Association of Torrevieja. He has also taken part in the preparation and direction of the Band of the Federation of Musical Societies for the Autonomous Region of Valencia. His work as an orchestra director has centered on the Youth Orchestra of the Murcia Region, which he has conducted for almost fifteen years at important events both in Spain and various other European countries. He is the director and founder of the Symphony Orchestra of the Teatro Chapi of Villena (Alicante) and has conducted the Chamber Orchestra of the Murcia Region, the Murcia Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Belorussian State TV and Radio Company in the European Meetings of the 10th Minsk Spring Festival. His work has earned him a place in the book Great Orchestra Conductors by Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich (Alianza Ed. 1991). He currently conducts the Band of the Torrevejense Musical Association of Torrevieja and the Band of the Music Group “Sauces” of Cartagena, and has achieved significant successes and awards with both of them.

Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Albacete HISTORY OF THE BAND The Albacete Municipal Symphonic Band was founded on 16 March 1859. Since its creation, Salvador Saldaña, José García, Ramón Ruiz, Isidoro Hermoso, Justo Sánchez, Juan Marcos, Daniel Prat, Enrique Sos, Manuel López Varela, José Sagi­Barba, Néstor Martínez, Daniel Martín, and Crescencio Díaz have been its principal conductors. Fernando Bonete Piqueras has been the Band's conductor since 1999. Under his leadership considerable improvements have been made both in occupational and artistic aspects, achieving the complete professionalization of the Municipal Symphonic Band. At the present time the Band's work includes various annual concert cycles such as those given in the Albacete Municipal Auditorium in the fall and winter, with the participation of renowned guest conductors, and a series of summer concerts. It is estimated that more than 42,000 people attend these seasons, totaling 82 performances a year. Other activities worthy of special mention are: the annual children's educational program, "Toca la Banda", in which over 5,000 children take part every year; the "Family Concerts" and song concerts. The Symphonic Municipal Band has recorded the CD Albacate en su Música and another entitled Pasadobles de Siempre. The Band has also participated in the recording of the double CD released by the RTVE-Música label, called Bandas de España. Their latest recordings are Zarzuela: a popular and accessible display of our best lyrical works with original instrumentations; Diálogos a collection of compositions dedicated to Albacete written by Fernando Bonete; and Toca la Banda, a CD dedicated to the Band's audience of adolescents and children. Their trips out of the city include their visits to Valencia, their participation in the Jaen Fall Festival and in the San Vicente del Raspeig Symphonic Music Festival, and their appearance in the 4th International Symphonic Band Conference in 2008 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The Albacete Municipal Symphonic Band is the most heard ensemble in the whole of the Castilian-Manchego region. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTORS FERNANDO BONETE PIQUERAS Fernando Bonete Piqueras studied in the Conservatories of Albacete, Valencia and Madrid, gaining titles in Clarinet Instruction, Choir Conducting and Orchestra Conducting. He has won prizes in Choir Conducting (Valencia, 1992), Orchestra Conducting (Madrid, 1995), at the International Contest "City of Valencia" (1999), and in national composition competitions: Orihuela (2004), "Maestro Turrillas" (Pamplona, 2007) and "Maestro García Muñoz" (Soria, 2008). He is a member of the Spanish Association of Interpreters and Performers and the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE). He has more than two hundred works to his name in addition to various phonograms and videograms. His instrumentations for bands, both lyric music and those for symphonic repertoire, are currently reference points for symphonic bands. He has been invited to conduct the most important symphonic bands in Spain, including those of Alicante, Almería, Barcelona, Bilbao, Castellón, La Coruña, Madrid, Sevilla and Tenerife. He has been a jury member for international and national competitions, both for symphonic ensembles and composition contests, held in Murcia, Pontevedra, Torrevieja, and Valencia, among others. In his educational work, Fernando Bonete Piqueras has taught Harmony and Accompanied Melody at Zamara Province Conservatory of Music (obtaining the position through public competition). He is also a member of the Secondary Education Teacher Corps, specializing in Music, and the Music and Scenic Arts Teacher Corps, specializing in Choir and Orchestra (again gaining the posts through public competition). Currently he is the Director-Head of the Municipal Music Service and the Symphonic Municipal Band of Albacate City Council, coming to the position through public competition and having achieved the complete professionalization of the Band during his time in post.

FIRST SECTION

Sociedad Protectora Musical “La Lira” de Alfarp

Unión Musical de Valladares

Agrupación Musical “Sauces” de Cartagena

Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Albacete