Sociedad Musical "La Artística" Manisense HISTORY OF THE BAND The Sociedad Musical La Artística Manisense was founded in 1968. Its first teacher and conductor was Enrique Fores Asensi, who remained in post until 1973 when he was succeeded by Rafael Martínez Castillo. He perfected the Band’s knowledge and, in 1974, took them to the Valencia Provincial Contest for the first time. The same year José Miguel Micó Castellano took over as conductor and consolidated the Band’s position among the best in the Valencia Region. In April 2003, after several other directors had led the Band (Julio Martínez García, Alexis Calvo López, José Alamá Gil, Ramón Ramírez Beneyto and Juan Pablo Hellín Chaparro), its current conductor, Vicente Alamà, took up the post. During his time with the Band, particularly worthy of note are its numerous performances in the Palau de la Música, concerts in the Portuguese towns of Coimbra and Tomar, and its performance at the Vila d’Altea International Contest in 2005, where it once again won First Prize. Our Band is currently made up of about 150 musicians, 30% of whom play with renowned symphonic orchestras, civilian and military bands, as well as teaching in conservatories all over Spain. The Band has recorded various records, CDs and DVDs, one of them commissioned by the Valencia Provincial Government for its “Retrobem la Nostra Música” campaign. On 24 July 2009, the Band took part in the World Music Contest in Kerkrade (Holland) and received the highest score of the day and of the weekend (93.02 out of 100) with an excellent performance which the jury described as “almost perfect”. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR Pere Vicente AlamàPere Vicente Alamà was born in Lliria in 1973. He began studying music and clarinet in the Lliria “Banda Primitiva” with F. Alegre and J. M. Martínez. From 1986 to 1991 he studied at the Valencia Superior Conservatory of Music with V. Rius and J. Cerveró where he won Extraordinary Prizes for his intermediate and advanced diplomas.From 1991 to 1995 he was a member of the J.O.N.D.E. In 1991 he was chosen by the ECYO to work with Vladimir Ashkenazy. In 1991 he studied at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland with Karl Leister. From 1993 to 1995 he studied for his diploma from the Royal Conservatory of the Hague with Sjef Douwes. He perfected his studies in the clarinet with M. Zukosky, W. Meyer, H. Deinzer, J.L. Estelles, J.E. Lluna, M. Enguidanos, J.L. Saiot and A. Pay. He studied conducting with Pablo Sánchez Torrella. He has worked with A. Ros Marbá, E. Garcia Asensio, S. Mas, Victor Pablo Pérez, L. Foos, Peter Maag and Edmon Colomer. He has worked with the orchestras of Granada and Cordoba, and the Faristol Wind Ensemble. He has given concerts in the Auditorio Nacional de Música, the Palacio de Congresos (Santander), the Auditorio de Cuenca, the University of Valencia, and the Palacio de Congresos (Santiago de Compostela). In 1997 he worked with the Dutch percussion group NSA. He plays clarinet in the Lauro-Donax ensemble with which he has given recitals at the Sigúenza Music Festival, in the Valencia Professional Conservatory of Music and the Requena Professional Conservatory. In 2005 and 2007 he directed and produced “The Soldier’s Tale” by I. Stravinsky. Since 1993 he has been a member of the Music Teachers corps and A.A.E.E., teaching classes in conservatories in Salamanca, Cartagena, Alicante and Valencia. He currently teaches clarinet in the “Mariano Pérez Sánchez” Professional Conservatory of Music in Requena. He has been the director of the Lliria Youth Band “la Primitiva”, the El Puig Unió Musical Santa María, and the Mislata C.I.M with which he won First Prize in the Cullera Band Contest. He is currently principal conductor of the Band of the S.M. L’Artistica Manisense. |
