In 1852 the Societat Unió Musical Alberic was founded, directed by a teacher with musical notions. It participated in the first edition of the Certamen de la Feria de Julio de València in 1886, it obtained the third prize, and since this year, it has done so in other editions, obtaining first and second prizes in the One and Special B divisions.

Many conductors go through the history of the SUM Alberic. Special mention to "El Mestre", Emilio Mínguez Martínez, a native of Alberic and conductor of the band for 25 years, participating in different editions of the Certamen de València.

The SUM Alberic has professional musicians spread throughout Spain, who collaborate on a regular basis. We highlight the figure of two great musicians who passed away in recent years, Mario Vallés Torres and Miguel Iborra Climent.

In 2002, Francesc Xavier Martínez Martínez took over, participating in the Certamen de Cullera in 2004, obtaining the award for Best Band of the Contest. In 2005, it participated in the Division One of the CIBM Valencia, getting the First Prize.

As of December 2005, the music director is Daniel Ferrero Silvage. In 2007 it participated in the Honor Division of the CIBM València, obtaining the Second Prize. In 2009 it participated in the Symphonic Division of the Certamen "Vila de Altea", getting the First Prize. In 2011 it participated again in the CIBMV, obtaining the Third Prize, and in 2013 and 2015 the Second Prize, and in 2017 and 2019 the first prize, all of them in the Honor Division.

In recent years, our Band has performed different concerts at the Palau de la Música and has been the protagonist of different radio and television programs. It has a staff of about 200 musicians, a music school dedicated to Maestro "Leopoldo Magenti", and a young band, made up of more than 70 students.

He began his musical studies in Ontinyent (València) and continued them at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de València where he obtained Higher Degrees in French Horn, Harmony, Composition and Instrumentation, Choir Conducting and Orchestra Conducting.

He has attended conducting improvement classes with Antoni Ros Marbà and has conducted the following groups:

1987-2000: Banda Unión Artística Musical de Ontinyent.

2001-2005: Band of the Sociedad Filarmónica Alteanense, entity with which he obtained the Gold Medal with Honorable Mention at the Kerkrade World Music Contest in 2005.

Since 2006 he is the music director of the Banda Unión Musical de Alberic, with whom he has obtained the following awards: three second prizes, a third prize and two first prizes in the Certamen Internacional de Bandas de Música “Ciutat de València” and a first prize in the Certamen de Altea.

He has been guest conductor of the "4º Estágio de Orquesta de Sopros PIAGET", on the Mirandela y Visaís University campus in Portugal (2008), of the Unión Musical de Muro (Alicante), the Banda Municipal de Villena (Alicante) and the band of the Sociedad Musical de Alzira. The Federación de Sociedades Musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana appointed him conductor of the Joven Banda Federal for the 2014 season.

He has composed the symphonic poems "Untinianum", "Fa 150 anys" and "El campanar de la Vila", as well as numerous works for the Moros y Cristianos festival. In 1998, commissioned by the Elda Town Hall, he composed the obligatory work for the local band contest.

In 2010 he was awarded the Euterpe prize in the "Música para la fiesta" section. He is currently a professor of French Horn at the Conservatorio Profesional de Ontinyent and music director of the Banda Unión Musical de Alberic.