"LA ARTÍSTICA" MUSICAL SOCIETY OF BUÑOL

SYMPHONIC BAND

Founded in 1883, it is the axis on which all the activity of the Musical Society revolves.

Considered one of the best band formations, it has performed in practically all of Spain, as well as in other european countries: France, Austria, Holland, Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland.

Throughout its long history, it has been awarded on multiple occasions and in various competitions, to highlight among many others, those achieved in the "A" Special Section of the Valencia competition in the years 1963, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1995 in which the highest awards were obtained.

In 1990 he won, in addition to the honorable mention, the interpretation award granted by the General Society of Authors of Spain.

It is necessary to highlight the year 1993 in which, participating in three contests in the short period of one month, the following prizes were obtained: first prize in the Requena National Contest and extraordinary prize "Ramón Marí Pino"; First prize and honorable mention at the Ciudad de Valencia International Contest and first prize at the Kerkrade World Olympiad (Holland).

In the summer of 1999, our symphonic band participates in the Saarbrüken Festival as a representation of Spain together with the National Ballet and the National Orchestra of Spain.

That same summer of 1999, after participating in the festival, he continued to tour Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, performing in the following cities and dates:

Germany:
06-25-99, in St. Ingbert
06-26-99, in Nenning;
06-27-99, in Saarbrücken
Belgium:
07-01-99, in Berlare
07-03-99, in Ieper
Holland:
07-04-99, in Roermond

World champion in Kerkrade

In the year 2000 he participated in the "XXIX Vila d'Altea International Music Band Contest", obtaining first prize and honorable mention.

It is in the year 2001, when at the "World Music Olympiad" in Kerkrade (Holland), on its 50th anniversary, all the great prizes of this contest were obtained: "First Prize Accreditation Diploma" with the highest score of all the participating bands, "Gold Timbale", "World Champion Flag" and flag for the highest score of a foreign band in the entire history of the musical contest.

He owns the "Euterpe" awards for federal participation and the best recordings of valencian music, with "La Passió de Crist" and "La Vall de la Murta", awards granted by the Federation of Musical Societies of the Valencian Community.

Gold record of the "World Wind Music"

In July 2001, he obtained the Gold Record awarded by World Wind Music for having sold more than 20,000 Banda music CDs.

In September 2004, he participated in the Lucerne Festival (Switzerland) representing the music for band of Valencia and Spain.

In July 2005, after seven years without participating in it, he obtained the second prize in the Honorary Section of the Valencia International Contest.

125th Anniversary

In 2008, society and band celebrated the 125th anniversary of its founding.
In November 2009, he obtained first prize and honorable mention in the edition of the "38th Villa de Altea International Band Contest", achieving the highest score in the history of said contest, with 571.5 points.
In June 2011, during the closing of the 1st Festival of Bands of the popular television valencian community, he obtained the prize for the international diffusion of valencian music.

"La Artística" Symphonic Band of Buñol became the top winner of the 126th City of Valencia International Music Band Contest 2012.

Winners of "Amstel Music Award"

In 2014, the conductor Henrie Adams and the symphonic band of "La Artística" Musical Society of Buñol are the winners of the "Amstel Music Award". The jury appreciates Henrie Adams and "La Artística" for their innovative work in the field of band music. This pioneering work has led to numerous world premieres, radio broadcasts, and CD recordings.

Adams and the musical society have been invaluable to the wind orchestra music scene over the past 25 years, both in Spain and around the world.

Great cast of conductors

As guest conductors, the group has been conducted by such prestigious batons as José Cervera Lloret, José Ferríz, Vicente Más Quiles, Bernardo Adam Ferrero, Johan de Meij, Francisco Grau, Amando Blanquer, Norbert Nozy, Heinz Friesen, Pablo Sanchez Torrella, and Rafael Martinez Llorens.

Currently, its more than 180 musicians are directed by conductor Mr. Josep Gil Gil and, in addition, it has 330 federated musicians for any extraordinary event in which the musical society participates.

Josep Gil

Josep Gil Gil

Music Conductor

Conductor of the Symphonic Band of the S. M. "La Artística".

Since the year 2019, he is the Artistic Director of the Classical Music Cycle Crea Escena of Vila-real, his hometown.

Since season 2023/24 he is the Musical Director of Youth Orchestra of Gran Canaria, Associate Director of Chorus of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. 

Programmer and Coordinator of School and Family Concerts of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, and Assistant Conductor of Karel Mark Chichon (Music and Artistic Director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria).

Professional career

  • Josep Gil studied at the Estonian Music and Theatre Academy (Tallinn), where he completed a Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting and a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting with Professor Toomas Kapten.
  • He has also assisted maestros such as Gustavo Dudamel, James Gaffigan, Gustavo Gimeno or Daniel Oren. As an opera conductor, his debut in 2021 at El Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona with “Lucia di Lammermoor”, by Donizetti, stands out. In the 2021/22 season, he made his debut in the German theatre at the Komische Oper Berlin, with the opera “Orphée aux Enfers”, by J. Offenbach.
  • He has also conducted operas such as Donizetti's “l'Elisir d'Amore”, Mozart's “Così Fan Tutte” and “Le Nozze di Figaro” and Gerónimo Giménez's zarzuela “El Barbero de Sevilla”.
  • His operatic repertoire has more than 25 titles, and in 2024 he will be a guest conductor at the Komische Oper Berlin with the opera “Hänsel und Gretel”.
  • In the field of oratorios, Josep has conducted Mozart's “Requiem” and “Coronation Mass”, Beethoven's “Mass in C Major”, Rossini's “Stabat Mater” and Puccini's “Messa di Gloria”.

In the symphonic genre, some of his significant participations as a guest conductor were with the Simfònica del Vallés at the Palau de la Música Catalana and with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Orchestra of the Generalitat Valenciana at the Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía, the Spanish National Orchestra at the Auditorio Nacional and the Symphony Orchestra Radio Television Española at the Teatro Monumental de Madrid.

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