Cehegín Musical Society has won the first prize of the Third Section in the National Band Contest XXIII Music 'Ciudad de Murcia' held yesterday, Sunday November 10 at the Teatro Romea Murcia city.
The group ceheginera competed in the Third Section with the musical group from White, who was in third place, and the Musical Society 'Hope' of San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), which won the second prize.
Ceheginera band directed by Rafael Gonzalez, performed two works, one of which was forced character 'fantasy friendly' Jose Velez and a second piece chosen freely, 'Bonaparte' by Otto M.
Schwarz.
As explained by the President of the Musical Society of Cehegín, José Francisco Ruiz Jimenez, this award has been a great joy for training, and recognition of the work and the work being carried all its components, both the director and the musicians in recent years.
All patients and their families, the President wanted to have words of thanks and appreciation.
Ruiz Jimenez has reported that since August 10 1900, 113 years ago, the band Cehegín had not participated in a competition of this nature, so this victory has a special connotation.
The event was held after a previous parade participants of the three bands that started in the Square of Spain, at the gates of the city of Murcia, and ended at the Plaza del Romea.
In this parade, the band performed the paso doble ceheginera bullfighting 'Grace of God', the composer Ramon Roig.
José Francisco Ruiz has stated that the first prize in this contest from yesterday put the finishing touch to a 2013 that has been particularly strong and positive Cehegín Musical Society, which began in January with the concert given by the trumpeter Ruben Gallego Simeó in the House of Culture and had another climax shared concert with singer Francisco Valencia at the Plaza de Toros in past Patron of September.
Ceheginera training Accompanying and representing the City of Cehegín were at the Teatro Romea councilors Culture, Nicolas del Toro, and Celebrations, Ruben Sanchez.
Nicolás del Toro took the stage of the Coliseum for the delivery of ties to the flags and the exchange of gifts, and as mayor of Culture wanted to congratulate the Musical Society led by its director and chairman for this achievement, encouraging all components to continue doing this important work towards Cehegín cultural life.
Del Toro has highlighted the high level that was in the contest and how the band ceheginera highlighted above the other two formations.
The event 'Ciudad de Murcia' is a project with a high profile in the area of ​​the bands at the regional and national level, the proof is the high number of requests to participate in the organization coming from different parts of geography of Spain (Galicia, Andalusia, Valencia and Castilla La Mancha, and the Region of Murcia).
In addition, the event is one of the most important due to the rigor and seriousness of the work developed in the technical organization of the Federation itself Bands in the Region of Murcia, as well as due to the presence of a jury each year enjoying musical a very high level in all aspects.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín