The first record of the Algueña Band dates to the end of the nineteenth century when it performed in the 1899 Easter Week processions. However, the Band disappeared in 1911.

At a later date, a priest, José García Pérez arrived in Algueña and dedicated himself to training musicians and reforming the Band, which he led himself until 1930 when he passed the baton to Manuel Sellés Sala. The Band broke up with the arrival of the Civil War, starting up once again when the conflict was over. This marks the beginning of a period in which the Band passed through two phases of decline and change.

From 1969 the Band returned to continued activity which culminated in the 1970s in many of the group's triumphs.

On 26 January 1981 the music association was founded with the name Algueña Music Association.

In 1999 the Band celebrated its first centenary.

In the last decade the Band has participated in numerous contests and festivals, including:

• The Alicante Provincial Wind Band Contest where they participated in Division Three and won Second Prize in 2001 and 2004, and First Prize and Honorable Mention in 2005 and 2010.
• The Valencia Region Wind Band Contest where they took part in Division Three and won Second Prize in 2005, and First Prize and Honorable Mention in 2010.

Currently the Music Association has a Band, made up of 55 musicians, and a music school, all under the direction of José Antonio Antolín Polo.


BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR

José Antonio Antolín Polo

José Antonio Antolín Polo was born in Sax, Alicante.

He began studying music theory and horn in the local Band Academy before going on to the Elda Elementary Music Conservatory. His first teachers were Rafael Segura and Antonio Climent.

He continued his studies at the Alicante "Óscar Esplá" Superior Conservatory, taught by Roberto Trinidad, where he completed his higher diploma studies and won the End of Course Prize.

He furthered his studies in Dusseldorf (Germany) with Carlos Crespo. He has attended master classes with Daniel Bourgue, Radovan Vlatkovic, Adam Friedich and Francisco Burguera.

From 1993 to September 2002 he was the teacher of the Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra, and also played in the brass section and wind octet of said orchestra.

He is the founder of the "Sevilla Wind Quintet" with which he has won various honors and awards.

He has worked with conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov, López Cobos, Aldo Ceccato, Helmuth Rilling, Fruhbeck de Burgos, Tamas Vasari and Alain Lombard.

In 2002 he gained, through public examination, a permanent post as a horn teacher in the Valencia Region. He currently teaches horn at the Alicante "Óscar Esplá" Superior Conservatory of Music.

He is the Director of both the Algueña Music Association School and its Band, with which he has won significant prizes, including: First Prize and Honorable Mention in the 2010 Provincial Contest in Catral; and First Prize and Honorable Mention in the Valencia Region Wind Band Contest in Cheste. He is also the Director of the San Vicente del Raspeig "La Esperanza" Music Association Band and School.