The Councilor for Cultural Action, Heritage and Cultural Resources and president of the Organizing Committee, José Luis Moreno, was in charge of presenting the award to the winning company.
In addition, prior to the awards ceremony, honorary recognition for musical career in the “Ciudad de València” International Music Band Competition was awarded posthumously to journalist Octavio Hernández Bolín.

Intense weekend

Today, Saturday and tomorrow, Sunday, the Palau hosts the sessions corresponding to the First Section and Honor Section of the “Ciudad de València” International Band Competition, which bring together the greatest number of musicians in their squads.

In the First Section, which will be held today, Saturday, starting at 10 a.m., the Banda Marcial do Vale (Portugal), Societat Unió Musical y Artística de Sax (Alicante), Center Artístic Musical de Moncada (València), Band of Música de Getafe (Madrid) and Unió Protectora Musical de Vallada (València).

With great expectation tomorrow, Sunday morning, from 10 a.m., and in the afternoon from 5:30 p.m., the Palau will host the Honor Section in which this year five great Valencian bands compete: the Ateneu Musical Schola Cantorum of the Vall d’Uixó (Castellón); the Unió Musical Symphonic Band of Llíria (València); the La Armónica de Buñol Musical Instruction Center (València); the Musical Union Instructional Society of Tavernes de la Valldigna (València); and the Societat Musical La Artística de Buñol (València).

The Municipal Symphonic Band of València, directed by Cristóbal Soler, will close this unmissable event for lovers of wind music which, like the rest of the sections of the Contest, can be followed live on the Contest’s YouTube channel and, this year, for the first time, on À Punt television, which will broadcast in its entirety the maximum section of the musical competition.