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On Sunday, September 9, will be held the II Festival of Bands Marfagones Molinos, organized by the A grupación Musical Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Molinos Marfagones with the cooperation of the City of Cartagena, which together with the host Band participate Alhama de Murcia.
The Festival begins at 11:30 h, both bands performing a parade from the recently opened School of Music Matthew Soto to reciento party in Mills Neighborhood Association Marfagones.
There, approximately about 12:00 h., Start first concert of the Band of Alhama de Murcia, and then the Marfagones Mill.
Then there will be the ceremony of awards to various presidents and bow ties on both sides.
HISTORY bundling "N
The musical group Our Lady of Solitude can be considered the most important emblem Marfagones Molinos.
Proof of this is his shield, consisting of a harp and a windmill, faithful reflections of popular culture of the neighborhood of Campo de Cartagena.
Within this background, there is a group of residents who choose to drive the creation of a band and a school that trains its members.
Matthew Soto Cañavate who will lead this and will initiate the process of creating the musical group Our Lady of Solitude, is for 1995.
They were tough early, in which a school without any tradition should find interested in starting this project and start a band.
Classes began with just 15 students, being taught in the premises of the Parish of the Virgen de la Soledad de Molinos Marfagones.
This collaboration and the donation of the first flag of the Group which carried the Board to adopt the name of the patron as his own.
Gradually, the School advances its purpose and continued teaching his classes, this time at the premises of the AVV Marfagones Molinos.
New teachers are added to the cultural, reaching the figure of about 90 students.
The band formed in 1996 by Julian Morote, gets rolling.
Rehearsals are increasingly crowded, there are many who, in their eagerness musical, decided to contribute to this new band.
In 1997 the Group is part of the Federation of bands in the region of Murcia.
The main objective, namely to spread musical culture in Cartagena, you begin to meet.
The band participates in the Christmas Festival IX and X Crews Mill Marfagones, Cultural Week Old Town, the V Theatre Festival and Culture of the Campo de Cartagena, in the Meeting of Bands held in Fuente à lamo occasion of third anniversary of the Independence of the town, at the festivals of Bands held in Mills on the occasion of the Cultural Week at the Premiere of Pasodoble Centennial Sighs of Spain and Music concert series are de Mar in Cartagena.
We can not forget the first performance at the Auditorio Victor Villegas de Murcia in 2007 and musical events in the Easter of Cartagena and the festivities of Marfagones Mills, and other locations in the region.
In 2009 the band was invited to the Festival of Bands XXV Alhama de Murcia, along with bands of San Javier and Alhama.
In 2010, due to a boost in the work of the Association, a group of musicians from the Band Holder decided to launch a Saxophone Ensemble, which has led to small performances in celebration of St. Cecilia and brightening other public events and private.
So far, the biggest evolution that has suffered this group has been the transfer of all its activities to the new School of Music Matthew Soto, nominated in recognition and founding partner.
The rooms lent by the Neighborhood Association had some deficiencies that have been fulfilled by the City with this new facility, opened by the Mayor of Cartagena in January 2012.
Finally, on September 2 participates in the XXIII Festival of Bands Calasparra villa, together with the Association of Calasparra Band.
Julia N ‰ MOROTE TORRALBA Josa (Director)
Born in Alicante in 1956.
He began his studies at the age of twelve in the Conservatory of Music Do Oscar Esplá did that city.
In 1976 and in Opposition Contest NCO of Musicians of the Navy, gets a place as No 1 in their specialty (Trumpet) moved to Cartagena and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Music of Murcia (Manuel Massotti) where performs numerous concerts as a soloist with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Conservatory.
He has worked in teaching and as a musician in various groupings of the Murcia region and beyond, has participated in competitions, festivals and concerts with numerous bands, most notably including the Symphonic Band of Alicante.
In 1995 he began the creation of the musical group band Our Lady of Solitude, Marfagones Mill, which operates since 1996.
In December 2006 releases with the band and choirs Hymn Marfagones Mills, of which he is the author of music and instrumentation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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