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In 1999, the Diputación de Valencia selected the Coral Polifónica to record on CD several works by J. B. Comes, Pere Rabassa and Francisco Morera. These pieces belong to the collection Mestres de la Catedral de Valencia, and were conducted by Vicente Barona.
In 2000, the choir gave several performances, such as a tribute to Juan Vte. Mas Quiles, the zarzuela La del Manojo de Rosas and the traditional Christmas Carol Concert, which is held every year at Christmas, under the direction of Vicente Barona Nácher.
In March 2001, the Banda Primitiva collaborated with the Choir of the Archconfraternity of the Court of Mary in the Proclamation of the Clavarios Mayores del Altar de la Calle del Mar, an event that took place in the Teatro Principal of Valencia.
Every year, the Choir participates in the traditional Christmas Concert, performing Christmas carols. In addition, the Choir has been part of the Festival de Coros de Semana Santa de Llíria since its creation in 2006. Nor can not miss his performance at the celebration of the feast of St. Cecilia in the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi.
In 2005, Vicente Lafuente Maurín took over the direction of the choir for two years. Later, Carla Sanmartín and Empar Llàcer conducted it. The latter was at the helm of the choir until June 2016, when Carlos Díaz took over, continuing until May 2018, when Rogelio de Juan Segovia replaced him.
Since January 2020, its chief conductor has been Lola Martínez.
Since the foundation of the Banda Primitiva in 1819, the love for music and choirs has been fundamental. The Polyphonic Choir has played an outstanding role in the representations of the lyrical nativity scenes, works in Valencian, sacred dramas and, especially, in the zarzuela. In these, in addition to the soloist parts, which were mostly female, the voices of Encarnación Santes and María Verdeguer shone.
In 1928, the Director of the Banda Primitiva, maestro Llopis, together with the student Rafael Sornosa, created a choir of mixed voices to perform mainly polyphony. Over the years, other teachers such as Machancoses Cervera, Blanquer and Hernández also dedicated themselves to the choral art, although they focused their efforts mainly on the Banda Primitiva. In 1967, Professor Vicente Barona Nácher founded the first children’s choir of the Banda Primitiva.
Thanks to the implementation of the Vocal Ensemble course, the level of motivation, participation and quality has increased. Its interventions in the choir festivals organized by the Consellería de Cultura between 1991 and 1994 stand out. In 1994, under the direction of Barona, the Coral Polifónica presented an anthology of zarzuela fragments entitled En Zarzuela Viva, as well as other complete zarzuelas such as El Rey que rabió, Los Gavilanes or El manojo de rosas, with an overwhelming success.
In 1995, the choir presented En Zarzuela Viva III, and collaborated with the Casa de Aragón of Puerto de Sagunto, obtaining a great success. Also, in October of the same year, it gave a brilliant performance at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, organized by the Casa de Aragón in the Homenaje de Aragón a Valencia. Likewise, it is worth mentioning his collaborations in the mass celebrated in the Parish of San Francisco in commemoration of the festivity of Santa Cecilia.
Empar Llàcer, a native of Benifaió, began her musical studies in her hometown and continued her training at the Conservatory of Music of Valencia, specializing in flute under the tutelage of José María Ferriz and Mª Dolores Tomàs. She obtained her Grado Superior degree in 2003, and years later, she finished her singing studies with the soprano Gloria Fabuel. She has been taught by Isabel Rey, Nancy Argenta and Eugenia Dundekova, and is currently continuing her training with the Italian professor Antonio Lemmo. In addition, she has a teaching diploma in the specialty of music.
Throughout his career, he has performed several roles in conservatory workshops and other concerts, standing out in works such as Charpentier’s Te Deum, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Cererols Martyrium Mass, Mozart’s Requiem and Vivaldi’s Gloria. He has also been a soloist at the Palau de la Música with Estilo Concertante and the Coro de la Generalitat.
Between 2001 and 2004 he was a member of the Coral Catedralicia de València and throughout his career as a chorister he has worked with renowned choral groups such as Capilla Saetabis, Victoria Musicae, Coro de Cámara El Pósito, Amystis and Neovocalis. He is currently a member of the Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana at the Palau de les Arts.
As for her work as a choral conductor, she has taken several courses with renowned teachers such as Diego Ramón, Juan Luis Martínez, J. Gil Tàrrega, Mónica Perales, Basilio Astúlez, Pep Vila, Vicky Lumbroso and Francesc Perales, among others. He has conducted the Polyphonic Choir of the Banda Primitiva de Llíria, the Chamber Choir of Valencia and the Choir of the College of Physicians of Valencia. Currently, he conducts the Polyphonic Group of the Unión Musical de Benaguasil.
The Banda Primitiva de Llíria, also known as the Clarín, is the oldest Civil Music Band in Spain. It was founded by the Franciscan Antonio Albarración, in 1819 as a wind band.
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