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More than 200 years of making musical history

Who we are? The BANDA PRIMITIVA DE LLÍRIA was founded in 1819 by the Franciscan friar Fray Antoni Albarracín Enguídanos and is, undoubtedly, the oldest civilian band in the country.

In 1888, it competed for the first time in the Valencia Contest, winning the first prize. This award has been repeated numerous times throughout the last century.

1981 Contest

If you want to discover who we are, you have to start from our beginnings, up to the present day, the Banda Primitiva has performed countless concerts, cultural events, parades, etc. It has played in nearly all the cities in Spain and in several European countries such as Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland; in North America, including the United States (New York and Los Angeles), and in Asia, such as in China (Beijing and Shanghai).

In addition to its principal conductors, it has been conducted by some of the most prestigious European maestros, such as Sergiu Celibidache, Desirée Dondaine, Odón Alonso, Rafael Früebeck de Burgos, Jan Molenar, Luís Cobos, Manuel Galduf, Jan Cober, and Plácido Domingo.

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Moments that have marked our history

Participation in the Barcelona Band Competition, held during the 1929 International Exposition, where it won first prize.
Inauguration on September 23, 1951, of the current Theater-Concert Hall.
First Prize and Honorary Mention at the 1962 Kerkrade International Music Competition.
First Prize, Honorary Mention, Flag of the City Hall, and Gold Trumpet from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia at the 1966 Kerkrade International Music Competition.
Participation in the 1981 commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Day celebrations in New York.
First Prize and Honorary Mention at the 1986 International Band Contest of Valencia (the contest’s centenary year).
First Prize and Honorary Mention at the 1988 International Band Contest of Valencia (centenary of the first prize won by the society at the mentioned contest).
Reinauguration on June 22, 1991, of the restored Concert Hall-Theatre.
Participation in the 1992 Pasadena Rose Bowl Tournament (Los Angeles), commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America.
Concert tour in 2002 in the Chinese cities of Beijing (Peking) and Shanghai, being the first and only Spanish band to perform in this country.

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Unforgettable dates in the band's history.

Awarded in November 2003, the “Amigos de la Música” Trophy granted by the Banda Santa Cecilia of Pozo Estrecho (Murcia).
First Prize, Honor Mention, and Trophy at the XXXII International Band Contest Villa de Altea on November 29, 2003.
Awarded on March 5, 2005, by the Radiotelevision Valenciana group for Best Musical Society of the Year 2004.
First Prize and Best Band of the Valencian Community at the International Music Contest of Valencia, held on July 9, 2005.
Awarded on December 3, 2005, by the “M.I. World Academy of Sciences, Technology, Education, and Humanities” the Music Award Academy III Millennium 2005.
On March 26, 2011, the Banda held a concert to commemorate the inauguration of the new facilities.
On June 25, 2011, the Banda performed at the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid, together with the Pozuelo de Alarcón Band, becoming the first music band from the Valencian Community to perform at this venue.
First Prize, Honor Mention at the 125th International Music Competition of Valencia 2011, under the baton of Miquel Moreno Guna.
On October 9, 2012, the Banda Primitiva was awarded the Medal for Cultural Merit by the Generalitat Valenciana.
In February 2014, the society received the designation of “Bé d’Interés Cultural” (Cultural Interest Asset) as an individual entity, according to Order 1/2011, of July 12, by the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Sports.
On February 8, 2014, Maestro Plácido Domingo conducted our Banda Primitiva, appointing him as Honorary Conductor during the event.

Additionally, we must highlight the dissemination of their performances through various CDs.

The current principal conductor is Pedro Vicente Alamá, since November 2023.

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More than 200 years of making musical history

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Moments that have marked our history

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Unforgettable dates in the band's history.

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