Ponce Municipal Band Explained

Ponce Municipal Band
Origin:Ponce, Puerto Rico
Genre:Danza, classical
Occupation:Band
Years Active:1883-present
Current Members:Music Director
Juan García Germaín
Founder
Juan Morel Campos
Past Directors
Domingo Cruz "Cocolia"
Julio Alvarado Tricoche
Luis Osvaldo Pino Valdivieso
Rubén Colón Tarrats
Past Members:Juan Ríos Ovalle
Other past directors
Emilio Alvarado
Eduardo Cuevas
Tomás Clavel
Eustaquio Pujals

The Ponce Municipal Band (Spanish: Banda Municipal de Ponce), also known as Centenaria Banda Municipal de Ponce,[1] is the band of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The band is the oldest continuously-performing band in the Caribbean[2] and the oldest music group in Puerto Rico.[3] It has performed its open-air concerts for over 125 years. The current director is Juan García Germaín. It has 42 members between 25 and 83 years old.[4] It operates within the jurisdiction of the Oficina de Desarrollo Cultural (English: Office of Cultural Development) of the autonomous municipality of Ponce.[5] Its headquarters are located at the Centro Integrado para el Fortalecimiento de las Artes Musicales, next to Teatro La Perla.[6]

History

The history of the Ponce Municipal Band dates to its predecessor, the Ponce Firefighters' Band,[7] a band that was already operational in 1859.[8] It was founded in September, 1883,[9] by Juan Morel Campos.[10] In 1953, the Band reorganized and was moved from an organization under the Ponce Firefighters Corps to an organization under the Ponce Municipal Government.[11] The directors of the band after its founder have been Domingo Cruz (Cocolia), Julio Alvarado, Emilio Alvarado, Eduardo Cuevas, Tomás Clavel, and Eustaquio Pujals. The current director is Juan B. García Germaín.[12] Band master Julio Alvarado was the director of the band at the time of its 1953 reorganization.[13] Gregorio Ledesma was the band conductor in 1859.[14]

In late 2010, the Ponce Municipal Government provided the Band its own location for its rehearsals.[15] The new location is next to the legendary Teatro La Perla at a structure named Centro Integrado para el Fortalecimiento de las Artes Musicales (Integrated Center for the Development of the Musical Arts).

Concerts

The Band originally celebrated its concerts from a since-removed second floor stage at Parque de Bombas.[16] It then performed from Paseo Antonio Arias (formerly, Paseo Amor),[17] and has also performed from Concha Acústica de Ponce and Paseo Tablado La Guancha. It also performed from the Dora Colón Clavell Urban Park[18] for some time, and it is currently performing from a removable stage at front of the Ponce City Hall.[19] Concerts are every Sunday evening. In September, 2011, the Band adopted a new venue philosophy called Retretas en la Comunidad, whereby it started to bring its stage to the various communities of Ponce.[20]

Directors and their terms

As "Banda del Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Ponce":[21]

As "Banda Municipal de Ponce":[27]

Current members

As of March 2011, the Ponce Municipal Band had 42 members as follows:[37]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://noticiassurpr.blogspot.com/2011/08/ Comunicado de Prensa.
  2. http://foro.univision.com/t5/Amigos-de-Ponce/BANDA-MUNICIPAL-DE-PONCE-Y-SUS-125-A%C3%91OS/m-p/239530112 Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años.
  3. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 67.
  4. http://foro.univision.com/t5/Amigos-de-Ponce/BANDA-MUNICIPAL-DE-PONCE-Y-SUS-125-A%C3%91OS/m-p/239530112 Edward Zayas Torres. Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años. El Vocero. 14 March 2008.
  5. http://www.elsuralavista.com/periodico/?p=44792 Concierto de Navidad Banda Municipal de Ponce.
  6. http://www.periodicolaperla.com/images/stories/banners_pagina_frontal/banner_mensaje_de_la_semana/mensaje_presupuesto_flat.jpg Ponce: Mensaje del Presupuesto 2012-2013.
  7. http://www.prpop.org/noticias/may07/juan_morel_campos_may18.shtml Juan Morel Campos: un Beethoven boricua que antecedió a la salsa Fundación Nacional Para la Cultura Popular. 18 May 2007.
  8. Emilio Pasarell. Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.74.
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=rzyA0BhHHCIC&pg=PA24 Las fiestas populares de Ponce. By Ramón Marín. Page 24.
  10. http://foro.univision.com/t5/Amigos-de-Ponce/BANDA-MUNICIPAL-DE-PONCE-Y-SUS-125-A%C3%91OS/m-p/239530112 Edward Zayas Torres. Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años. El Vocero. 14 March 2008.
  11. http://foro.univision.com/t5/Amigos-de-Ponce/BANDA-MUNICIPAL-DE-PONCE-Y-SUS-125-A%C3%91OS/m-p/239530112 Edward Zayas Torres. Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años. El Vocero. 14 March 2008.
  12. http://www.periodicolaperla.com/velada-excepcional-en-el-panteon-nacional/ Velada excepcional en el Panteón Nacional: El concierto de este jueves será dirigido por el profesor Juan García Germain.
  13. http://www.elsuralavista.com/periodico/?p=4267 Concierto de clausura aniversario 125 de la Banda Municipal de Ponce. El Sur a la Vista. (Portada » Arte y Cultura, Ponce.) 17 Dec 2009.
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=KupZP6mVfC0C&pg=PA267 Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
  15. http://www.elsuralavista.com/periodico/?p=30519 Con nueva casa la centenaria Banda Municipal de Ponce.
  16. http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/39021/20654536.pdf?sequence=1 Imagen Ponce: Public and Private Interest in the Design of a Free Zone within the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  17. https://noticiassurpr.blogspot.com/2011/08/ Comunicado de Prensa.
  18. https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZswCpWD1w8C&pg=PT271 Harry S. Pariser. Explore Puerto Rico. Page 250.
  19. http://www.visitaponce.com/fiestasCarnavales.aspx Visita Ponce.
  20. http://www.elsuralavista.com/periodico/?p=42549 Retreta especial en la Playa de Ponce por la Banda Municipal de Ponce.
  21. http://www.travelponce.com/Municipal-Band.html The Ponce Municipal Band.
  22. [Luis Fortuño Janeiro]
  23. Don Domingo Cruz (Cocolia). Museo del Parque de Bombas de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. March 2, 2011.
  24. Luis Fortuño Janeiro. "Album Historico de Ponce (1692-1963)". Page 38. 1963. Imprenta Fortuño Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  25. Luis Fortuño Janeiro. "Album Historico de Ponce (1692-1963)". Page 38. 1963. Imprenta Fortuño Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  26. Museo Parque de Bombas. Primer Piso. Sala de Exhibicion. "Cronologia del Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipal de Ponce." Hoja 4. Año 1924. Accessed 2 Marzo 2011.
  27. http://www.travelponce.com/Municipal-Band.html The Ponce Municipal Band.
  28. https://issuu.com/periodicolaperladelsur/docs/edicio_n_1792?e=25012980/59859875 Arturo Pasarell y La Sinfonica: Pilares del Renacer Musical Ponceño.
  29. Luis Fortuño Janeiro. "Album Historico de Ponce (1692-1963)". Page 38. 1963. Imprenta Fortuño Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  30. http://julioalvaradotricoche.weebly.com/don-julio-alvarado.html ¿Quien es Don Julio Alvarado Tricoche?.
  31. Luis Fortuño Janeiro. "Album Historico de Ponce (1692-1963)". Page 38. 1963. Imprenta Fortuño Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  32. http://prpop.org/biografias/julito-alvarado/ Julito Alvarado.
  33. http://www.lexjuris.com/ordenanzas/Ponce/2010-2011/ORD_032_10-11.PDF Ordenanza Numero 32 (Serie 2010-2011): Para Autorizar a la Alcaldesa de Ponce, Hon. Maria Melendez Altieri Designar Al Edificio Anexo Al Teatro La Perla de Ponce con el Nombre de "Centro Integrado Para el Fortalecimiento de las Artes Musicales Luis Osvaldo Pino Valdivieso".
  34. http://www.travelponce.com/Municipal-Band.html The Ponce Municipal Band.
  35. http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5583:colon-tarrats-dice-adios-a-eternos-amores&catid=121:portada-gente&Itemid=177 Se despide Rubén Colón Tarrats.
  36. http://www.periodicolaperla.com/velada-excepcional-en-el-panteon-nacional/ Velada excepcional en el Panteón Nacional: El concierto de este jueves será dirigido por el profesor Juan García Germain.
  37. "La Retreta: Banda Municipal de Ponce", brochure. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Cultural Development. March 2010.

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