Ponce Municipal Band | |
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.jpg) Banda Municipal de Ponce | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Danza, classical |
| Occupation | Band |
| Years active | 1883-present |
| Members | Music Director Juan García Germaín Founder 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]
- ^ Comunicado de Prensa. NOCHES DE GALERÍAS EN SEPTIEMBRE. Noticias Sur P.R. 29 August 2011. Accessed 12 April 2021.
- ^ Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años. Edward Zayas Torres. El Vocero. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 67.
- ^ Edward Zayas Torres. Banda Municipal de Ponce celebra 125 años. El Vocero. 14 March 2008.
- ^ Concierto de Navidad Banda Municipal de Ponce.[usurped] El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ Ponce: Mensaje del Presupuesto 2012-2013. Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Mayor Maria Melendez. Municipality of Ponce. Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Municipal Budget. Page 15. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 13 June 2013.