Benidorm is grants the schools of the three local music bands with 45,000 euros for their cultural and educational work
Each entity will receive 15,000 euros, the maximum amount eligible for funding, to finance its own expenses
The Local Government Board of Benidorm City Council has approved the final resolution granting subsidies to the city’s music schools and students. Each of the three local bands will receive €15,000, bringing the total amount of funding to €45,000.
The Councillor for Culture, Jaime Jesús Pérez, said that “once again, as was the case in the previous two academic years, this call for subsidies has reached the maximum amount available for each of Benidorm’s three musical organisations. We are therefore extremely pleased to be able to help finance the expenses necessary for their proper operation.”
Pérez recalled that “these grants were first introduced in 2016 to help cover the operating expenses of the city’s musical organisations, in recognition of the important work they carry out in promoting culture by providing education and training to a new generation of local musicians.” In fact, the three organisations have a combined total of nearly 750 students, some of whom “begin their musical education at a very early age thanks to the schools run by the Unión Musical, the Societat Musical l’Illa and the Societat Musical La Nova.”
These figures, the councillor added, “show that Benidorm has a large pool of musicians, enabling us to maintain and further strengthen the close relationship that has existed between music and the city for many decades.”
Jaime Jesús Pérez also stressed that these music schools and student training programmes complement Benidorm’s formal music education offering, provided at the José Pérez Barceló Municipal Conservatory of Music. He also pointed out that many students combine this training with participation in the bands themselves.
As in all previous calls for applications, the amount of funding awarded to each organisation is determined according to a series of objective criteria set out in the terms and conditions, including the number of students, the number of teachers, the band’s own staffing levels and the annual expenditure associated with the school, among others.
Once again, the Councillor for Culture highlighted that “Benidorm’s musical societies are a fundamental pillar in the promotion and dissemination of the city’s culture.” He also praised “their commitment and willingness to take part in the cultural, festive and institutional events held throughout the year”, as well as their “increasing commitment to promoting their own initiatives, sometimes in collaboration with other cultural, social or festive organisations in Benidorm, thereby creating connections that help build our city.”
Finally, the councillor thanked “these three musical organisations for the great work they carry out, not only in training new musicians but also in promoting and enhancing the value of our city’s culture”, and reiterated “the full support of the City Council so that they can continue carrying out this work for many years to come.”