Ondara celebrates the remarkable success of composer Josep Alemany i Ortolà, who has been awarded three awards in the V edition of the Composition Contest of the Valencian Federation of Dolçainers/res and Tabaleters/res (FDVDIT), an acknowledgment that underlines his established career in the The music festive and traditional Valencian.
The man from Ondara has excelled in two of the competition's categories. In the category of Great Colla of Dolçaines and Percussion, his Moorish march Moro Mussa It won First Prize, while the Christian march Tower Gerro He achieved Third Place. Furthermore, Alemany was recognized in the category of Pair of Dolçaina and Tabalwhere its composition The Revetla He won the Third Prize.
Josep Alemany's career
According to the Valencian Federation of Dolçainers/res and Tabaleters/res, Josep Alemany, born in Ondara in 1975He began his musical studies with the clarinet at the Unió Musical d'Ondara, continuing his Development at the Conservatori Tenor Cortis de Dénia and finishing at the José Iturbi Municipal Conservatory of Valencia. It was at this last center where he developed a deep interest in the dolçaina, a specialty in which he also completed his studies.
His passion for teaching and conducting led him to train in band conducting, arranging, and composition, thus consolidating a versatile musical profile. This commitment resulted in the establishment of several dolçaina schools in municipalities such as Pedreguer, Ondara itself, Pego, Dénia, and Vall d'Ebo, actively contributing to the dissemination of this traditional instrument.
Alemany has also been a key figure in the creation and direction of several dolçaina and tabal player groups. Among them, the following stand out: glues Els Traginers from Pedreguer, which he directed in two periods (of 1996 a 2004 and 2017 a 2019), And L'escamot de la gresca from Pedreguer, a children's and youth organization founded in the year 2000He also led Clandestine from Pego (1998-2002), The Colla de dolçaines i tabals d'Ondara (1996-2021) And Colla Roquerol from Dénia (2004-2008).
Currently, Josep Alemany works as a certified dolçaina teacher at the Javier Santacreu Municipal School of Music in Benissa and at the Pedreguer Municipal Conservatory of Music. His continuing education includes a Higher Degree in Orchestra and Band Conducting, and he regularly teaches courses training courses sponsored by FDVDIT.
