- The bid continues to gain the support of the cultural fabric of Cáceres and reinforces its commitment to bringing culture closer to all citizens
The Cáceres Municipal Music Band Association has formalized its adhesion to Cáceres’ candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2031, adding to the project an institution with 138 years of experience and a close link with the cultural life of the city.
The Councilor for Culture of the Cáceres City Council, Jorge Suárez, and the president and director of the Cáceres Municipal Music Band Association, Jorge Sánchez and Javier Cortés, respectively, participated in the signing ceremony.
The incorporation of the Municipal Band represents new support from the Cáceres cultural fabric for the bid and reinforces one of the principles of Transcultura, the Cáceres 2031 methodology, which seeks to connect people and territories through culture and make citizen participation one of the driving forces of the project.
The Councilor for Culture, Jorge Suárez, highlighted that this accession is “one more example of the cultural fabric that is being added to the candidacy and to that Transcultura that we are bringing to all neighborhoods and to society as a whole.” Suárez has highlighted the 138 years of history of the Municipal Band, distinguished with the Medal of the City of Cáceres, and has indicated that its support represents “a very important step to make the talent and music we have in our city known to all of Europe.”
For his part, the director of the Municipal Band, Javier Cortés, recalled the role the group has played for over a century in bringing music to the public and contributing to the training of generations of musicians. “We are very proud and happy to be part of this bid and to contribute to making Cáceres a leading city throughout Europe,” he stated.
With 138 years of history, the Cáceres Municipal Music Band is part of the city’s cultural heritage. His career is linked to both the dissemination of music and musical training and its presence in the daily lives of the people of Cáceres, bringing music to different spaces and audiences.
Their support for Cáceres 2031 reinforces the participatory dimension of a candidacy that continues to attract associations, institutions, and cultural professionals. It is a collective project that recognizes the value of the organizations that have spent decades building Cáceres’ cultural identity and that now wish to be part of its present and future in Europe.
