In Guláns (Ponteareas) all families have any musicians among its members
"It will be a matter of genetics." It's the only explanation is that Alicia Porto for four generations has been followed by his name linked to the band A Guláns Union (Ponteareas). Maximino Porto, his grandfather, was the euphonium in 1920, Constantine, his father, shone as clarinet soloist in the 50, and now she instills passion music by his nephew from the direction of one of the longest-lived bands of Galicia. The boy promises and portends so many generations of musicians.
Many young people went to the military with the hope of entering the military band
Until the early twentieth century musicians played everything from memory
The case of Porto Guláns is not unique. The Soto, Carracedo, the Groba ... Add to a list that began in 1870 the band's founder, José Carracedo, and has survived ever since with the only break of the Civil War. In between, the streets of this small parish Ponteareas grow as musicians have been Groba Roger, founder of the Orchestre de A Coruña, or the Pied Piper of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Galicia Luis Soto. "In Guláns same thing happens in Austria, 80% of people are able to read music," says Soto.
Alicia's thesis also supports Anxo Porto, Dean of the Faculty of Education Santiago and former clarinetist of A Union: "My father played the trombone and had very good pace. Drummed on the table every time listening to the radio and that we were leaving me and my brothers. " Music that breastfeeding is not successful in all cases is, according to Soto, "Music is not always seen as a means of real life, but as a bonus."
The difficulties were more than they are. Porto Anxo still recalls the case of constant Porto, principal clarinetist, who came every January with his fingers burned by distilling liquor. "The new players believed they could not touch, but the truth is it was an exceptional clarinetist, with very good technique and sound." These were the years in which the tests were suspended during the months of more work and the instruments and uniforms passed from parents to children with his string of patches. "The instruments profited greatly. Is tied with rubber, they took the ferreiro for soldiers ... It became impossible for them last. "Theirs is a case in point: when it started in the 60's, his grandmother had to sell a pine for 5,000 pesetas to buy a clarinet than 3,000." The instrument was changing hands 15 years until I got back, "he says.
The will always be more than necessary and many musicians were able to pull talent flourish." The young men went to the military to acquire musical training. They spent two years surrounded by professional musicians and rehearsing full time, "says Anxo Porto. Even without Roger Groba began instrument his lips and memory later allowed to whistle tunes as if read in a pentagram. Was he responsible for the code to remind bagpipers and set the tone for tuning.
In 140 years of history are endless anecdotes accumulated. Porto points out that the initial name of the group was Banda's Guláns until, in 1935, the director José Carracedo label a poster with the name of A Union. The decision caused controversy over whether to use A Union or the Union. Memorable is also the fragmentation in two of the band in 1947 when the parish lived in Union and La Reconquista Guláns. Two bands for a parish that could feed so many, but ultimately became integrated into a single: A Guláns Union.
"Every band has its own characteristics and the Guláns always noted for its wood," says Anxo Porto. Who he played with the band recalls the "bright tone" of his melodies, which prevented accompanied by piano but gave a "very sound." Anxo has the merit of being also the nephew of the first Gulan Salceda who went to learn music theory and returned to the parish with this innovative tool saved hours and hours of memorization of the score.
Live Like on his first day, A Gúláns Union currently has 50 musicians and a youth academy own school band for the elderly. Miguel Porto, the current president, whom the musical tradition he started in his great-grandfather, is clear what is the secret of good health of the group: "The nearly 30 performances each year and the parishes in which we played all year for the past two decades. " Among the youngest of the place are those who have already flown on his own and walk Galicia verbena verbena in the charanga SDK, composed of musicians with an average age of 16.
By: Carlos Prego
Source: El País
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