sociedad musical san antonio de benageber

What sociedad musical san antonio de benageber does

Sociedad Musical de San Antonio de Benagéber (operating as SOCMUSAB) is a non-profit cultural association (asociación cultural sin ánimo de lucro) founded in 2006 in the municipality of San Antonio de Benagéber, Valencia province, Spain. It operates the only music school in the town and runs three interconnected ensembles — the Bandeta Infantil (children's band), the Banda Juvenil (youth band), and the Banda Sinfónica SAB (adult band) — providing a continuous musical education pathway from early childhood through adulthood. Instruction covers woodwind, brass, percussion, piano, violin, and guitar, delivered through group and individual lessons at the society's town-center facilities, with an instrument-lending program supported by EXCEL·LENT grants from the Diputación de Valencia.

The organization's business model combines tuition and enrollment fees (undisclosed publicly), member dues, performance contracts for local festivals (notably Fallas via contracts with local falla commissions such as Falla Turia-Plaça Ajuntament), and recurring public subsidies from the municipal Ayuntamiento de San Antonio de Benagéber, the Diputación de Valencia, and the regional FSMCV federation. Revenue is not disclosed. Technology footprint is limited: an OwnCloud-based cloud storage service distributes teaching materials to teachers, students, and parents via web and mobile (Android/iOS) clients, and the society maintains a YouTube channel (@sociedadmusicalsab6450), Facebook page, and Twitter account for community engagement and concert distribution.

The society is institutionally embedded in the local cultural calendar, performing at Christmas, Holy Week, Santa Cecilia, Fallas, and religious processions, and participates in the annual FSMCV Campaña de Conciertos de Intercambios Musicales (XXIII edition observed in 2026). It is governed by a Junta Directiva (board of directors) currently led by President Guillermo Moreno, with Alejandro Ruiz Alegre serving as band director. Scale is small and stable: roughly 6 paid staff, approximately 50 active musicians across ensembles, and operations confined to a single Spanish municipality with no stated geographic expansion plans.

Name

sociedad musical san antonio de benageber

Legal name

Sociedad Musical de San Antonio de Benagéber

Website

https://socmusab.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sociedad Musical de San Antonio de Benagéber (SOCMUSAB) is a Spanish non-profit cultural association operating the only music school in San Antonio de Benagéber, Valencia, running children's, youth, and adult bands and serving local families and the municipality through instrument instruction, concerts, and festival performances.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Schools & Conservatory Prep (Pre-College) (EDAMANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC), Early Childhood Music Education (Ages 0–7) (EDAMANAD)

Keywords

• Music education services
• Community band performance
• Instrument instruction
• Music school programs
• Concert and ensemble events

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio de Benagéber

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SOCMUSAB is a non-profit cultural music society that runs a community music school (Escuela de Música) providing instrument lessons in wind, percussion, and string instruments to children, youth, and adults. It operates three integrated ensembles—a children's band (Bandeta Infantil), a youth band (Banda Juvenil), and an adult symphonic band (Banda Sinfónica)—that perform at local concerts, festivals, religious events, and the annual musical exchange campaign.

Product overview

SOCMUSAB operates as a unified community music education organization offering multiple interconnected programs: the core Escuela de Música provides music lessons; the Bandeta Infantil serves young children; the Banda Juvenil accommodates progressing youth; and the Banda Sinfónica comprises adult musicians. All bands perform regular concerts including Christmas, spring, and exchange performances. The organization also provides instrument lending to students and participates in the annual Campaña de Intercambios Musicales with other music societies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 years of continuous operation serving the community since 2006

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Diputación de ValenciamajorOthers · 1 January 2022The Provincial Council of Valencia provides financial support (subvenciones) to the society for purchasing instruments and supporting music education. Programs include EXCEL·LENT grants for instrument acquisition.
• FSMCV (Federación de Sociedades Musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe society is affiliated with the Federation of Musical Societies of the Valencian Community, a regional umbrella organization supporting and representing music societies across the Valencia region. The federation organizes events, provides resources, and advocates for musical education.
• Excmo. Ayuntamiento de San Antonio de BenagébercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local municipal government is a key partner supporting the society's activities and performances, providing institutional backing for cultural events and community celebrations.
• Falla Turia-Plaça AjuntamentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal falla organization that contracts the band for Fallas festival performances. A contract was signed in 2017 for Fallas 2018 celebrations.
• Parroquia San Antonio AbadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local parish sponsors concerts of sacred music and processional marches, with the society providing musical performances for religious events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Conservatorio Superior de Música "Joaquín Rodrigo" de Valencia: Official higher-education conservatory in Valencia offering professional music instruction. Overlaps with SOCMUSAB in music curriculum delivery but serves a far more advanced, credential-oriented student base, positioning it as the regional incumbent for music education.
• Yamaha Music School (Spain): International music education franchise with Spanish locations offering group and individual instrument lessons for children. Shares the early-childhood music instruction segment with SOCMUSAB's Bandeta Infantil but operates a commercial, branded model rather than a community non-profit.

Direct peers

• Federación de Sociedades Musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana (FSMCV) members: FSMCV is the regional umbrella of more than 500 sociedades musicales in the Valencia region. Member societies operate the same integrated music school + band ensemble model serving local municipalities, making them the closest direct comparable to SOCMUSAB.
• Sociedad Musical de La Vila Joiosa: FSMCV-affiliated musical society in Alicante province operating a music school and community band. Mirrors SOCMUSAB's combined education-ensemble model and reliance on provincial subsidies for instrument acquisition.
• Red de Escuelas de Música municipales (Spain): National network of publicly funded municipal music schools across Spain. These schools deliver the same combination of instrument instruction and ensemble work to local children and youth as SOCMUSAB, making them direct functional peers in the public music education space.
• Escuela de Música Creativa (Barcelona): Long-running private music school in Barcelona offering instrument and ensemble instruction for children, youth, and adults. Closely comparable to SOCMUSAB's Escuela de Música in instructional scope and age range, though commercially operated and in a larger urban market.

Regional players

• Musikene (Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco): Higher-education music school in the Basque Country delivering structured music instruction and ensemble programs. Operates a similar pedagogical model combining individual instruction with ensemble work, though concentrated in a different Spanish region.
• Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC): Higher-education music school in Catalonia offering comprehensive music instruction across instruments and ensembles. Comparable to SOCMUSAB in education-plus-ensemble design, but serving a far larger and more advanced regional student base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/socmusab
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCi4XCQxuJvuYNuJkaEbEhLg
• Facebookfacebook.com/SoMuSAB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociedad-musical-san-antonio-de-benageber

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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