In 1984, a competition for composing Christian marches was held in Elche, and Jose Mª Ferrero entered the competition with the march entitled Ilicitana. At the last minute, the competition was cancelled, but the author kept the title, and premiered it in Elche that same year.
In this competition, the Christian march genre has a new example of the enormous possibilities of this musical form. Some passages of this march are inspired by the “Misteri” of that city.
