{"id":2518,"date":"2025-09-22T13:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mestreferrero.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:01:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mestreferrero.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A key figure in 20th-century Valencian music. Composer, conductor, and music educator, his legacy has transformed the music for the Moors and Christians festivals.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Ferrero Pastor was born in Ontinyent (Valencia) on December 21, 1926. The son of an amateur musician\u2014owner of a family business and horn player in the Uni\u00f3n Musical band\u2014he inherited his love of music and his first notions of solf\u00e8ge from his father\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ontinyent, August 27, 1964. It’s the night of the Alardos, the prelude to the Festival.
The K\u00e1bilas troupe is having dinner in the courtyard of the now-demolished \u201cHostal El Sol.\u201d
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Mestre Ferrero is undoubtedly an indispensable and emblematic figure in Valencian music. His genius lies not only in the intrinsic beauty of his works but also in his ability to capture the very essence of the Festival.<\/p>\n

The melodies of all his works have become ingrained in the collective soul of festival-goers and musicians, passed down from generation to generation. Ferrero’s influence extends far beyond the musical score; he continues to inspire new composers and conductors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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