Starting today, the Municipal School of Music and the Conservatory have its own auditorium thanks to the expansion works have been performed.
These works have opened this evening by the government delegate in the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar and the Mayor of Jumilla, Francisco Abellán.
Have been accompanied by the Councillor for Education Fuensanta Olivares, PSOE spokesman Jesus Sanchez, IU spokesman Verdes, other council members of the corporation, relatives of the composer Julian Santos (which gives its name to the School), representatives of the company responsible for Ferrovial , coaches and members of the various musical groups from Jumilla, and numerous teachers and students.
Jumilla mayor has called "this historic landmark building, something that we regretted the Jumillano, have a new building for these music lessons."
Abellán recalled that "the conservatory had a hard time being recognized as Intermediate currently are 24 teachers working in this school and more than 300 students who receive education, which we should feel proud of this work, which opened today bearing the name of a great teacher, as is his disciple Roque Baños.
Francisco Abellán also had words of thanks to Councillor Fuensanta Olivares.
For its part, the government delegate said that "thanks to this expansion was financed entirely with funds from Plan E Government of Spain with an amount of more than 568,000 euros, will significantly improve the quality of training offered at the city musical" .
In the same vein, the Mayor of Jumilla has stated that "other investment is more than the Government of Spain in a building with great social significance, since Jumilla has a great musical tradition, with two bands and a symphony orchestra and Hundreds of young people studying in this discipline. "
Abellán added that "in addition to the new service was created in the execution of these works has hired 15 young, while involving approximately 60 workers in different trades which required the work, plus numerous suppliers material or derivative work. "
The expansion of the Municipal School of Music is an annex building that will act as the audience.
Located on Avenida Reyes Católicos, is used for the implementation of the Intermediate auditions of the Conservatoire, which until now have been doing in the classroom culture, independent of his own music school.
The new building, constructed in an area of 737 square meters, has a concert hall located in the upper and lower floors and teaching elsewhere in the basement, with music and theory classes as well as an orchestra rehearsal room.
The Government of Spain creates 248 jobs in Jumilla
Finally, Gonzalez Tovar recalled that the Government of Spain through the Plan E 2009 and 2010 has made an investment in Jumilla of about 7 million euros that have helped develop 21 projects of works that have created 248 jobs.
The delegate noted that the Plan E "has managed to revive the economy of Jumilla, in addition to having engaged in major infrastructure for the use and enjoyment of citizens, such as the Day Center, the Hall covered the San Francisco school, public access Internet in public areas, containers or underground sewerage network in the market hall, to name just a few of the 21 projects that have been made. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla