Born in Algemesí in the province of Valencia, Spain, Ernest Artal is a composer, orchestra conductor, band leader and choir leader. He studied music in the Conservatoires of Valencia, Barcelona and Malaga.

Musical Specialities
Sol-fa, Theory of Music, Improvisation, Transposition and Accompaniment, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, Composition and Instrumentation, Piano, Trumpet, Conducting and Choir Leading.
He has led the following musical entities:

As Choir Leader
Mixed Choir, Benifayó (Valencia)
The Benissa Choir, Benissa (Alicante)
The Alzira Musical Society Choir, Alzira (Valencia)
Choir of the Alzira Symphony Orchestra, Alzira (Valencia)

As Band Leader
Rafaelguaraf Musical Society, Rafaelguaraf (Valencia)
Benissa Musical Society, Benissa (Alicante)
Genovés Musical Instruction Society, Genovés (Valencia)
Alzira Musical Society, Alzira (Valencia)
Albalat Musical Society, Albalat (Valencia)
Alboraia Musical Society, Alboraia (Valencia)
 
As Orchestra Conductor
Orchestra of the Alzira Musical Society, Alzira (Valencia)
Alzira Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Alzira (Valencia)
Orchestra and Choir of the Valencian Community, Benifayó (Valencia)
Barvinsky Philharmonic Orchestra, Riola (Valencia)

He has been invited as guest conductor or choir leader by the following musical entities:
The Choir of Bonn Cathedral (Germany)
The Jasbereny Choir, Budapest (Hungary)
The Palotasy Choir, Budapest (Hungary)
The Dinu Lipatti Choir of the Lyceum no. 1, Bucharest (Romania)

The Madrid Municipal Band
The Baza Municipal Band, Granada

The Szolnok Symphony Orchestra, Hungary
The Asuncion Chamber Orchestra, Paraguay
The Dinu Lipatti Symphony Orchestra of the Lyceum no. 1, Bucharest, Romania(2012)

As a Composer he has produced vocal and instrumental music, chamber and symphonic, religious and profane, and light music, his music having been published in both Spain and Germany. His best known work is the Pater Noster. His music has been used as soundtracks for several documentaries in Spain.

In the field of teaching he has been:
Director and professor at the middle grade School of Music and Dance of the Alzira Symphony Orchestra and Choir
Professor of Harmony, Musical Forms and Improvisation at the Ruperto Chapí Conservatoire in Elda (Alicante)
Professor of Harmony, Sol-fa, and Musical Theory at the Conservatoire in Cullera (Valencia)
Professor of History, Aesthetics and Harmony at the Maestro Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatoire in Valencia
Professor of Harmony, Analysis and Principles of Composition at the Conservatoire in Oliva (Valencia)

He has organised and taught on the following courses:
Professor and director of  the Course(I) in Choir Leading for young choir leaders organised by the Alzira Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Alzira (Valencia)
Professor and director of  the Course (I) in Choir Leading for young choir leaders in Elda (Alicante)
Professor and director of the Analysis and Interpretation Course of Mozart’s Requiem at the Conservatoire in Oliva (Valencia) for teachers and pupils. This course was endorsed by the Regional Ministry for Education and culminated in a performance of the work by the Conservatoire orchestra and choir conducted by Ernest Artal.

Distinctions
Honourable Mention as best conductor at the Altea Musical Awards (Valencia) for 1980.
Nomination as most promising young Valencian citizen outside Spain (1981)
Nomination as founder director in perpetuum of the Alzira Symphony Orchestra and Choir (1988)

Popularity
He has been interviewed on radio and television and articles have been written about him in newspapers and magazines, both at home and abroad, and some of his work has been used over the years as theme tunes for the popular radio programme Encarna Sánchez on Radio COPE. His name also appeared in the prestigious musical review, International Directory of the Performing Arts for 1999, in Hightstown, NJ (USA).

Currently he is professor of Harmony,  Principles of Composition, and Principles of Conducting at the Valencia Conservatoire and conducts the Barvinsky Philharmonic Orchestra.