[2] Alberch trained in the Cathedral of Vic and later, between 1534 and 1536, in Valencia with his uncle, Pere Vila.
There he met other musicians working in the court of the Duke of Calabria, such as Mateo Flecha and Bartomeu Càrceres.
From 1536 until his death, Alberch was organist at the Cathedral of Barcelona, and famed throughout Europe.
Alberch's works include: His book of madrigals marked the first use of the term by a Spanish composer.
They were based on the texts of Pere Serafí and Ausiàs March, among others.