Italian Roman Catholic priest and composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marco Frisina (born 16 December 1954, in Rome) is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and composer. He is director of the Pastoral Worship Center at the Vatican.[1][2][3]
In 1984 he founded the choir of the Diocese of Rome that he directed continuously for over four decades. Formed by 250 elements,[6] the choir got involded in various international events and Holy Masses celebrated by the Pope.
Since 1985 he has been the director of the Lateran Pontifical Pious Chapel[7] in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, a choir which is composed by 32 chantors and 2 organists.[8]
In 1991 Frisina started a collaboration with TV series titled Le storie della Bibbia produced by Lux Vide, in quality of Biblical consultant and musical composer.[9] For what concerns the musical acitivbity, he involved the Italian composer Ennio Morricone.[10]
In 2007 he composed the La Divina Commedia Opera Musical (second title L'uomo che cerca l'Amore), the first musical trasponsition of the omonymous work of Dante Alighieri. It was a two acts drama with libretto of Gianmario Pagano and produced by the Musical International Company.[12]
In 2011 he composed the official hymn for the beatification of John Paul II and was the liturgical focal point of the related celebrations.[13][14]
In September 2014 he organized in Rome the first national congress of the Italian religious choirs,[15] which in October 2016 was followed by the Jubilee of Choirs.[16][17]
Since 2015, he has been artistic director of the Concert with the Poor and for the Poor held in Paul VI Hall.
He was in charge of the music and direction of the show "Dante in Musica", directed by Andrea Ortis, winner in 2020 of the Persephone Award as best Italian musical of the year.
Frisina: Passio Caeciliae. Barbara Vignudelli (soprano), David Sebasti (narrator). Nova Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Coro Musicanova, Flavio Emilio Scogna. Brilliant Classics
Sergio Perugini Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. La fiction religiosa ...2011 - Page 107 "Marco Frisina (responsabile del Centro Pastorale per il Culto e la Santificazione al Vicariato di Roma),
Dolores Cerqui, Fabiano Togni Una comunità, un coro 2007 - Page 43 "Partecipare a Roma al Giubileo dell'anno 2000 e cantare gli stessi canti eseguiti dall'orchestra e dal Coro del Vicariato di Roma, diretti dal maestro Mons. Marco Frisina, bisogna ammettere che dà una certa soddisfazione e se poi vedi gli .."
Camillo Langone Guida alle Messe 2010 - Page 19 "... dal Sanctus in latino fino a I cieli narrano di Marco Frisina, una delle più ascoltabili composizioni sacre contemporanee."