Marco Frisina
Monsignor Marco Frisina ( born December 16, 1954 in Rome, Italy ) is an Italian priest and composer of film scores.
Short Biography
Frisina was late appointee, and studied music at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, where he received his degree in 1979. As early as 1978 Frisina began to study theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. The study was completed on 24 April 1982, his ordination as Roman Catholic priest. He is regarded in Rome as an expert in the Scriptures and church law.
1985 Pope John Paul II appointed him as the bandmaster of the Lateran Basilica. In this role, Frisina established in the mid -1980s, the Coro della Diocese of Roma, a choir, be included in the mostly young people, and in which the liturgy is encouraged.
1991 Radiotelevisione Italiana approached Frisina, and won the priests for their dedicated television project The Bible. From 1993 to 1997, composed the music for Frisina six of the 10 feature films that deal with the Old Testament. He was supported by the famous music composer Ennio Morricone. In 1995 he was for his composition of The Bible - Joseph honored with the American Television Award Cable Ace Award. Also Frisina was involved as a theological consultant on the project.
Frisina, who has since composed for several Italian television films whose central concern is the spread of the Christian faith, also also composed liturgical songs, of which over 120 pieces in Italy on CD are available.
The best-known song, which comes from Marco Frisina, Jesus Christ, You Are My Life, which is also sung at World Youth Days and international acolytes pilgrimages, most recently at the international acolytes pilgrimage to Rome in 2010 by the faithful is.
At the same time he wrote to John Paul II but also for his successor in office, Benedict XVI. , Some oratorios.
Marco Frisina is since 2003 professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, and since 2004 also at the Pontifical Lateran University.
In 2007 he composed the opera " La Divina Commedia " on the basis of the literary masterpiece by Dante Alighieri.