St. Philip Neri is the saint of joy, irony, love of God and brothers lived on the wings of lightness and at the same time he is the saint who embodies and teaches the very great demands of the Gospel. For him, Jesus is the friend and at the same time our Savior, he is the playmate and at the same time the sublime example from to follow, the One who traces the difficult path of love until to reaching the supreme sacrifice of the Cross. For Philip Neri, however, this path must be walked by singing, one can walk with Christ with a light and pure heart, making even penance simple and joyful because it is lived out of love. Paradise , Paradise is an "oratory" in the sense proper to St. Philip Neri. In fact, it was he to who invented this sacred musical genre, capable of bringing together the Word of God and the lives of the saints by rereading them with the help of music and song. The joy of living the Gospel was thus transformed for Philip into a song of praise made of life and joy. The anecdotes that the Filipino tradition has given us are imbued with this joy, with a simple and surprising comedy, with a deep happiness that illuminates even the most difficult and painful moments. Philip can still give us back the desire to smile and look at life with eyes full of sky, he invites us to smile and to fly without being overwhelmed by the sadness of the world. The "oratorio" will alternate musical and sung pieces with the reading of anecdotes from the Saint's life: from his arrival to Rome to his death, passing through his pranks and miracles, with the same lightness that marked his extraordinary life.Msgr. Marco Frisina

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MONS. MARCO FRISINA

Msgr. Marco Frisina (Rome, Dec. 16, 1954) is an Italian presbyter,composer and choir director.

After classical studies he attended the Faculty of Letters at "La Sapienza" University and graduated in composition at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia. In 1978 he entered the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary as a student, completing his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University and earning a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.

Ordained a priest in 1982, from then carried out his ministry in the Diocese of Rome. He was assistant at the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary and then Director of the Liturgical Office of the Vicariate of Rome from 1991 to 2011. He is currently Consultor of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, President of the Diocesan Commission of Sacred Art and Rector of the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.

He is a lecturer at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the University of the Holy Cross.

In 1984 he founded - and from then directs - the Choir of the Diocese of Rome, currently composed from of over 250 elements and created for the animation of the most important diocesan liturgies, many of them presided over by the Holy Father. To the animation of these, have been added over the years Concerts in many Italian and foreign dioceses and the participation to numerous institutional events. Since 1991 he has been director of the Liturgical Office of the Vicariate of Rome and Maestro Director of the Pontifical Lateran Musical Chapel, which had musicians such as Orlando di Lasso and Palestrina as chapel master.

The same year also saw the beginning of his collaboration with Rai's international "Bible Project" both as a biblical consultant and music composer. In addition to the "Bible Project" films, over the years he has composed the soundtracks for many films to historical and religious themes made for Rai and Mediaset, including Michele Strogoff, Pope John, John Paul II, Edda Ciano, Callas and Onassis, and the more recent Pompeii, Puccini, Paul VI.

The author of numerous religiously inspired and paraliturgical songs known in Italy and abroad, his discography includes important collaborations to projects by Italian and international artists. These include Silent Night. to Christmas in Rome, released in 1998 together with Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney, and Dalla Terra, a record recorded in 2000 from Mina, for whom he composed the songs Magnificat and Nada te turbe.

He has composed and performed before Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI more than 20 Sacred Oratorios inspired to biblical characters or the lives of great saints. Alongside to these compositions, two other sacred oratorios deserve mention: Song of Songs written in 2009 and Passio Caeciliae from 2011.

Msgr. Marco Frisina in 1997 was appointed from Pope John Paul II Ordinary Virtuoso Academician of the Pontifical Insigne Academy of Fine Arts and Literature of the Virtuosi at the Pantheon, of which he is Spiritual Assistant.

He was responsible for music for some major events of the Great Jubilee 2000, such as World Youth Day and, recently, the RAI event The Bible Day and Night, the longest live broadcast in television history.

In 2007 he composed theopera theatrical La Divina Commedia, the first musical transposition of Dante's masterpiece of the same name. from January 2009 his second work for the theater is also on stage: The Miracle of Marcellinus, inspired by Jose Maria Sanchez Silva Marcellinus' novel Bread and Wine.

In 2011 he was music director for the Diocese of Rome in the Liturgies of the Beatification of Pope John Paul II, whose Official Anthem he also composed. Also in 2011, he directed the Choir of the Diocese of Rome in its first tour in the United States, performing in the Cathedral of New York and in the most important Theaters in New Jersey, proposing with success both sacred pieces and pieces taken from the Italian musical tradition.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA "FIDELES ET AMATI"

The Symphony Orchestra "Fideles et Amati" was formed in 2002. Since its first performance in July 1997 at the 26th "RomeFestival," it has achieved great successes thanks to the care and sensitivity of its artistic and musical director, Maestro Filippo Manci, who has enabled it to achieve excellent results.

The Orchestra has performed in various musical events collaborating with the "Rome Festival", the Diocesan School of Music of Rome, the Municipal Theater of Amelia, the Association "Caetani" of Cisterna di Latina, the International Academy of Arts to.I.D.to., the Rassegna Monregalese "Corrado Moretti" of Mondovì, the Coop Art, the Association "G. Torelli," the Municipality of Rome XVI° winning the call for Christmas Concerts in 2000 and 2002, the Municipality of Rome XII° for concerts at the "Santa Chiara" Auditorium in Rome, the "Great Music in Church," the "40 Concerts on the Lord's Day," the Academy of 'Opera Italian, the International Festival of Cortona.

Angelo Girardino's Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, featuring soloist Angelo Colone, was recorded in its first performance.

Among the many concerts performed, we would also like to mention two special humanitarian ones, in 1997 with the CARITAS of Foligno in favor of the earthquake victims of Umbria, and in 2003 in favor of the families of the victims of Nassirya, and in 2010 for the victims of the tzunami in Haiti.

In 2006, the Orchestra embarked on a fruitful collaboration with the Lidauto Music Festival in Ostia Antica, presenting a series of concerts also filmed from some television stations.

In 2010 she was invited by the Governorate of the Vatican City State, presenting Haydn's The Seven Words of Christ on meditations by Card. Lajolo, President of the Governorate.

Also in 2010, he gave a concert for the commemoration of gold medalist for civil valor Emilia Valori.

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