Antequera will gather 200 choir voices in a sacred music concert under the baton of Marco Frisina

The composer and director of the Rome Diocese choir, Marco Frisina, will visit Antequera on the upcoming 29th of August where he will lead nearly twenty choirs from all over Andalusia, 200 voices and a Symphony Orchestra, to offer a sacred music performance at the Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María La Mayor.

Entry will be free until full capacity starting at 9:00 PM. This was announced by the Vice President of Culture, Manuel López Mestanza, along with José Medina, Councilor for Culture at the Municipality of Antequera.

On August 29, Antequera sings with Frisina will offer a choral meeting that will reflect the history of Antequera itself, featuring pieces by Monsignor Marco Frisina, but linked to the city's own history, naming the churches of the city and with the presence of many religious communities throughout its history.

Choirs from all over the autonomous community will attend the event. From provinces like Huelva, Jaén, Cádiz, and Málaga, making Antequera the national epicenter of sacred music. Thus, the choirs visiting Antequera will include those from Tarifa, Diocese of Jaén, Cathedral of Huelva, Cathedral of Málaga, María Inmaculada de Antequera, Ciudad de Antequera, Escolanías Pueri Cantores de Málaga, Ntra. Sra. de Loreto María Inmaculada, Ntra. Sra. de la Victoria de Antequera.

López Mestanza has stated that "it is a top-level musical experience with a genius of music like Marco Frisina". "As a priest and composer, he has created a cultural bridge, combining introspection and community, and invites the listener to celebrate the sacred through the beauty of sound".

Medina added that "Antequera is becoming a city for sacred music, due to the global significance of its historical heritage, and to this we add an artistic setting that is a very suitable, very appropriate stage for what is the most spiritual of all the fine arts: music".

Similarly, he explained that the concert will begin with a song to joy and faith and after a musical journey through the city, it will culminate with an invocation for world peace and understanding among nations. The concert will end with two pieces dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one of them, 'Tu madre nos acoges', dedicated to the House of the Virgin in Loreto, also present in Antequera.

Monsignor Marco Frisina

Monsignor Marco Frisina is a renowned Italian priest, composer, and choir director, born in Rome in 1954. He is especially known for his role as the director of the Choir of the Diocese of Rome and for having composed a large amount of contemporary liturgical music sung in churches worldwide.

He studied at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and also at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia. He also holds a degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Throughout his life, he has composed more than 200 liturgical songs, as well as soundtracks for religious films and ecclesiastical events. He has also directed music in numerous celebrations presided over by Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. His music combines Gregorian and polyphonic tradition with a more accessible and emotional musical language, making it very popular in contemporary liturgical celebrations.