SURF CITY – Maestro Robert Butts will present My Name is Marco, his film on the life and music of Monsignor Marco Frisina at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library.

Marco Frisina is a world-renowned Italian composer of liturgical and religious songs and oratorios, numerous film scores, several operas and the recipient of numerous international awards. He founded a choir 40 years ago in the Diocese of Rome where he carries out his ministry. He is the Choir Master of the Pontifical Choir at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rector of the Basilica of Santa Cecilia, a sought-after lecturer as a scholar on Dante, and a biblical scholar. His choir of 300 voices sings all over the Diocese of Rome, throughout Italy and Europe. They often animate the liturgies before Pope Francis.

While Frisina’s music is only now finding recognition in the United States, it has long been popular throughout Europe and South America. His film scores have won awards and his operas are continually being produced by major companies.

My Name is Marco was produced in 2025 by Maestro Robert Butts, Lee Doswell, and board members of the nonprofit charity Music for Faith, Inc. The film features interviews with the composer, his friends, family, and colleagues. It also features performances by the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, and Choirs of Rome.

This program is generously sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of LBI.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/MarcoLBI, call 609-494-2480, or stop by the branch at 217 South Central Ave., Surf City.