Stan Fortuna, C.F.R., (born June 9, 1957) is a Catholic priest notable for his evangelical musical contributions of various genres, primarily Catholic-based jazz and hip hop.
Fortuna, a U.S. citizen of Italian and Greek descent, has been passionate about music since his early years. In second grade, he received an electric guitar as a Christmas[1] gift and started playing improvisational sessions in and around New York City. Fortuna trained under renowned jazz artist Lennie Tristano,[2] and played bass professionally before dedicating himself to priesthood.
Father Fortuna established the non-profit Francesco Productions in 1987 as a means to record and distribute evangelical music, video productions and books, as well as handle his speaking and concert engagements; all proceeds benefit the Community's work with the poor of the South Bronx where he lives. Francesco International Love Outreach was later started to assist in working with the poverty-stricken outside of the US, including the underprivileged in Uganda and Poland.
Father Fortuna has been a featured presenter at numerous Franciscan youth conferences like Steubenville, and has numerous appearances to his credit on the EWTN program, Life on the Rock. He frequently performs and lectures in the United States and countries in Europe and Africa. His work and music have garnered articles in a number of publications including the U.S. hip hop magazine XXL and in the New York press; he has also appeared on Entertainment Tonight Canada and MuchMusic's "Popoganda".
Father Fortuna has released over 18 CDs in a variety of musical genres. His latest rap CD is Sacro Song 3: The Completion of the Trilogy, and "Seraphic Wanderer", containing a variety of musical styles and released in 2009, is dedicated to his mother. He has also released a jazz CD through Universal Music with his trio, Scola Tristano. He has written three books U Got 2 Believe, U Got 2 Pray and U Got 2 Love - all published by OSV.
A documentary on his life and work entitled Sent has been produced. His third inspirational book U Got 2 Love was released in December 2009.
Father Stan during performance
Among his most memorable songs are and Cell 91 from the album .
Father Fortuna spends most of his time preaching and doing concerts in the United States, Canada, Africa and Europe. During 2008 he performed at World Youth Day, Australia, participated in an international conference at the Divine Retreat Center in India and was keynote speaker at the Diocesan Youth Conference in Victoria, British Columbia.
Discographyedit
Albumsedit
Surrender To Stillness (1994)
Take My Heart (1995)
First Collection (1996)
Loved By You (1997)
Fr. Stan Live - The Spirit of the Lord and the Art of Improvising [Live] (1998)
Traditional Catholic Hymns (1999)
Second Collection (2000)
I Will Worship You (2000)
I Hear You Got Plans / Do You Love Me? [Single] (2000)
Sacro Song (1998)
Sacro Song II (2002)
Scola Tristano
New Culture Concert Live in New York Jazz
The Great One
Christmas Culture: Sacred & Secular
Brazilian Collection
Adoration (2003)
Sacro Song 3: The Completion of the Trilogy (2006)
Seraphic Wanderer (2009)
Renewal (2012)
Word World: Poetic Invasion (2014)
I Will Sing (2017)
Spirit Of Christmas (1988)
Bibliographyedit
Booksedit
U Got 2 Believe (2001)
U Got 2 Pray: 100 Prayers for Daily Living in Modern Culture (2004)
U Got 2 Love (2009)
Referencesedit
^ abKohn, Rachael (8 April 2007). "Fr Stan Raps God". ABC Online. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^Hamad, Michael (December 17, 2010). "Scola Tristano Duo At Bridge Street Live On Dec. 19". Hartford Advocate. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stan Fortuna.
Francesco Productions (Rev. Fortuna's official site)
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Father Stan Fortuna, C.F.R., Promovideo for the World Youth Day in Sydney 2008
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Stan Fortuna news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message This contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Stan Fortuna C F R born June 9 1957 is a Catholic priest notable for his evangelical musical contributions of various genres primarily Catholic based jazz and hip hop Father Stan preaching in 2006 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 4 Bibliography 4 1 Books 5 References 6 External linksBiography editFortuna a U S citizen of Italian and Greek descent has been passionate about music since his early years In second grade he received an electric guitar as a Christmas 1 gift and started playing improvisational sessions in and around New York City Fortuna trained under renowned jazz artist Lennie Tristano 2 and played bass professionally before dedicating himself to priesthood Career editFortuna is one of the eight original members of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal a Franciscan order established by Cardinal John Joseph O Connor in 1987 Father Stan was ordained as a priest in the Bronx in 1990 1 Father Fortuna established the non profit Francesco Productions in 1987 as a means to record and distribute evangelical music video productions and books as well as handle his speaking and concert engagements all proceeds benefit the Community s work with the poor of the South Bronx where he lives Francesco International Love Outreach was later started to assist in working with the poverty stricken outside of the US including the underprivileged in Uganda and Poland Father Fortuna has been a featured presenter at numerous Franciscan youth conferences like Steubenville and has numerous appearances to his credit on the EWTN program Life on the Rock He frequently performs and lectures in the United States and countries in Europe and Africa His work and music have garnered articles in a number of publications including the U S hip hop magazine XXL and in the New York press he has also appeared on Entertainment Tonight Canada and MuchMusic s Popoganda Father Fortuna has released over 18 CDs in a variety of musical genres His latest rap CD is Sacro Song 3 The Completion of the Trilogy and Seraphic Wanderer containing a variety of musical styles and released in 2009 is dedicated to his mother He has also released a jazz CD through Universal Music with his trio Scola Tristano He has written three books U Got 2 Believe U Got 2 Pray and U Got 2 Love all published by OSV A documentary on his life and work entitled Sent has been produced His third inspirational book U Got 2 Love was released in December 2009 nbsp Father Stan during performance Among his most memorable songs are Everybody Got 2 Suffer and Cell 91 from the album Sacro Song II Father Fortuna spends most of his time preaching and doing concerts in the United States Canada Africa and Europe During 2008 he performed at World Youth Day Australia participated in an international conference at the Divine Retreat Center in India and was keynote speaker at the Diocesan Youth Conference in Victoria British Columbia Discography editAlbums edit Surrender To Stillness 1994 Take My Heart 1995 First Collection 1996 Loved By You 1997 Fr Stan Live The Spirit of the Lord and the Art of Improvising Live 1998 Traditional Catholic Hymns 1999 Second Collection 2000 I Will Worship You 2000 I Hear You Got Plans Do You Love Me Single 2000 Sacro Song 1998 Sacro Song II 2002 Scola Tristano New Culture Concert Live in New York Jazz The Great One Christmas Culture Sacred amp Secular Brazilian Collection Adoration 2003 Sacro Song 3 The Completion of the Trilogy 2006 Seraphic Wanderer 2009 Renewal 2012 Word World Poetic Invasion 2014 I Will Sing 2017 Spirit Of Christmas 1988 Bibliography editBooks edit U Got 2 Believe 2001 U Got 2 Pray 100 Prayers for Daily Living in Modern Culture 2004 U Got 2 Love 2009 References edit a b Kohn Rachael 8 April 2007 Fr Stan Raps God ABC Online Retrieved 23 December 2010 Hamad Michael December 17 2010 Scola Tristano Duo At Bridge Street Live On Dec 19 Hartford Advocate Retrieved 23 December 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stan Fortuna Francesco Productions Rev Fortuna s official site Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Father Stan Fortuna C F R Promovideo for the World Youth Day in Sydney 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stan Fortuna amp oldid 1200015338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
