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Daybreak, for voice and piano, will be performed by the semi-finalists of the Montreal International Musical Competition May 28-31. With a text by John Murrell, Daybreak was commissioned by the MIMC as the required piece, to be performed by the competitors. John will be in attendance for all the semi-final recitals in Montreal. |
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Estacio's "Triple Concerto" will be performed by the Edmonton Symphony at their Carnegie Hall debut on May 8. Recently revised, this will be the first time the concerto has been performed since its premiere. The concert also includes works by Allan Gilliland, Robert Rival and Martinu. The ESO will be previewing this program in Edmonton on May 4,5 prior to their departure to NYC. To find out more about the ESO's Carnegie Hall event, go to esoinnyc.com |
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For more information about the Triple Concerto, click here to listen to the ESO's podcast featuring excerpts from the piece. Click here to listen to John's recent interview on The Unknown Studio. |
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Filumena, Estacio and Murrell's first opera, recently received its American broadcast premiere on KSPS, the PBS affiliate in Spokane. The opera is tentatively scheduled to air on the entire PBS network in the fall. |
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra, with conductor Julian Kuerti, premiered "Brio: Toccata and Fantasy for Orchestra" on November 9, 10, 2011. They also performed "Brio" on their Atlantic Tour with stops in St, John's, Charlottetown, Fredericton, and Saint John. |
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Other performances this season include the Nashville Symphony, Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, University of Western Ontario Orchestra, Symphony Hamilton, Okanagan Symphony, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, North Bay Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Red Deer Symphony, the Vancouver Academy of Music |
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The Royal Winnipeg Ballet continued their tour of "Wonderland", featuring the music of John Estacio and Brian Current. "Wonderland" toured Calgary, Edmonton, Minneapolis in the fall. |
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Estacio and Murrell's new opera, Lillian Alling, was recently performed at the Banff Summer Festival. To listen to the Vancouver Opera's production of Lillian Alling, and for production photographs and the synopsis, go to the concerts on demand webpage at the CBC. |
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You can read more about John Estacio at the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. |
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You can follow John on Twitter @EstacioComposer |
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Filumena, Estacio and Murrell's first opera, is available on DVD. Click on Filumena for more information about the opera and how to get a copy of the DVD. ***Recently updated: Upcoming for future performances and List of Works for audio clips and information about his compositions. |
