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Note Estacio and Murrell are currently at work on their latest opera, Lillian Alling. For an update on progress, go to the Vancouver Sun's latest article on the opera's development.
Note The National Arts Centre recently announced that John Estacio is a recipient of an NAC Award for composers. The award is comprised of three commissions for the National Arts Centre Orchestra over a three year period, beginning in 2012.
Note Eulogies is now available on CD! Written for unaccompanied choir, Eulogies received the 2000 National Choral Award for Outstanding Composition. Performed by the Da Camera Singers and conductor John Brough, look for more information regarding the release of the CD from the Da Camera Singers, or write info@dacamera.ab.ca.
Note The Toronto Symphony Orchestra opened their 2009/10 season with Frenergy September 24, 26. Conductor Peter Oundjian will also perform Frenergy with the St. Louis Symphony in December. Frenergy will also be performed by the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Oakville Symphony, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra this season.
Note The Kingston Symphony began their 2009/10 season with a performance of Borealis, while the Okanagan and the Kamloops symphonies both recently began their 09/10 season with Solaris. Go to the "upcoming" page for more information and links to the orchestras.
Note The Youth Orchestra of the Americas invited John to be in residence with the orchestra at the New England Conservatory in Boston July 22 - 26. This talented and energetic orchestra, comprised of the finest young musicians from North and South America, performed Bootlegger's Tarantella during their summer tour.
Note The All Eastern Division Orchestra and conductor Alexander Jimenez recently performed Frenergy. Here is a video of their performance.
Note The Victoria Symphony and conductor Tania Miller premiered Triptych, Sinfonietta for Orchestra, in Victoria B.C. this past spring.
Note The film The Secret of the Nutcracker aired on CBC. John received the 2008 AMPIA Award for Best Original Music in a Drama for his work on The Secret of the Nutcracker. To date, this film has been seen in 25 countries.
Note Recent performances include The Houses Stand Not Far Apart, performed by the Grand Philharmonic and the K-W Symphony, and by the Orpheus Choir and Chorus Niagara with the Talisker Players in Toronto and St. Catharines. Other recent performances include Springs Promise by the Winnipeg Symphony and by the Tulsa Symphony, Frenergy and The Twins and the Monster by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Borealis by the International Orchestra. Eulogies was performed this past summer by i Coristi during their tour of Wales.
Note Ben Heppner recently performed Estacio's arrangement of Seven Songs by Jean Sibelius with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Barbican in London and at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Some of Estacio's Sibelius arrangements were also performed by soprano Inger Dam-Jensen with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
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Filumena, Estacio and Murrell's first opera, is now 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.