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Filumena, Estacio and Murrell's first opera, receives its American broadcast premiere on January 6 and 8 on KSPS, the PBS affiliate in Spokane. Vieweres in the Pacific Northwest, BC, Alberta and subscribers to KSPS can watch the filmed production of Filumena at 8 pm (PST) on January 6, and at 2 pm (PST) on January 8. |
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On May 8, 2012, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. They will be performing Estacio's "Triple Concerto", in addition to works by Allan Gilliland, Rob Rival, and Martinu. The ESO will also be performing this program in Edmonton on May 4,5, prior to their departure. To find out more about the ESO's Carnegie Hall event go to esoinnyc.com |
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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 upcoming performances include the Nashville Symphony, Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Winnipeg 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 continues their tour of the new ballet, "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. |
