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JOHN ESTACIO
Born April 8, 1966, Newmarket, Ontario
One of Canada’s most frequently performed and broadcast composers, John Estacio has served as Composer in Residence for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic, and the Calgary Opera.These residences yielded several works, many of which can be found on the CD Frenergy, the Music of John Estacio. This CD earned Estacio two JUNO nominations and a Western Canadian Music Award. His frequent performances and broadcasts have earned him several SOCAN Concert Music Awards.
Estacio is the recent recipient of the National Arts Centre Award for Composers which will result in three commissioned works for the National Arts Centre Orchestra. His most recent opera, Lillian Alling, premiered in Vancouver in 2010. His first opera, Filumena, has been remounted five times and was filmed for television.
In the 2010/11 season the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will give the Carnegie Hall premiere of Frenergy. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet will feature several of Estacio’s orchestral works in a new ballet Wonderland with choreography by Shawn Hounsell.
He recently completed a cantata for chorus and orchestra, and a sinfonietta for the Victoria Symphony.He has also written for the Vancouver Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, Montréal Symphony Orchestra, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. His works have been performed by the Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Manila Symphony, his choral work Eulogies has entered the repertoire of several choirs. His arrangements of Seven Songs by Jean Sibelius were performed by Ben Heppner and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in London and Paris.
To learn more about John Estacio, please visit him at his website: www.johnestacio.com.
