The first piece on this CBC Records CD is actually titled Frenergy, a word he created to combine frantic and energy. It is full of verve and filled with melodic ideas, which carry the piece and the listener along. It is just five minutes long, but that is enough to capture one's attention and interest for the next piece. It is called a Farmer's Symphony. It celebrates the work cycle on a farm without even the slightest hint of folk music. There are three movements in this piece, Seeds of Spring, Summer Nocturne, and The Harvesters. Each movement captures musically the idea expressed in the title without reference to any kind of musical cliché.

Tracks 5 to 9 are individual works of very different natures, but all caught my interest and whetted my appetite for more of Estacio in the future. Although only 39 years old, he is certainly a talent we will want to continue to watch out for. His Borealis makes you visualize the phenomenal experience of seeing the night sky filled with the colored, dancing lights of the northern aurora borealis. Solaris, another piece about things celestial, captures awesomeness of the sun, and the majesty of its rising on the horizon of our planet. There is something about Estacio's music that one could perhaps describe to contain the essence of what makes  Canadians so tied to the vastness of our land and its skies. One wonders if in time his music might be called a true voice of this country? It is certainly heading that way.

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Mario Bernardi, shows its stuff in this live recording at  the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. It certainly appears to be in total harmony with Estacio's music.