Texas Performing Arts Hosts Cameron Carpenter's International Touring Organ at McCullough Theatre Tonight

Cameron Carpenter is "one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument - he is a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos" (The Los Angeles Times). This maverick organist - who blends brilliant playing technique with the heart of a rock star - returns to Texas Performing Arts to perform on his visionary new International Touring Organ.

A virtuoso composer-performer unique among keyboardists, Cameron's approach to the organ is shifting the stereotypes of organists and organ music while generating a level of acclaim, exposure, and controversy unprecedented for an organist. His repertoire - from the complete works of J. S. Bach and César Franck, to his hundreds of transcriptions of non-organ works, his original compositions, and his collaborations with jazz and pop artists - is perhaps the largest and most diverse of any organist. He is the first organist nominated for a Grammy Award for a solo album.

Carpenter's new International Touring Organ is one of the most ambitious musical instrument design projects of the twenty-first century. It is the culmination of Cameron's vision to bring his music to the world no matter where he performs. Built to his very own specifications in collaboration with American digital organ pioneers, Marshall and Ogletree, the instrument is Carpenter's dream. This custom-built instrument dispenses with traditional pipes and instead uses digitalized sounds culled from instruments from across the globe, thus allowing Carpenter's artistry to expand in even more compelling directions. It truly represents a seismic shift in the organ world!

In addition to $10 tickets for primary, secondary, or college students, Texas Performing Arts is now offering a limited number of $12 tickets to active and retired military personnel for all 2014-2015 season performances (excludes Broadway and special engagements). For a schedule of upcoming 2014-2015 season performances, please visit www.TexasPerformingArts.org.

For more information on this performance, visit: http://texasperformingarts.org/season/cameron-carpenter-organ-austin-2014

Photo Credit: Michael Hart

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