Main Performers | Cameron Carpenter - organ |
Set List | ''Revolutionary' Etude, Op.10, No.4 in C Minor',Chopin, arr. Cameron Carpenter, 'Octaves', Demessieux, 'The Promise of the World', Joe Hisaishi, 'The Merry-Go-Round of Life' from Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, Joe Hisaishi, 'Mephisto Waltz No.1' Liszt, 'Harry's Wondrous World', 'Invisibility Cloak' and 'Hedwig's Theme' from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, John Williams INTERVAL ''Evolutionary' Toccata and Fugue in D Minor', J S Bach, 'Solitude (after Sheep May Safely Graze)', Ellington, Grainger, J S Bach, 'Love Song No. 1', Cameron Carpenter, 'Technoetude+Nightclub Scene', Cameron Carpenter, 'Improvised Sonata based on great British television themes - ITV's Agatha Christie's 'Poirot', Christopher Gunning, 'Cosgrove Hall's 'Wind in the Willows', Keith Hopwood, 'ITV's 'Inspector Morse', Barrington Pheloung, 'BBC1's 'EastEnders'', David Lowe. |
Performance Notes | Lauded as 'madly original' (TheRestIsNoise.com), 'brilliantly gifted' (Sound & Vision), and 'a superstar of the 21st-century organ' (Departures magazine), Cameron Carpenter is a flamboyant performer with a unique approach to the organ. Cameron is known for pushing the limits of what is physically performable on the organ, and his technique is widely regarded as unmatched.
Cameron's repertoire spans the organ and piano literature, his original compositions, film scores, and improvisations influenced by folk song, jazz, disco and pop. |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2008/164), Handbill (RAHE/6/2008/38A), Digital Photographs |