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Cameron Carpenter's wizardry on display at Kleinhans Music Hall / Buffalo Rising & WBFO Radio

The dynamic young organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter will join the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and JoAnn Falletta for a concert like no other, with a marvel of 21st century technology. The "International Touring Organ" (ITO) redefines the digital organ as a serious instrument for the touring artist. Why is that important? While the uniqueness of each pipe organ in the world is part of its charm, this makes it impossible to perform the same music in different venues, as any violinist can do having been able to not only practice but also to tour with one personal instrument. And although every concert pianist will tell you that there are big variations in pianos from hall to hall, with the aid of a good tuner who can make minor adjustments, those variations can be overcome to a great extent. But organs? Not so much. And, the audience has to travel to the organ instead of the organ and organist traveling to where the audience is. For example, Kleinhans Music Hall, where Cameron Carpenter will join the BPO for a concert featuring not only Saint-Saens' "Organ Symphony" but Poulenc's Concerto for Organ and Orchestra.

There are two opportunities to hear this organ, Friday March 10 at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. The program, conducted by JoAnn Falletta, includes DUKAS' Fanfare to La Péri; POULENC's Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani; JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH's Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 546; and SAINT-SAËNS' Symphony No. 3, "Organ." 

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