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Cameron Carpenter set for Fairfield's Quick Center / ct post

Cameron Carpenter gets heaps of satisfaction from crushing a few stereotypes now and again. No one debates whether the Juilliard-trained Carpenter is a brilliant musician and a mesmerizing nexus of energy when he's on stage. He is. It's the incongruity of it all. The way he looks and dresses doesn't fit the stereotype of the serious musician who plays a serious instrument: the organ. And that's part of his allure. With his now-famous digital International Touring Organ, the 30-something Carpenter will be at the Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield on Saturday, Jan. 28. With his modified Mohawk hairdo and modern dress, Carpenter is expected to perform an array of classical, modern and theater music.

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