Cameron Carpenter- Killing Me Loudly: On the Abdication of the "King" of Instruments

[ZOMGHALP]

he's hot

[resultant64]

To increase the pedal board notes seems interesting.. but will be difficult to reach/... maybe they can be made narrower..?

[buzzbaybear]

While I admire CC's virtuosity, some of his facts are faulty. Pipe organs are immovable and need large space- churches and auditoriums are the usual venue. They have not lacked for innovation in technology or repertoire either especially organs in auditoriums and theatres. Electronic organs (CC's preferred type) have been used in exceptionally diverse ways in the 80 years since their inception. Church, pop, jazz, blues, rock etc. So a final word to CC, quit sermonizing and just play.

[TheGranpah]

In scientific and technological progress new advances are called paradigm shifts. Why not true paradigm shifts in music ... not merely "revolutionary changes" but rather dimensional changes analogous to what Albert Einstein brought to 20th theoretical century physics? Cameron Carpenter seems to be among those who can produce 21st century paradigm shifts in music.

[Mrphilharmonic]

OK. Ok. Cameron IS a genius - a musical and cerebral genius.

To talk so eloquently is one thing, but to demonstrate 'on the fly' and illustrate to beautifully very advanced musical concepts is something else, coupled with the ability to PLAY them superbly as well.

This guy is a phenomenon!

[westekhel]

Bad boy? Liberace of the organ. Liberace's reincarnation. Believe it or not, but Liberace breathed classical music for all, and the piano was popular. Now, we will have more than 350 years of music into pop. Cameron is not a Bad Boy, it´s more than a good boy. Typical of Americans, show man and shout diamonds, but why not in the world of art.

[arkaisk2]

He´s telling the painful truth; the grand past of the organ will never come back. Carpenter points out the future, wether we like it or not.

[DoubleDipperBrian]

An amazingly fantastic treatise on keyboard music. Is this video commercially available? How might I obtain a copy?

[mikedc2020]

An unusual argument to argue the superiority of a virtual version of something rather than have the real thing. I think part of the joy of being an organist is the opportunity to play such a variety of instruments. Having a "personal" organ to concertize with is not a new idea at all. Has CC never heard of Black Beauty? Virgil Fox achieved what CC is talking about 50 years ago. He should at least credit Fox with this notion of having a "personal" touring organ.

[technocrash09]

@mikedc2020 I kept thinking he WOULD mention Virgil, but never did. *disappointment*. I saw Mr Fox many times on several different instruments including his personal touring rig :)

............and met him personally twice!

peace

[ljude01]

the organ is a very sensitive and expensive instrument to upkeep and repair and many churches do not have the budge to fix when a 6 year old wants to go play with peanut butter and jelly all over his hands and mucks up the keys. asshole

[staflo10]

... they have an organ DEPARTMENT?

[codeman2008]

@staflo10 Many schools have organ departments. Michigan State, Rider University, Oberlin College, Indiana State University, Western Connecticut State University, Curtis, Juilliard, University of Texas, University of Arizona, Duquesne, Boston Conservatory, University of the South, University of California... so on and so forth.

[wmclemore37]

Cameron talks like I dream. Did I really watch him or did I dream this? He is a pioneer of the science of music and there's much more to discover.

[Aletharus]

He looks good in white, but sexy hot in the last video.

Music is stellar, looking forward to hearing more of him.

[SmirkingMe]

Well - I am neither an organ player, nor into fitted bodywear and usually i listen to electronic music - but this lecture facinated me enough to capture my interest for the whole 1:23. Thanks for the enlightenment.

[mellomarch]

did he just get off work from the Cheesecake Factory?

[gavinfarkas]

Thank you Cameron! Atheists can to play the organ.

[klavier1us]

CC is a brilliant musician, with a fascinating take on where the Organ is going & he just might be the one to do it. The "King of Instruments" moniker is to me an easier "epithet" - it is simply (pre-21st century) - the most sound any one person could directly command. Many great musicians & musical minds favored the KOI as their musical tool of choice for performance and composing which reinforced the association. Long live the new portable KOI 5(+46PB) /Unlimited. Somewhere Reg Foort smiles .

[JupiterIV]

@klavier1us The world's first synthesizer -- the pipe organ.