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Hay Shire Council is composed of eight [[councillor]]s elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as a single [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]]. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:<ref name=EC>{{cite web |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/hay/councillor/candidates-in-sequence |title=Hay Shire Council: Councillor Election |work=Local Government Elections 2021 |publisher=Electoral Commission of New South Wales |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=24 September 2023 }}</ref>

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~~| name = Howard Ellis Carr~~

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| caption = Portrait of Howard Carr in March 1921.<ref>There are photographs of Carr dated 1918 and 1921 at the National Portrait Gallery: [https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp61657/howard-carr Howard Carr], ''National Portrait Gallery'' website; accessed 16 September.</ref>

~~| birth_name = Howard Ellis Carr~~

~~| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1880|12|26}}~~

~~| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England~~

~~| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1960|11|16|1880|12|26}}~~

~~| death_place = [[Kensington]], [[London]], England~~

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~~| occupation = Composer, conductor, administrator~~

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'''Howard Ellis Carr''' (26 December 1880 - 16 November 1960) was a British composer and conductor who also spent some of his working career in Australia. He was best known for his theatre, operetta and light orchestral genre music.

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The current Council was elected in September 2024. The councillors, in order of election, are:<ref name=EC/>

~~==Biography==~~

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~~===Early years===~~

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Howard Ellis Carr was born on 26 December 1880 in [[Manchester]], the eldest son of Edward Carr and Lillie (''née'' Munkittrick). His maternal uncle was the theatre composer and conductor [[Howard Talbot]].<ref>Liner notes from 2005 CD ''Lehár: The Merry Widow; Cuvillier and Carr'', Classics for Pleasure</ref> Young Howard was educated at St. Paul's School and the Central Technical College in Manchester.<ref name=JP>John Parker (compiler & editor), ''[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_qyk_AQAAMAAJ/page/132/mode/2up?q=beatrix Who's Who in the Theatre]'' (1922), Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, page 133.</ref> Carr studied civil engineering at the [[City and Guilds of London Institute]].<ref name=Londoners>''[https://archive.org/details/notablelondoners00lond/page/124/mode/1up Notable Londoners, an Illustrated Who's Who of Professional and Business Men]'' (1922), London: London Publishing Agency, page 123; accessed 12 September 2024.</ref>

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| Martyn Quinn

Although he was trained as an engineer, Carr had a natural flair for music and decided to pursue that field of endeavour. In 1898, when he was aged eighteen, his uncle Howard Talbot secured a position for him at at Her Majesty's Theatre in [[Carlisle]] in county [[Cumberland]], northern England, in order for him to learn the job of musical director. He was in charge of an orchestra of eight players, who performed in full evening dress and white gloves. Whenever a visiting conductor attended the theatre, Carr played either the [[Horn (instrument)|horn]], [[cello]] or [[timpani]], instruments upon which he had attained various degrees of proficiency.<ref>Ernest Irving (1959), ''Cue for Music'', London: Dennis Dobson, page 65.</ref><ref name=smh1908>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14934710 Music and Drama], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 8 February 1908, page 4.</ref>

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For several years Carr was engaged with touring companies operated by the theatrical manager [[George Edwardes]].<ref name=JP/> In 1900 he [[Conducting|conducted]] ''[[San Toy]]'' on a tour with one of the Edwardes' companies.<ref name=smh1908/> In late 1903 Carr was appointed musical director of the [[Vaudeville Theatre]], in [[West End of London|London's West End]], for the productions of ''[[The Cherry Girl]]'', which opened in December 1903, and ''[[The Catch of the Season]]'' in 1904. He worked at the [[Criterion Theatre]] in 1905 and [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in 1906.<ref name=JP/><ref>'Vaudeville Theatre', ''The Times'' (London), 22 December 1903, page 5.</ref> Carr composed the music for the songs in ''Under the Greenwood Tree'', a play acted by children and performed at the Scala Theatre in London in December 1906.<ref>'Scala Theatre', ''The Times'' (London), 14 December 1906, page 4.</ref>

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Carr was described as one with "a natural genius for music" and "one of those rarely-gifted people who, without definite instruction, can play many instruments". Though his principal instruments were the cello and the horn, but he was "more or less proficient upon every instrument" of the orchestra (except the bassoon and the flute for which he was unable to acquire "the exact embrouchure").<ref name=smh1908/> By the time Carr left England for Australia in 1907 he had written "several orchestral works of high merit". His second symphony (No. 2 in C major) was described as a "colossal work, essentially in the spirit of the moderns, and cram full of splendid themes".<ref name=punch1907>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175798317 Music], ''Punch'' (Melbourne), 31 October 1907, page 30.</ref><ref name=unsung>[https://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,8064.0/sslRedirect.html Howard Carr 1880-1960], ''Unsung Composers'' website; accessed 13 September 2024.</ref> Carr was described as "an exceptionally brainy man, of somewhat retiring disposition".<ref name=punch1907/>

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~~===Australia===~~

In August 1907 it was reported that the Australian theatrical manager [[J. C. Williamson]] had engaged Howard Carr, "a young musical conductor of talent", as conductor of the Royal Comic Opera Company in Australia, replacing Andrew MacCunn (whose contract was about to expire).<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14870305 Music and Drama], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 24 August 1907, page 4.</ref> Carr arrived in [[Melbourne]] on 11 September 1907 aboard the mail steamer ''Victoria'' together with two other passengers engaged by Williamson, the leading lady [[Beatrice Irwin]] and the stage manager Wybert Stamford.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139277858 Dramatic Notes], ''The Australasian'' (Melbourne), 14 September 1907, page 27.</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200394508 Shipping Intelligence], ''Mount Alexander Mail'', 11 September 1907, page 2.</ref> Soon after his arrival Carr took over from MacCunn for the performances of the musical comedy ''The Dairymaids'' at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|Her Majesty's Theatre]].<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198102160 Musical], ''Leader'' (Melbourne), 14 September 1907, page 33.</ref> Carr was the musical director for the production of ''[[The Girls of Gottenberg]]'' which opened at Her Majesty's in October 1907.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205011041 Her Majesty's Theatre (advertisement)], ''The Age'' (Melbourne), 26 October 1907, page 18.</ref> Soon after his arrival in Australia it was reported that Carr was engaged in writing an opera.<ref name=punch1907/>

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| Carol Oataway

In November 1908, as part of a concert by the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] in [[Sydney Town Hall]], Carr conducted the first performance of his tone-picture 'The Black Opal', described as a composition showing "a large amount of ingenuity and daring".<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126744039 Sydney Symphony Orchestra], ''Sunday Times'' (Sydney), 15 November 1908, page 2.</ref>

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| Mayor from December 2021 to September 2024<ref name=mayor>[https://www.hay.nsw.gov.au/Inside-Hay-Shire-Council/Councillors-and-Staff Councillors], ''Hay Shire Council'' website; accessed 24 September 2023.</ref>

Howard Carr and Beatrix ('Trixie') Tracey were married on 20 March 1909 at [[St James' Church, Sydney|St. James' church]] in Sydney.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163289012 Marriages], ''The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser'', 31 March 1909, page 64.</ref> Beatrix was a writer who had been a contributor to ''[[The Lone Hand (magazine)|The Lone Hand]]'', ''[[The Bulletin (Australian periodical)|The Bulletin]]'' and other Australian journals, as well as a sub-editor of ''The Lone Hand''.<ref>[https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZGRAP19090512.2.12 Personal Notes], ''New Zealand Graphic'', 12 May 1909, page 8.</ref>{{Ref|NoteB|[B]}}

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Carr wrote a choral work called ''The Bush'', with lyrics written by [[Frank Fox (author)|Frank Fox]]. The work, described as a "choric ode for chorus, baritone solo, and orchestra", was first performed on 30 June 1909 at the Sydney Town Hall by the Sydney [[wiktionary:liedertafel|Liedertafel]], a male choir that had been established in the early 1880s.<ref name=DEx/><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15066203 Sydney Liedertafel Concert], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 june 1909, page 16.</ref>

| Lionel Garner

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During his two years in Australia, Carr composed interpolated numbers and ballets for many of the productions under his musical direction.<ref name=JP/> He wrote ballet music for pantomimes and light operas, including ''Carnival of the Elements''. Carr edited the production of ''[[The Merveilleuses|The Lady Dandies]]'', re-writing the finales and composing special ballet music for the play.<ref name=DEx>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/194257339 Howard Carr: Appointed A.B.C. Music Editor], ''Daily Examiner'' (Grafton), 8 June 1936, page 8.</ref>

| Deputy Mayor from December 2021 to September 2024<ref name=mayor/>

Carr conducted the Australian premiere of ''The Catch of the Season'' in Melbourne for J. C. Williamson prior to returning to England. His place in the Royal Comic Opera Company was taken by Andrew MacCunn (who he had replaced in September 1907). On 5 October 1909 Howard and Beatrix Carr departed from Melbourne for England aboard the steamer ''[[SS Osterley|Osterley]]''.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103414770 Theatrical], ''The Arrow'' (Sydney), 9 October 1909, page 12.</ref>

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| Darren Tapper

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After returning to London Carr was initially employed as the musical assistant to [[Hans Richter (conductor)|Hans Richter]] at the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[Covent Garden]].<ref name=DEx/><ref name=obit>'Mr. Howard Carr', ''The Times'' (London), 18 November 1960, page 19.</ref>

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There were indications that Beatrix was experiencing [[Homesickness|home-sickness]] soon after arriving in England. After her initial enthusiasm about being in London, in June 1910 Tracey wrote: "You cannot feel in London as you felt at home... London has killed some faculty of joyousness in you".<ref>Pamela K. Gilbert (editor) (2002), Chapter Five: 'The Metropole as Antipodes: Australian Women in London and Constructing National Identity' by Angela Woollacott, ''Imagined Londons'', Albany: State University of New York Press, page 93; citing: Beatrix Tracey (1910), 'London', ''British-Australasian'', 30 June 1910, page 43.</ref> In October 1911 the couple's only child was born at Richmond in South London, a boy named Eustace Edward Carr.<ref>Family records, Ancestry.com.</ref><ref name=obitBeatrix>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275515827 Mrs. Howard Carr Dead], ''The Sun News-Pictorial'' (Melbourne), 12 June 1929, page 10.</ref>

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Carr was appointed as one of the conductors, together with [[Hamish MacCunn]] (brother of Andrew MacCunn), on the four-month tour of the United Kingdom of [[Thomas Beecham]]'s Opera Comique company, commencing in September 1910.<ref>'Music', ''The Times'' (London), 29 July 1910, page 13.</ref> He undertook two tours with the company.<ref name=JP/><ref name=DEx/>

...then acted as music director and conductor at London theatres including the [[Adelphi Theatre|Adelphi]], [[Empire, Leicester Square|Empire]], [[Gaiety Theatre, London|Gaiety]], [[Lyric Theatre, London|Lyric]] and [[Prince of Wales Theatre|Prince of Wales]].

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| Paul Porter

During the war years and several years afterwards, as a specialist in theatrical orchestration, Carr was the musical director and conductor at various theatres in London: the Empire in 1914, the Adelphi in 1915-1916, the Prince of Wales' in 1916 and the Empire in 1918-1919. He conducted at the Ambassadors' in 1919 and returned to the Empire in 1920.<ref name=JP/>

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Orchestral works composed by Carr were performed at the [[BBC Proms|promenade concerts]] at [[Queen's Hall]] each year from 1917 to 1925.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/composers/73969366-d54d-4f30-8992-0b06f4cf85d1/works All works in BBC Proms by Howard Carr (1880 – 1960)], ''BBC'' webpage; accessed 16 September 2024.</ref> His works that were performed included ''Three Heroes'' at the [[Queen's Hall]] promenade concerts, ''The Jolly Roger'' (a piratical fantasy), ''The Shrine in the Wood'' and a symphonic march called ''The Adventurers''.<ref name=DEx/> "Three Heroes".<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247042778 Getting Personal], ''Daily Telegraph'' (Sydney), 15 May 1936, page 6.</ref> A work by Carr, a suite called ''The Jolly Roger'', was included in the Promenade Concerts season at Queen's Hall commencing in August 1917.<ref>'Promenade Concerts', ''The Times'' (London), 3 August 1917, page 9.</ref> A new work by Carr, ''Three Sketches for Orchestra'' (Three Heroes), was included in the 1918 Promenade Concerts at Queen's Hall.<ref>'Promenade Concerts', ''The Times'' (London), 1 August 1918, page 8; 'Promenade Concerts', ''The Times'', 12 September 1918, page 8.</ref> The prelude ''The Shrine in the Wood'' and the symphonic march ''The Sun God'' were performed during the 1925 promenade season, conducted by Carr.<ref>'Queen's Hall', ''The Times'' (London), 17 September 1925, page 10.</ref>

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A short ballet composed by Carr, ''In the Jungle'', was included in a new revue called ''Topsy-Turvy'', which opened at the Empire Theatre in August 1917.<ref>'Topsy-Turvy', ''The Times'' (London), 21 August 1917, page 3.</ref> Carr composed the music for the songs in the operetta ''Master Wayfarer'' by [[J. E. Harold Terry]], performed at the Apollo Theatre in December 1917.<ref>'Belgian Red Cross', ''The Times'' (London), 5 December 1917, page 11.</ref> He wrote additional numbers for ''[[The Lilac Domino]]'' and ''Shanghai'' during 1918 and collaborated in the composing of ''Gay Bohemia'' and ''The Girl for the Boy'' in 1919.<ref name=JP/><ref name=lilac>Charles Cuvillier (1919), ''[https://archive.org/details/lilacdominoopere00cuvi/page/n7/mode/2up The Lilac Domino]: Anniversary Souvenir'', London: B. Feldman & Co.</ref>

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One notable success was ''The Rebel Maid'', an operetta by [[Montague Phillips]], which Carr conducted for 114 performances from March 1921 at the Empire. Songs by Carr from some of the shows he contributed to during the 1920s were recorded on the [[His Master's Voice|HMV]] Red label.<ref>for instance, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y78mMZbnoM 'Breakfast in Bed' from ''The Blue Kitten''], HMV C 1241 (1926)</ref> During this period he was also influential as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Musical Conductors Association.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1093/ml/gcab031 |doi-access=free |title=The Musical Conductors' Association: Collective Podium Power in Wartime Britain? |year=2021 |author=Fiona M. Palmer |journal=Music and Letters |volume=102 |issue=3 |pages=559–598 }}</ref>

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In 1921 he was appointed conductor of the Municipal Orchestra at [[Harrogate]], in North Yorkshire, succeeding [[Julian Clifford]] after his death. He remained at Harrogate for two years, performing eight concerts a week, including a symphony concert on Thursday afternoons. He founded the Harrogate Choral Society.<ref name=DEx/> The orchestra performed music from light to serious, sometimes programming unusual repertoire (for example, on 21 December 1922 he conducted a performance of [[Lilian Elkington]]'s tone poem ''Out of the Mist'').<ref name=lyrita>[https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/LE2139.pdf Notes to ''British Orchestral Premieres'', Lyrita CD REAM 2139 (2018).]</ref><ref name=DEx/> Harrogate had many boarding schools and every fortnight during the school terms Carr presented a programme for children at the Royal Hall, featuring explanations of the instruments of the orchestra and the performance of "short works by great composers".<ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_illustrated-london-news_1923-07-14_163_4395/page/n25/mode/2up The World of the Theatre] by J. T. Grein, ''The Illustrated London News'', 14 July 1923, page 73.</ref>

~~Carr served on the committee of the Society of Authors, Playwrights and Composers and was a director of the [[Royal Philharmonic Society]] in London.<ref name=DEx/>~~

~~In 1928 Carr received an offer from the J. C. Williamson company to return to Australia, which he accepted.<ref name=DEx/>~~

~~===Return to Australia===~~

In September 1928 Howard and Trixie Carr arrived at Melbourne from London aboard the steamer ''Cathay''. Carr took up the position of musical director for J. C. Williamson Ltd. in the production of the operetta ''[[The Desert Song]]'' featuring [[Stephanie Deste]], which premiered on 15 September 1928 at His Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244073700 Personal], ''The Herald'' (Melbourne), 18 September 1928, page 7.</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204118362 Amusements: The Desert Song], ''The Age'' (Melbourne), 17 September 1928, page 12.</ref>

~~[[File:Sketch of Howard Carr Wireless Weekly Dec1929.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|Sketch of Howard Carr, published in ''The Wireless Weekly'', 27 December 1929.]]~~

~~Return to Aust ref.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16504559 Music and Drama], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 27 October 1928, page 12.</ref>~~

While in Australia he continued his activities as a theatre conductor, directing a production of ''[[The Vagabond King]]'' at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney]] in October 1928.<ref>''Everyones'', Vol. 9, No. 452, 31 October 1928, page 48.</ref>

~~Beatrix Tracey Carr died on 11 June 1929 at [[South Yarra]] in [[Melbourne]], "after an illness lasting several months".<ref name=obitBeatrix/>~~

In 1930, after the termination of his contract with J. C. Williamson Ltd., Carr settled in Sydney. He wrote newspaper articles, made radio broadcasts on the subject of the orchestra and conducted several broadcast performances of his operetta ''Master Wayfarer''. Carr wrote music for the Chinese play ''[[The Chalk Circle|The Circle of Chalk]]'' and a production of [[J. M. Barrie]]'s ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'' by the Independent Theatre.<ref name=DEx/>

In December 1932 he orchestrated and conducted the first staging of the musical ''[[Collits' Inn (musical)|Collits' Inn]]'' by [[Varney Monk]], praised by the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' as "an Australian opera".<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16935627 An Australian Opera], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 6 December 1932, page 15.</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16955408 "Collitts' Inn" at Mosman], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 25 February 1933, page 10.</ref>

Carr made an appearance as an extra in the [[Cinesound Productions|Cinesound]] film about the exploits of the [[Ned Kelly|Kelly Gang]], ''[[When the Kellys Rode]]'', the first adaptation of the Kelly story with sound. He played the leader of the country orchestra in an inn scene.<ref name=AWW>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51189913 Alfred Hill on Leave], ''Australian Women's Weekly'', 10 February 1934, page 18.</ref>{{Ref|NoteA|[A]}}

From about February 1934, during [[Alfred Hill (composer)|Alfred Hill]]'s year-long leave of absence from the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music|New South Wales State Conservatorium]] in Sydney, Carr took his classes in musical theory and rehearsed and conducted the students' orchestra.<ref name=DEx/><ref name=AWW/>

~~In September 1935 the musical ''Love Wins Through'' by [[Adrian Ross]] and [[C. B. Fernald]] with music by Carr was performed by the Regal Operatic Society at the Sydney Conservatorium.~~

~~1936 ref.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-562236419/view?sectionId=nla.obj-568914987 Personal Items], ''The Bulletin'', 8 July 1936, Vol. 57 No. 2943, page 14.</ref>~~

In September 1931 Carr took on the role of conductor for Sydney's Royal Philharmonic Society, replacing Gerald Peachell who had resigned to return to England. Carr was initially engaged as acting conductor and directed the Society's Christmas 1931 performance of ''[[Messiah (Handel)|The Messiah]]''.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16809307 Music Week: Philharmonic Concert], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 3 September 1931, page 10; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16830966 Music], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 1 January 1932, page 4.</ref> Carr was appointed as the Society's permanent conductor in 1932. In the midst of the [[Great Depression]], the Philharmonic Society was being affected by a lack of public support, a decline in subscriber numbers and low morale amongst its members. To conserve funds Carr minimised the hiring of professional musicians for the orchestra and attempted to utilise mainly amateur musicians. Despite these efforts the Society was forced to suspend its rehearsals and performances for most of 1933 due to a lack of funds. In 1934 the members of the Philharmonic Society voted to suspend its activities. With 1935 being the fiftieth anniversary year of the Royal Philharmonic Society, the milestone was celebrated in November 1935 with a restructured orchestra performing [[Joseph Haydn|Haydn]]'s ''[[The Seasons (Haydn)|The Seasons]]''.<ref name=thorn>Clare A. Thornley (2004), ''[https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/1414 The Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney: The Rise and Fall of a Musical Organisation]'', Thesis (Masters by Research), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, pages 109-112.</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17227786 Royal Philharmonic Society], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 9 November 1935, page 12.</ref> Despite the goodwill from the public during its anniversary year, the Society's amateur orchestra was performing poorly and concerts were not well attended. The Philharmonic Society approached the government-funded [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|Australian Broadcasting Commission]] (ABC), formed in July 1932, seeking assistance in the form of personnel from the Commission's orchestra and choirs. The collaboration was approved, with ABC members augmenting the Society's chorus and orchestra in many subsequent concert programmes.<ref name=thorn/><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17243431 The "Old Phil"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 17 June 1936, page 15.</ref>

Carr resigned as conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Society in April 1938.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247469103 Music, Stage and Radio], ''The Daily Telegraph'' (Sydney), 26 April 1938, page 11.</ref> He returned to England in July 1938.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229134008 Over the Microphone], ''The Sun'' (Sydney), 10 July 1938, page 18.</ref>

~~===England again===~~

After returning to England in 1938 Carr was employed by the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) as an orchestrator and arranger.<ref name=WB1948>[https://archive.org/details/worldbiographyfo12inst/page/992/mode/2up Carr, Howard], ''World Biography: Fourth Edition of the Biographical Encyclopedia of the World'' (1948), New York: Institute for Research in Biography, page 993.</ref> He worked with the BBC Theatre Orchestra throughout [[World War II]].<ref name=obit/>

After the war some of his music and arrangements were used, uncredited, in British films including ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' (1947), and ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948).

~~In 1950, on the occasion of Carr's seventieth birthday, he conducted a concert produced by the BBC of his own works.<ref name=obit/>~~

~~Howard Carr died in a hospital in [[Kensington]], London, on 16 November 1960, aged 79.<ref name=bcp/><ref name=obit/>~~

The 'Howard Carr Prize' for composition was founded in 1964 at the [[Royal Academy of Music]]. The prize was made possible by a gift by Ruth Wittmann.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/RAMGPL1987/page/n1/mode/2up Royal Academy of Music: Graduation and Prizegiving, 1987]'', page 10; the prize apparently no longer exists.</ref>

~~==Music==~~

Carr's theatre music included musical contributions and additional songs for light operettas such as ''[[A Chinese Honeymoon]]'', ''The Girl for the Boy'' (1919), ''The Blue Kitten'' (Gaiety, December 1925), ''Under the Greenwood Tree'', [[Charles Cuvillier]]'s ''[[The Lilac Domino]]'' (1918 London revival)<ref>'The Lilac Domino', ''The Observer'', 24 February 1918, page 5.</ref> and ''Shanghai'' by Isidore Witmark and [[William Duncan (actor)|William Duncan]], the latter first performed in August 1918 at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]].<ref>[https://imslp.org/wiki/Shanghai_(Witmark%2C_Isidore) ''Shanghai'', score at IMSLP]</ref><ref>Eva-Marie Kröller (2021), ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=aBMuEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Shanghai%22+%22operetta%22+%22Drury+Lane%22&pg=PA316 Writing the Empire: The McIlwraiths, 1853–1948]'', page 316.</ref> His own operettas include ''The Crystal Gazer'' (1924) and (produced in Australia) ''Love Wins Through'' (1935)<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-679792540/view?sectionId=nla.obj-712957674&partId=nla.obj-679843804 ''Wireless Weekly'', Vol. 29 No. 3 (January 15, 1937), page 33.]</ref> and ''The Lady in the Moon'' (1936). He also provided incidental music for plays including ''The Potter Diamond'' and ''The Master Wayfarer''.<ref name=bcp>Gerald Leach (2012), ''British Composer Profiles'', 3rd. Edition, page 51.</ref>

His orchestral works include two symphonies (No. 1 in E minor, No. 2 in C major, written circa 1903-5). The manuscripts were donated to the British Library in 1962.<ref>'[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4422740 List of acquisitions]', in ''[[British Museum Quarterly|The British Museum Quarterly]]'', Vol. 25 No 1/2 (March 1962), page 45.</ref> He also composed various orchestral suites, overtures and genre pieces which were often performed at [[BBC Proms|The Proms]] between 1917 and 1925, including ''The Jolly Roger'' (overture), ''The Jovial Huntsmen'' (rondo), ''The Shrine in the Wood (Prelude)''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=fnh6eQm1W9U performed from the piano transcription by Phillip Sear]</ref> and ''The Sun God'' (symphonic march).<ref>[http://www.musicweb-international.com/scowcroft/composerconductors6.htm Philip L. Scowcroft. ''Some British Composer-Conductors'']</ref>

Of these the most popular was ''Three Heroes'', a suite commemorating [[World War I]] heroes [[Michael John O'Leary]], [[Lawrence Oates|Captain Oates]] and [[Reginald Warneford]], the final movement including a musical depiction of a [[Zeppelin]] air raid.<ref>'[https://www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BMS_News_140_January_2014.pdf British composers and the First World War]', in ''British Music Society News'', No. 140 (Jan. 2014), page 124.</ref> This received several performances in the days immediately following the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|Armistice]], and was played at the Proms in 1918, 1920 and 1924.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/works/303b94cd-9686-4102-b2b7-2a2678546ca4 BBC Proms performance archive]</ref> The four movement ballet suite ''Carnival of the Elements'' was popular enough to be published by W. Paxton & Co.<ref>[[King Palmer]] (1947), ''Teach Yourself to Compose Music'', page 238.</ref> The four movements were described in the following terms: "'Air' is a light rhythmic scherzo, and "Earth" is a ''valse lento'' movement; "Water" a peaceful stream that wends its way in terms of melody; but "Fire" demands the best from any orchestra, not so much for the notation as for the time, which is a 9/8 ''presto furioso''".<ref name=WW1929>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-667608142/view?sectionId=nla.obj-673865773 Howard Carr], ''The Wireless Weekly'', 27 December 1929, Vol. 15 No. 1, page 18.</ref> Reviewing a performance at the Hastings British Music Festival in 1921, Allan Biggs described the style as "enough [[sensationalism]], but little subtlety".<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/910927 ''The Musical Times''], Vol. 62, No. 937 (March 1921), page 169.</ref>

Carr also composed choral works, such as ''The Bush'' and ''Ode to the Deity'', and staged a dramatized version of [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]]'s ''Elijah'' in London (1933) and in Australia (1938).<ref>''Australian Musical News'', 24:9 (April 1934), page 24.</ref> Some of his songs were published by [[Stainer & Bell]].<ref name=unsung/> He managed to replicate the success of ''Three Heroes'' during the Second World War with another patriotic piece, the ''Sir Walter Raleigh'' overture, premiered by the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]] in June 1940.

~~==Orchestral works==~~

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* Symphony No.1 in E minor

* Symphony No.2 in C major

* ''The Black Opal'' (tone-picture) (1908)

* ''The Jolly Roger'' (orchestral suite; 'Aboard the Lugger', 'The Captive Lady', 'Ashore at Yucatan') (1917)

* ''Sketches for Orchestra: Three Heroes'': O'Leary V.C., Captain Oates, Warneford V.C. (1918)

* ''The Jovial Huntsman'' (rondo) (1919)

* ''Fun and Frolic'' (scherzo)

* ''The Shrine in the Wood'' (prelude) (1925)

* ''The Sun God'' (symphonic march) (1925)

* ''The Adventurers'' (symphonic march)

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* ''Reverie for String Orchestra''

* ''Sir Walter Raleigh'' (overture) (1940)

* ''In the Orchard'' (interlude)

* ''Australian Bush Idyll'' (intermezzo)

* Ballet Suite No.1 : ''Dance of the Maidens'', 'Dance of the Cannibals', 'Fruitless Persuasion', 'Cannibal Feast'

* Ballet Suite No.2 : ''The Cavalier'': 'Revels', 'Flirtation', 'Serenade', 'Brawl'

* Ballet Suite No.3 : ''On the Briny'': 'A Last Step with Polly and Sal', 'The Shanty-man's Song', 'The Sentimental Bo'sun', 'Jolly Sea Dogs'

* Ballet Suite No.4 : ''The Carnival of the Elements'': 'The Air-spirits', 'The Water-fairies', 'The Fire-devils', 'The Rising of the Sun'

* Ballet, ''Moths and Butterflies''

* Ballet, ''Australian Birds''<ref name=unsung/>

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~~==Notes==~~

:A.{{Note|NoteA}}{{resize|The film ''When the Kellys Rode'' was released in New Zealand in August 1934. The film was [[Bushranger ban|banned]] in New South Wales on the grounds that it glorified bushrangers and disparaged the police. After certain cuts were made, it was released for screening in Victoria and other Australian states in October 1934.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17097114 "When the Kellys Rode"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 9 July 1934, page 9.</ref>}}

:B.{{Note|NoteB}}{{resize|Beatrix ('Trixie') Dagmar Tracey was the youngest child of Richard Nicholas Dowling Treacey and Madeleine Amelia (''née'' Walton), born on 29 August 1888 at Cheltenham, Victoria. Her father was the Assistant Government Statist of Victoria. The spelling of the family name changed from 'Treacey' to 'Tracey' by the early 1900s.<ref>Tony Martin (2010), [http://www.traceyclann.com/files/Treacey%20Letters.pdf Treacey Letters], ''Ancestor'', September-October-November 2010, Vol. 30 Issue 3, page 11.</ref> Flapper.<ref name=obitBeatrix2>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129121394 Death of Writer], ''News'' (Adelaide), 19 June 1929, page 4.</ref> 'Trixie' had experience on the stage, having appeared in ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' in Melbourne. As part of her research for the articles Beatrix "worked for some time in a pickle factory".<ref name=obitBeatrix/> The 'Explorations in Industry' series of articles by Beatrix Tracey.<ref>The 'Explorations in Industry' series of articles by Beatrix Tracey: [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-401498663/view?sectionId=nla.obj-412679598 Domestic Service (No. I)], ''The Lone Hand'', March 1908, Vol. 2 No. 11, pages 474-482; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-401499071/view?sectionId=nla.obj-412712575 The Factory Girl (No. II)], ''The Lone Hand'', April 1908, Vol. 2 No. 12, pages 593-600; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-390676991/view?sectionId=nla.obj-412715558 Chorus-Girl (No. III)], ''The Lone Hand'', May 1908, Vol. 3 No. 13, pages 12-20; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-390677933/view?sectionId=nla.obj-413449678 The Girl-in-Waiting (No. IV)], ''The Lone Hand'', June 1908, Vol. 3 No. 14, pages 124-130; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-390678413/view?sectionId=nla.obj-414102130 The Ministering Angel (No. V)], ''The Lone Hand'', July 1908, Vol. 3 No. 15, pages 236-242; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-402042111/view?sectionId=nla.obj-443123957 The Shop Girl (No. VI)], ''The Lone Hand'', September 1908, Vol. 3 No. 17, pages 523-530; [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-390679136/view?partId=nla.obj-402367690#page/n112/mode/1up The Woman in Industry (No. VII)], ''The Lone Hand'', October 1908, Vol. 3 No. 18, pages 705-709.</ref>}}

~~==References==~~

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~~==External links==~~

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBYpDbRFxs ''The Crystal Gazer'' by Howard Carr]. Lyric Theatre Orchestra conducted by the composer (1924)

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtj0j0Zuguo&t=64s 'Water' from ''Carnival of the Elements''], played by Phillip Sear

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