Roy Carter
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Roy Carter, an English oboist, began playing the oboe at the age of 10. He won scholarships to study with Margaret Eliot at the Royal Academy of Music
(at 12) and later under Terence McDonough at the Royal College of Music
(at 16), where he won the Joy Boughton Memorial Prize in only his second year of study.
as Co-Principal Oboe and then the English National Opera
Orchestra as Principal Oboe. He joined the London Symphony Orchestra
as Co-Principal Oboe in 1986 and was appointed to Principal Oboe in 1988, staying for almost twenty years before deciding to move to the Northern Sinfonia
as Principal Oboe in late 2005. He moved to Trinidad and Tobago in late 2009 for as principal oboist, professor of oboe, and overseer of performance excellence at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and the related orchestra.
Roy featured in the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony featuring musicians from around the world, which took place under Leonard Bernstein
on 25 December, 1989, to commemorate the Berlin Wall. He and Bernstein maintained an amicable relationship until Bernstein's death in 1990. Roy was also a member of the Deutz Trio, alongside Paul Edmund-Davies (flute) and John Alley (piano), with whom he recorded four CDs. He performed both the Strauss (twice) and Mozart oboe concertos with the LSO, along with the Takemitsu concerto for Oboe d'amore and guitar with Julien Bream and the LSO. Roy performed chamber music with the Northern Sinfonia during his four year stay with them. He also went on a concerto tour with the Queensland Philharmonic, and world premièred and recorded the Dominic Muldowney oboe concerto, which was commissioned for him, in 1994. It was released on CD the same year by NMC and was re-released with other classical recordings in 1997 in "NMC Selection 1" The recording of this concerto has recently been re-released on a.
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Opera House Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
English Chamber Orchestra
Festival Ballet Orchestra
Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Opera
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Welsh Opera
Kent Opera
Scottish Ballet
Royal Ballet
New Cantata Orchestra of London
London Mozart Players
Northern Sinfonia
English Opera Group
City Of London Sinfonietta
He plays a Howarth
XL Oboe.
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
(at 12) and later under Terence McDonough at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
(at 16), where he won the Joy Boughton Memorial Prize in only his second year of study.
Musical Career
His orchestral career began with the Philharmonia OrchestraPhilharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...
as Co-Principal Oboe and then the English National Opera
English National Opera
English National Opera is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St. Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden...
Orchestra as Principal Oboe. He joined the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
as Co-Principal Oboe in 1986 and was appointed to Principal Oboe in 1988, staying for almost twenty years before deciding to move to the Northern Sinfonia
Northern Sinfonia
The Northern Sinfonia is a British chamber orchestra, based initially in Newcastle upon Tyne, and currently in Gateshead. For the first 46 years of its history, the orchestra gave the bulk of its concerts at the City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2004, the orchestra has been resident at The...
as Principal Oboe in late 2005. He moved to Trinidad and Tobago in late 2009 for as principal oboist, professor of oboe, and overseer of performance excellence at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and the related orchestra.
Roy featured in the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony featuring musicians from around the world, which took place under Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
on 25 December, 1989, to commemorate the Berlin Wall. He and Bernstein maintained an amicable relationship until Bernstein's death in 1990. Roy was also a member of the Deutz Trio, alongside Paul Edmund-Davies (flute) and John Alley (piano), with whom he recorded four CDs. He performed both the Strauss (twice) and Mozart oboe concertos with the LSO, along with the Takemitsu concerto for Oboe d'amore and guitar with Julien Bream and the LSO. Roy performed chamber music with the Northern Sinfonia during his four year stay with them. He also went on a concerto tour with the Queensland Philharmonic, and world premièred and recorded the Dominic Muldowney oboe concerto, which was commissioned for him, in 1994. It was released on CD the same year by NMC and was re-released with other classical recordings in 1997 in "NMC Selection 1" The recording of this concerto has recently been re-released on a.
Education Career
Roy Carter taught at the Guildhall School of Music between 1990 and 1995, and has also taught and coached at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, where he was recorded for the televised 'Great Musicians of the World' series. He has also given master-classes in Italy and coached the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and was on the panel for the LSO Shell Scholarship for eighteen years.Freelance Career
As a freelance player, Roy Carter has appeared as Principal Oboe with all of Britain's major orchestras:London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Opera House Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
English Chamber Orchestra
Festival Ballet Orchestra
Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Opera
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Welsh Opera
Kent Opera
Scottish Ballet
Royal Ballet
New Cantata Orchestra of London
London Mozart Players
Northern Sinfonia
English Opera Group
City Of London Sinfonietta
In Popular Music & Film
Roy has also played the music to numerous popular recordings and films, Including Star Wars Episodes I, II, III, and V, Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets, Braveheart, Nanny McPhee, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, and Paul McCartney's 'Working Classical' album, released in 1999.He plays a Howarth
Howarth of London
Howarth of London is a company specialising in the manufacture and retail of woodwind instruments and associated accessories. The company was formed in 1948 when its first oboe was produced, and continues to produce instruments today. The first oboe, serial number 1001, was purchased by Edward...
XL Oboe.