Paul Carr is an English classical music composer. Born in Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, he has been writing music since the age of 15. He studied voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...

 and worked in opera stage management before concentrating on composing. He is the brother of conductor Gavin Carr

Gavin Carr

Gavin Carr is a British baritone working in opera, concert and recital, and a conductor, particularly known for his choral work.- Biography :Carr is Music Director of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Chorus Angelorum, Bath Minerva Choir, and Chorus Master of the South...

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He has written a number of classical concertos, often in a lighter style

Light music

Light music is a generic term applied to a mainly British musical style of "light" orchestral music, which originated in the 19th century and had its heyday during the early to mid part of the 20th century, although arguably it lasts to the present day....

 including concertos for clarinet, oboe, flute, piano and viola. He has also scored several British films including Janice Beard 4wpm, Being Considered, and Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley's Secret

Lady Audley's Secret is a sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon published in 1862. It was Braddon's most successful and well known novel. Critic John Sutherland described the work as "the most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels." The plot centers on "accidental bigamy" which...

. TV work includes the children's series Girls in Love

Girls In Love

Girls in Love is a British children's drama series produced by Granada Television which aired on CITV. It is based on the book of the same title , both created by UK author Jacqueline Wilson that follows the romantic thrills and spills of three teenage girls - Ellie, Magda and Nadine...

for Granada Television.

Works

• Air For Orchestra
• Chasing Aunt Sally (for orchestra)
• Concerto For Clarinet
• Concerto For Oboe
• Concerto For Flute
• Diverting Sundays (for wind quintet)
• Forbidden Waltz (for bassoon and piano)
• Gentle Music (for string orchestra)
• Holding The Stars (for unaccompanied choir)
• Jazz Cardigans (for guitar)
• Lamb (for unaccompanied choir)
• Now Comes Beauty (for unaccompanied choir)
• Piano Concerto
• Requiem For An Angel (for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra)
• Running With Dogs (for clarinet and piano)
• Silent Night (for unaccompanied choir)
• Sonatina (for bassoon and piano)
• Sonatina (for flute & piano)
• Very English Music (for string orchestra)
• Viola Air (for viola and orchestra)
• Viola Concerto
• Clarinet Concerto No.2 (for solo clarinet, percussion and strings)

Discography

• Requiem For An Angel (with Sophie Bevan
  Sophie Bevan
  Sophie Bevan is a British soprano appearing in concerts, recitals, and opera.- Biography :Sophie Bevan studied as a Karaviotis Scholar with Lillian Watson at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School where she was awarded the Queen Mother Rose Bowl for excelling in music.Her concert...
  
   - soprano, Mark Stone
  Mark Stone (opera singer)
  - Biography :Born in London 12 June 1969, he studied at Wilson's School, Wallington before going up to King's College, Cambridge to read Mathematics. After graduating in 1990 he worked as a Chartered Accountant and an investment banker before studying singing at the Guildhall School of Music and...
  
   - baritone, Chorus Angelorum, the Bath Philharmonia
  Bath Philharmonia
  The Bath Philharmonia is an orchestra based in Bath.Jason Thornton is the orchestra's Artistic Director, Peter Donohoe the Principal Guest Conductor and Gavin Carr the Associate Conductor.-Background:...
  
  , Gavin Carr
  Gavin Carr
  Gavin Carr is a British baritone working in opera, concert and recital, and a conductor, particularly known for his choral work.- Biography :Carr is Music Director of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Chorus Angelorum, Bath Minerva Choir, and Chorus Master of the South...
  
   - conductor), Stone Records
  Stone Records
  Stone Records is a British, independent, classical record label, founded in 2008 by opera singer Mark Stone. It started by producing recordings of English song but has since widened its repertoire to include instrumental, choral and orchestral works....
  
  (2010)
• British Light Music Premières Dutton Records (2008)
• English String Miniatures Naxos (2006)
• Crowded Streets Contemporary (2005)