Opera Singer John Carr
posted by dave on 24 Jan 2009 at 4:41 am
Does anyone remember the opera singer John Carr from bexhill?
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Jon Carr
posted by andrea on 25 Jan 2009 at 2:23 pm
my mum seems to think he was a porter at bexhill hospital in the 60's, she said he was a real nice chap but she thinks he died many years ago.
Thanks Andrea
posted by dave on 26 Jan 2009 at 1:52 am
Your mum is right he was a porter at bexhill hospital for many years but he died in 2004,thanks for the help,much apreciated.
John Carr
posted by Sue on 05 Dec 2009 at 2:44 pm
John Carr worked at Bexhill hospital with my Dad. He also sang at my Dads Service at St. Peters and had a fabulous voice as did my dad. He was a very special man.
John Carr
posted by Michael W Cook on 25 Apr 2011 at 8:18 pm
I used to sing in the Choir at St Peter's with John Carr, he was a very fine singer and I am sorry to hear he has died.
He wasn't always with us as he toured quite a bit as a professional opera singer.
We are talking late 60's early 70's, Canon Townroe was the Rector and Jonathan Martyn was the Organist and Choirmaster. We had a very good choir back then and we regularly toured and sang in some beautiful venues.
John Carr
posted by dave on 07 May 2011 at 3:30 am
Yes I remember jonathan martyn,used to live next to st peters church.
Its interesting to hear people thoughts on John carr,He did travel alot with glynbourne and the Royal opera house, and for a time with the welsh national opera.
he died on the 4th of July 2004 near tunbridge wells.where he lived for some time.
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John Carr
posted by Christopher Miles on 01 Feb 2014 at 8:37 pm
I too remember John Carr at St Peter's and in Blods. Also sang with a choral society I think at stonegate. I remember going with Jonathan Marten Carol singing on the back of a farm trailer.
St. Peter's still has a good choir and is going to sing in Durham cathedral in August and westminster Abbey on the 28th August. I remember a Michael Cook and a David Cook singing in St. Peter's chior.
For Lucy
posted by dave on 20 Apr 2014 at 1:40 am
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Christopher
posted by dave on 20 Apr 2014 at 1:47 am
yes he was with the blods and the bats, and did spend some time at stonegate, and as you know tractor trailers are the preferred means of transport, i suspect the powers that be would frown on that now. round trips to all the local pubs at christmas comes to mind :-), interesting times for sure, I also sang at st peters choir on sundays, but was not very good, that was in the 70's ,
Spelling
posted by Marie on 07 Feb 2015 at 6:46 pm
Hi, I'm pretty sure all the posts here are spelling John's surname wrong. It should be Kerr and have just looked it up on line and so am as near to 100% certain as well as having a cassette with this spelling. I have fond memories of the chance I got to sing with John Kerr at St Peters Church in 1987 in Creation and still have the cassettes to prove it!! He was a great character and very understanding towards a novice singer as I was then.
John Carr/kerr
posted by dave on 13 Feb 2015 at 2:04 am
you are right he changed his surname in the early eighties but they are one in the same person.
John Kerr At Finchcocks
posted by Chris Cox on 29 Aug 2015 at 7:34 pm
John Kerr and his wife sang duets at Finchcocks Historical Keyboard Museum at Goudhurst, Kent on their Open Days. His wife still volunteers there on the Open Days.
It's a wonderful place to visit.
John Carr
posted by Iain on 20 Oct 2015 at 10:17 pm
John changed his surname from Carr to Kerr the keep the sound of the surname similar after his second marriage to a lady called Christine in about 1983. She did not wish to carry the surname Carr and so a compromise was reached between them. Yes you are right that his partner (not Christine) still sings at Finchcocks but John died in 2004.
John Kerr (Carr)
posted by fiona green (carr) on 10 Feb 2016 at 5:47 am
My dad still lives on in some way and you can check out his award in his name for talent in English Song....Yes he changed his name when he married Christine and yes, his partner does still sing at Finchcocks. You can also buy CD's of his voice and songs, there are three CD's available.
http://www.johnkerraward.org.uk/about.php
John Kerr (Carr)
posted by fiona green (carr) on 10 Feb 2016 at 5:48 am
My dad still lives on in some way and you can check out his award in his name for talent in English Song....Yes he changed his name when he married Christine and yes, his partner does still sing at Finchcocks. You can also buy CD's of his voice and songs, there are three CD's available.
http://www.johnkerraward.org.uk/about.php
John Kerr (Carr)
posted by fiona green (carr) on 10 Feb 2016 at 5:50 am
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