The British Musical Biography

[E] Carter, William, organist, composer, and
conductor, brother of G. and H. Carter, born
in London, December 7, 1838. Studied under
his father and Ernst Pauer. Chorister, St.
Giles', Camberwell (1845) ; Chapel Royal,
Whitehall ; and King's College, London. Or-
ganist of Christ Church, Rotherhithe (1848) ;
Little Stanmore, Whitchurch (1850) ; St.
Mary, Newington (1854) ; and St. Helen's,
Bishopsgate (1856). In 1859 he acted, for his
brother Henry, as Organist of Quebec Cathe-
dral, and conducted a grand performance of
"Judas Maccabccus," April 13, the centenary
of the composer's death. The next year he
was organist of St. Stephen's, Westbourne
Park, London ; and, in 1808, of St. Paul's.
Onslow Square. He established the Bays-
water Musical Society in 1860, and was con-
ductor of the London Choral Union, 1861.
When the Royal Albert Hall was opened in
1871, he formed a large choir, and has for
many years given choral and popular concerts
in that building. In 1894 he started choral
concerts in the Queen's Hall. He has also
appeared with success a« a performer upon
the organ and pianoforte. His chief compo-
sitions are : — Placida, the Christian Martyr,
a cantata produced at the Albert Hall, De-
cember 5, 1871 : a Thanksgiving Anthem for
recovery of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 1872;
Victoria, an ode, 1887. He has also com-
posed anthems, songs, and part-songs, and
arranged national airs for choral-singing.

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