Sir Henry Joseph Wood

Standard Name: Wood, Sir Henry Joseph

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Textual Production Ethel Smyth
Sir Henry Wood conducted the overture at the Queen's Hall in London on 22 August 1932, and it was conducted again at the same venue by Sir Thomas Beecham in March 1935.
Woolf, Virginia. The Letters of Virginia Woolf. Editors Nicolson, Nigel and Joanne Trautmann, Hogarth Press.
5: 96n2, 370n4

Timeline

6 October 1895: Henry Wood conducted the first of Wood's...

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6 October 1895

Henry Wood conducted the first of Wood's Promenade Concerts at Queen's Hall , London, with the aim of promoting orchestral music and cultivating the English public's musical appreciation.

1904: The London Symphony was established by departing...

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1904

The London Symphony was established by departing members of Henry Wood 's Queen's Hall Orchestra after Wood revoked the deputy system.

1912-1914: Rebecca Clarke, an English composer and viola...

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1912-1914

Rebecca Clarke , an English composer and viola player, was one of six female members of Sir Henry Wood 's professional New Queen's Hall Orchestra , London.

August 1914: On a day during this month at Henry Wood's...

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August 1914

On a day during this month at Henry Wood 's Promenade Concerts , the usual Monday night Wagner concert was cancelled as a result of the outbreak of war, and replaced with works by British...

1919: English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell's...

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1919

English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell 's symphonic poem, Lamia, premiered at the Promenade Concerts, conducted by Sir Henry Wood .

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