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Henry Wood (1869–1944) was an English conductor best known for his
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association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as
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the Proms. Wood started his career as an organist. During his studies
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at the Royal Academy of Music, he came under the influence of the voice
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teacher Manuel Garcia and became his accompanist. After similar work
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for Richard D'Oyly Carte's opera companies on the works of Arthur
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Sullivan and others, Wood became the conductor of a small operatic
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touring company. From the mid-1890s until his death, Wood focused on
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concert conducting. He was engaged by the impresario Robert Newman to
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conduct a series of promenade concerts at the Queen's Hall, offering a
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mixture of classical and popular music at low prices. By the 1920s,
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Wood had steered the repertoire entirely to classical music. In
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addition to the Proms, he conducted concerts and festivals throughout
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the country and also trained the student orchestra at the Royal Academy
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of Music. He had an enormous influence on the musical life of Britain
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over his long career: he and Newman greatly improved access to
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classical music, and Wood raised the standard of orchestral playing and
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nurtured the taste of the public, presenting a vast repertoire of music
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