▁in ▁future ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁no ▁deput ies ; ▁good ▁morning ." ▁Fort y ▁players ▁res igned ▁en ▁b loc ▁and ▁formed ▁their ▁own ▁or chestra : ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁Wood ▁bore ▁no ▁grud ge ▁and ▁attended ▁their ▁first ▁concert , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁Wood ▁had ▁great ▁sympathy ▁for ▁rank - and - file ▁orch est ral ▁players ▁and ▁stro ve ▁for ▁improvements ▁in ▁their ▁pay . ▁He ▁sought ▁to ▁raise ▁their ▁status ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁conduct or ▁to ▁ins ist ▁that ▁the ▁or chestra ▁should ▁stand ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁app la use ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁conduct or . ▁He ▁introduced ▁women ▁into ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁He ▁said , ▁" I ▁do ▁not ▁like ▁ladies ▁playing ▁the ▁trom bone ▁or ▁double ▁bass , ▁but ▁they ▁can ▁play ▁the ▁viol in , ▁and ▁they ▁do ." ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Wood ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁women ▁in ▁his ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁Wood ▁conducted ▁his ▁own ▁compos itions ▁and ▁arrang ements ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time . ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁Fant asia ▁on ▁Wel sh ▁Mel od ies ▁and ▁Fant asia ▁on ▁Scottish ▁Mel od ies ▁on ▁success ive ▁night s ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁composed ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁most ▁celebrated , ▁Fant asia ▁on ▁British ▁Sea ▁Songs , ▁for ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁ 1 9