▁the ▁pre jud ices ▁and ▁pass ions ▁of ▁the ▁hour ." ▁When ▁Spe yer ▁left ▁Britain , ▁the ▁music ▁publish ers ▁Ch app ell ' s ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁and ▁its ▁or chestra . ▁The ▁Prom s ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁war ▁years , ▁with ▁fewer ▁major ▁new ▁works ▁than ▁before , ▁although ▁there ▁were ▁never theless ▁British ▁premier es ▁of ▁pieces ▁by ▁Bart ók , ▁Stra vin sky ▁and ▁Deb uss y . ▁An ▁historian ▁of ▁the ▁Prom s , ▁A te ş ▁Or ga , ▁wrote , ▁" Con cert s ▁often ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁re - tim ed ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁' All ▁Clear ' ▁between ▁air ▁ra ids . ▁Fall ing ▁bomb s , ▁sh rap nel , ▁anti - air craft ▁fire ▁and ▁the ▁d ron ing ▁of ▁Ze ppel ins ▁were ▁ever ▁threaten ing . ▁But ▁[ W ood ] ▁kept ▁things ▁on ▁the ▁go ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁real ▁part ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁boost ing ▁mor ale ." ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Wood ▁received ▁an ▁offer ▁by ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁seriously ▁tempt ed : ▁the ▁Boston ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁musical ▁director . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁guest ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁Or ch est ras , ▁but ▁he ▁regarded ▁the ▁Boston ▁or chestra ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Non eth eless , ▁as ▁he ▁told