▁br ass ▁and ▁wood wind ▁sections ▁were ▁unw illing ▁to ▁buy ▁new ▁low - p itch ed ▁instruments , ▁C ath cart ▁imported ▁a ▁set ▁from ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁l ent ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁players . ▁After ▁a ▁season , ▁the ▁players ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁the ▁low ▁pitch ▁would ▁be ▁perman ently ▁adopted , ▁and ▁they ▁bought ▁the ▁instruments ▁from ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁Prom en ade ▁Con cert s ▁took ▁place . ▁Among ▁those ▁present ▁who ▁later ▁re called ▁the ▁opening ▁was ▁the ▁singer ▁Ag nes ▁Nich oll s : ▁Just ▁before ▁ 8 ▁o ' clock ▁I ▁saw ▁Henry ▁Wood ▁take ▁up ▁his ▁position ▁behind ▁the ▁cur tain ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁platform ▁– ▁watch ▁in ▁hand . ▁P unct ually , ▁on ▁the ▁stroke ▁of ▁eight , ▁he ▁walked ▁quickly ▁to ▁the ▁ro str um , ▁button hole ▁and ▁all , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁National ▁Anth em   ... ▁A ▁few ▁moments ▁for ▁the ▁audience ▁to ▁sett le ▁down , ▁then ▁the ▁R ien zi ▁O vert ure , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁concert ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Prom en ades ▁had ▁begun . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁compr ised , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁an ▁historian ▁of ▁the ▁Prom s , ▁David ▁C ox , ▁" for ▁the ▁most ▁part   ... ▁bl at ant ▁trivial ities ." ▁Within ▁days , ▁however , ▁Wood ▁was ▁sh ifting ▁the ▁balance ▁from ▁light