, ▁giving ▁financial ▁aid ▁to ▁students . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Str ath c ly de ▁named ▁a ▁building ▁at ▁its ▁Jordan hill ▁campus ▁after ▁him . ▁His ▁best - known ▁mem orial ▁is ▁the ▁Prom s , ▁officially ▁" the ▁Henry ▁Wood ▁Prom en ade ▁Con cert s ", ▁but ▁univers ally ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁inform al ▁short ▁version . ▁ ▁His ▁bi ograph er ▁Arthur ▁Jacob s ▁wrote ▁of ▁Wood : ▁His ▁orch est ral ▁players ▁affection ately ▁nick named ▁him ▁" Tim ber " ▁– ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁his ▁name , ▁since ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁represent ▁his ▁reli ability ▁too . ▁His ▁t ally ▁of ▁first ▁performances , ▁or ▁first ▁performances ▁in ▁Britain , ▁was ▁hero ic : ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 1 7   works ▁by ▁ 3 5 7   compos ers . ▁Great ness ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁fin esse ▁of ▁execution ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁his , ▁particularly ▁in ▁his ▁limited ▁legacy ▁of ▁record ings , ▁but ▁he ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁remarkable ▁mus icians ▁Britain ▁has ▁produced . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Henry ▁Wood ' s ▁Prom s ▁appearances ▁as ▁perform er ▁and ▁as ▁composer , ▁listed ▁on ▁BBC ▁Prom s ▁website ▁at ▁www . bb c . co . uk ▁Con cert ▁Program mes ▁ 1 7 9 0 – 1 9 1 4 ▁at ▁www . c ph . rc m . ac . uk ▁Two ▁digit ally ▁restored ▁record ings ▁conducted