▁Wood ' s ▁recommendation , ▁took ▁over ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁always ▁adm ired ▁and ▁respect ed ▁Wood . ▁Other ▁younger ▁conduct ors ▁included ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁Wood ' s ▁or chestra , ▁including ▁Bas il ▁Camer on ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁Go oss ens . ▁Another ▁prot ég é ▁of ▁Wood ▁was ▁Mal col m ▁S argent , ▁who ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Prom s ▁as ▁a ▁composer - con duct or ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Wood ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁abandon ▁thoughts ▁of ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist ▁and ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁conduct ing . ▁Wood ▁further ▁showed ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁music ▁by ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁conduct or ship ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁or chestra ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁re he ars ing ▁it ▁twice ▁a ▁week , ▁whenever ▁possible , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁conduct or ship ▁of ▁the ▁amateur ▁H ull ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁trav elling ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁year ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁re he arse ▁and ▁conduct ▁its ▁concert s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Wood ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁conduct ▁four ▁concert s ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Bowl . ▁Such ▁was ▁their ▁success , ▁both ▁art istic