▁found ▁himself ▁unable ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁financial ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁bank rupt . ▁The ▁concert s ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁musical ▁benef actor ▁Sir ▁Ed gar ▁Spe yer , ▁a ▁bank er ▁of ▁German ▁origin . ▁Spe yer ▁put ▁up ▁the ▁necessary ▁funds , ▁retained ▁New man ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁concert s , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁and ▁Wood ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁their ▁project ▁of ▁impro ving ▁the ▁public ' s ▁taste . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Wood ▁accepted ▁the ▁conduct or ship ▁of ▁that ▁year ' s ▁She ff ield ▁tri enn ial ▁festival . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁that ▁festival ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁changing ▁its ▁emphas is ▁from ▁ch oral ▁to ▁orch est ral ▁pieces . ▁A ▁German ▁critic , ▁review ing ▁the ▁festival ▁for ▁a ▁Berlin ▁publication , ▁wrote , ▁" Two ▁personal ities ▁now ▁represent ▁a ▁new ▁epo ch ▁in ▁English ▁musical ▁life ▁– ▁Edward ▁El gar ▁as ▁composer , ▁and ▁Henry ▁J . ▁Wood ▁as ▁conduct or ." ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁over tax ed ▁by ▁his ▁enorm ous ▁work load , ▁Wood ' s ▁health ▁broke ▁down . ▁Even ▁though ▁this ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁Prom s ▁season , ▁C ath cart ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Wood ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁complete ▁break ▁and ▁change ▁of ▁scene . ▁Le aving ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁Arthur ▁Pay ne , ▁to ▁conduct ▁during ▁his ▁absence