▁were ▁S ull ivan , ▁Be eth oven , ▁Bach , ▁B ax , ▁Wagner , ▁Hand el ▁and ▁El gar . ▁The ▁or chestra ▁compr ised ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁three ▁London ▁orch est ras : ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony , ▁London ▁Phil harm onic ▁and ▁BBC ▁Sym phony ▁Or ch est ras . ▁The ▁concert ▁raised ▁£ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁Wood ' s ▁chosen ▁char ity , ▁providing ▁health ▁care ▁for ▁mus icians . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Wood ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁My ▁Life ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁BBC ▁immediately ▁put ▁into ▁effect ▁its ▁cont ing ency ▁plans ▁to ▁move ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁broadcast ing ▁away ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁places ▁thought ▁less ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁bomb ing . ▁Its ▁musical ▁activities , ▁including ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁moved ▁to ▁Br istol . ▁The ▁BBC ▁with d rew ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁players , ▁but ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Prom s . ▁Wood ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁season ▁would ▁never theless ▁go ▁ahead . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁entrepr ene ur , ▁Keith ▁Douglas , ▁agreed ▁to ▁back ▁an ▁eight - week ▁season , ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁was ▁engaged . ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁cur ta iled ▁after ▁four ▁weeks , ▁when ▁inten se ▁bomb ing ▁forced ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁to ▁close . ▁The ▁last ▁Prom ▁given