A major decision was that the Society should engage a professional conductor and in 1946, following the resignation of TH Crowther, William Rees took up the post. A one-time student under Felix Weingartner and former violinist with the Hall*, Rees was an experienced musician who quickly became a firm favourite with orchestra and audience alike. His appointment marked a definite turning-point: from then on, the orchestra's rise to its present eminence as one of the country's leading non-professional orchestras was steady and assured.
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