A chronological list of the conductors of the orchestra:-

J Henry Taylor	1877-1878
William Rea	1878-1881
Max Schroter	1878-1879
M H Bell	1879-1880
Giuseppe Nifosi	1880-1883
Joseph H. Beers	1883-1905
Cuthbert Horsley	1905-1932
Arthur Milner	1932-1947
J Wolstenholme	1947-1954
Ridley Dobson	1954-1973
Robert Falconer	1973-1981
Ken McKenzie	1981-1993
Gillian Coop	1994-2011
Chris Griffiths	2011-2013
Alastair Lord	2014