The Conductors
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 |
