sentences:  In 1969 Bill Holtby began to work towards his dream of a local orchestra.His adventurous courage, hard work, dogged perseverance, and his ideals were to change the musical landscape in Medway.Under their conductor, James Clinch, also a skilled oboe player, the Rochester Arts Orchestra (RAO) was born, taking its name in part from the Medway College of Art who kindly provided the fledgling group with a rehearsal room at their temporary annexe at the old St Peters School opposite Fort Pitt.