 On his return, Holst obtained his first professional appointment, aged seventeen, as organist and choirmaster at Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire.The post brought with it the conductorship of the Bourton-on-the-Water Choral Society, which offered no extra remuneration but provided valuable experience that enabled him to hone his conducting skills.In November 1891 Holst gave what was perhaps his first public performance as a pianist; he and his father played the Brahms "Hungarian Dances" at a concert in Cheltenham.