Wordsworth was appointed assistant conductor to the touring orchestra of The Royal Ballet in 1972.
In 1973, he became principal conductor of the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, and held the same title after the company moved to Birmingham to become the Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB).
[3] From 1989 to 2015, Wordsworth was music director and the Principal Conductor of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra.
[1] In March 2007 at Brighton, Wordsworth caused controversy when he refused to conduct Andrew Gant's new composition A British Symphony the day of its scheduled premiere.
[4] Wordsworth's discography includes works by lesser-known British composers[5] alongside more mainstream pieces.