The London Suite, also known as London Everyday, is a suite of orchestral music by the English composer Eric Coates. The Suite was completed in 1933 when Coates was 47. It consists of three movements:
- I. Covent Garden (Tarentelle)
- II. Westminster (Meditation)
- III. Knightsbridge (March)
The work was extremely popular when it was first published, with the third movement, Knightsbridge, being used as the
theme tune for a BBC Radio Radio chat show programme called In Town Tonight, broadcast initially on the National Programme from 1933 and then switched to the Home Service in 1939 where it continued until 1960.
I found this video of Coates' "London Suite" but without description of the orchestra and conductor. I see 'NCO' insignia, and I assume it is the National Children's Orchestra (UK). It warrants recognition on such brilliant performance by these young performers. performed. Produced by Black Swan Film and Video.
The BBC received such a large number of requests for the name of the piece by post so that they had slips of paper printed specifically to help with the demand. Gerrard Williams arranged the military band edition of the suite for Chappell's Army Journal, while Paul V. Yoder also arranged the march for Chappell & Company.
Such was the popularity of London Suite that in 1936 Coates wrote a sequel to it called the London Again Suite.
Resources:
Coates - London Suite. Youtube, uploaded by ncogb. Produced by Black Swan Film and Video. Accessed August 27, 2026
London Suite (Coates). Youtube, uploaded by Guilhem Buisson. Accessed August 27, 2017. (Orchestre Symphonique Opus 31, Direction Guilhem Boisson) - Apology. This video is no longer available. / Tel, May 7, 2023.
London Suite (Coates). en.wikipedia.org.
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