Eric Coates and the lighter side of concert music

One of the things which often annoys me about classical musicians is how snobby they can be when it comes to performing music that is not strictly classical. I don't advocate a free for all and "Pirates of the Caribbean" should not appear on concert programmes any time soon but there is lots of lighter music written for films, tv and light music groups which would work very well in concerts. One of my favourite composers in this mould is perhaps the greatest composer of British Light Music, Eric Coates, who is probably best known for the Dam Busters March. From his first week as a composition student at the RAM he was unashamed about the fact that he wanted to write light music and when he was so good at it it would have been sad if he had been forced into writing second rate classical music instead. I share a favourite piece with Sir Edward Elgar in "Summer Days" (Elgar apparently wore out his record of this he played it so much) but haven't been able to find a video of that to share. Instead here is "Saxo Rhapsody" for saxophone and orchestra and the Knightsbridge March. Enjoy.