The Wireless Military Band
Conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell
Robert Easton (Baritone)

Cockaigne is a picture of London, the town of the Cockneys; a picture of bustling. cheery, noisy existence. with Romance threading its way bravely through the clatter.
The meaning of Elgar's tunes will be apparent to all who hear them. As the pageant passes we see a number of people in a hurry, a sober citizen or two, a pair of lovers, a cheeky miniature version of the sober citizen, a military band-first in the distance end then close by, the lovers seeking seclusion in a church; the street again with its familiar associations.