Eastbourne Grand Hotel to host three-day musical house party

The event will be held at The Grand Hotel from November 2 to November 4, where French composer Claude Debussy wrote his orchestral composition La Mer in 1905.

This year, an arrangement of La Mer by British composer Sally Beamish will be performed.

The Pleyel Ensemble, comprising Harvey Davies (piano), Sarah Ewins (violin), David Aspin (viola), Heather Bills (cello) and Jonathan Rimmer (flute), will also be performing.

The schedule begins on November 2 with independent travel to Eastbourne, hotel check-in from 3pm, and a concert at 5.30pm featuring works by Pleyel, Chaminade, Martinu and Schumann.

On November 3, the day starts with breakfast, a mid-morning concert at 12pm and an afternoon concert at 5.30pm featuring pieces by Danzi, Dohnanyi, and Brahms.

The final day, November 4, includes a concert at 11.30am with works by Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Coleridge-Taylor and Taffanel.

The price is £995 per person for a shared double/twin room, with a £160 supplement for a single person in a double room.

Accommodation, meals and concert tickets are all included.

For more information and to book, call 01663 746578 or email john@whibley.co.uk.