A leading music academic and founder of the world famous Medici Quartet will open a new music and drama school.

Professor Paul Robertson will formally open Brighton College's new facility at Montague Place, the latest part of its Millennium Development Programme.

The former recording studio now includes a fully- equipped drama studio, rehearsal rooms, music teaching and practice rooms and a state-of-the-art music technology room for computer based composition.

Professor Robertson will officially open the facility on Friday, September 27.

Headmaster Anthony Seldon said: "With the college already producing some of the best music in the country, along with the exciting plans for our new director of music, Richard Niblett - recently joined from The London Oratory School - it is wholly right that we invest in nurturing and developing our talent.

"We are extremely honoured to welcome such a distinguished guest to perform our formal opening ceremony."