La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, or simply La mer, L. 109, CD. 111, is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy.
The first edition of La mer, featuring The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Debussy photographed by Otto Wegener, probably a few years after the composition of La mer
The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, where Debussy corrected the proofs of La mer in 1905
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based i
The Orchestra performs in Orchestra Hall at the Chicago Symphony Center
Theodore Thomas, founding father and first conductor of the orchestra
Milward Adams, first manager of the orchestra