Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews today’s composers exploring the relationship between their immediate environment and the music they write. From BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now, published on Sunday mornings.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews today’s composers exploring the relationship between their immediate environment and the music they write. From BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now, published on Sunday mornings.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch visits Hector Parra at IRCAM, the musical research centre in Paris established by Pierre Boulez, where he is composer in residence and teaches. In one of the famous underground studios, Hector tells Sara why the environment is perfect for creating electro-acoustic sounds.