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Robert Worby talks to Sara Mohr-Pietsch about the history of electroacoustic music, from Pierre Schaeffer and the early pioneers of music concrete in the 1940s and 1950s, to modern-day composers using digital methods such as Trevor Wishart and the possibilities of electroacoustic music for the future.

Find a new perspective on sound by exploring the vast and compelling world of electroacoustic music at the Sonic Explorations Festival, which takes place on 1-3 October 2009 at Kings Place. You can listen to Jonathan Harvey, curator of Sonic Explorations, discussing the highlights of the festival here.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presenter/producer
Lyndon Jones producer/editor