How is sound produced? Perceived, measured, modified? From its physical and acoustic characteristics to its study in human and social sciences (sound studies), we must consider sound as a multidisciplinary object and question its power of transformation and transmission.
The program includes round tables, listening to productions in immersive audio, workshops with the sound designers of France Culture’s fictions, and a public recording of a masterclass with sound designer Nicolas Becker.
Reserve here FRIDAY, APRIL 10 – Animation: Zoé Sfez (France Culture) – 9:30 am: Reception – 9:45-10 am: Introduction by Olivier Mantei, General Director of the Philharmonie de Paris, and Emelie de Jong, Director of France Culture – 10-10:30 am: From vibration to the ear – 10:30-11:30 am: Immersive listening of France Culture’s podcast, “Return to Prehistory” – 11:30 am-11:45 am: Break – 11:45 am-12:30 pm: The use of AI in sound work – 12:30-2 pm: Lunch break – 2-3 pm: Listen, project, imagine: the symbolic and cultural powers of sound – 3-4:15 pm: Immersive listening of France Culture’s podcast, “The Ear, this vital sense” – 4:15-4:30 pm: Break – 4:30-5:30 pm: Interview with Jérôme Sueur, eco-acoustician, professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris SATURDAY, APRIL 11 – – 9:45 am: Reception – 10-11:30 am: What recording does to sound – 11:30 am-11:45 am: Break – 11:45 am-1 pm: Listening session of France Culture’s concert-fiction, “Snow White & Spells” – 1-2:30 pm: Lunch break – 2:30-3:30 pm: Noises, environments, and sound pollution – 3:30-4 pm: Break – 4-5:30 pm: Grand interview/Masterclass with France Culture’s sound designer Nicolas Becker, hosted by Natacha Triou, producer at France Culture
Practical information: Philharmonie de Paris 221 Avenue Jean-Jaurès 75019 Paris
This colloquium will be live-streamed on Philharmonie on demand, and then available for replay on the same platform after the event.


