Audiences are invited into an extraordinary encounter with sound in space - a world where listening becomes physical, spatial, and deeply embodied.
By day, artists, technologists, and researchers present talks, panels, and hands-on workshops exploring the forefront of immersive audio. From 3D composition and sound architecture to psychoacoustics and spatial perception, the programme examines how sound shapes the way we sense, move through, and understand the world.
By night, the venue becomes a site of performance. Multiple spherical arrays converge in a unique evening concert, generating rich, multidimensional soundscapes that surround, shift, and unfold in space - inviting audiences to listen in entirely new ways.
Sonic Spheres is a one-day conference and concert dedicated to creative, critical, and experimental approaches to spatial audio, with a particular focus on composing and performing with the IKO loudspeaker.
The 2026 edition foregrounds practice and experimentation, centring on composing, and performing for both singular and multiple IKO systems. The IKO loudspeaker functions as both instrument and environment - a platform for spatial composition, live diffusion, and immersive performance.
Key dates
| Call for Works closes: 8 April 2026 | |
| Call for Works Notification of Acceptance: 10 April 2026 | |
| Programme announced.. | |
| Booking closes.. | |
| Sonic Spheres: 9 May 2026 |
Programme
Explore the full schedule for the day and evening concert - discover featured talks, workshops and live performances.
Call for works
The SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre invites composers, sound artists, researchers, and industry practitioners to propose talks, workshops and performances.
Centre for Sound and Image
Find out more about the cutting edge research that underpins our series.
Artist Residency Commission – Sonic Spheres
Take part in an intensive Research & Development residency to create bold new works for the IKO spherical loudspeaker.
Bookings
Secure your ticket now, and join us for a day of talks and workshops, followed by an evening concert.
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Contact us
For any enquiries about Sonic Spheres, please contact our team by clicking on the button below.
Study with us
Spatial Audio Fundamentals
This two-day short course will equip you with the fundamental skills to integrate spatial audio into your creative practice.
Music and Sound Production, BA Hons
Open your ears to a range of musical worlds, from music production to sound design in film, TV, music and games. Creativity is at the heart of this degree course.
Our Partners
University College London, City St Georges
