Sorcha Kenny talks to the NCH's Head of Programme Planning Gary Sheehan about the thinking behind the new Perspectives Series. The podcast includes interviews with Lisa Hannigan, Chris Thile of Punch Brothers, Gavin Bryars, Meshell Ndegeocello and Philip Glass.

Perspectives opens on October 6th and 7th with a collaboration between Lisa Hannigan and Berlin outfit stargaze. The series closes with a very special Philip Glass residency.

Interviews with Lisa Hannigan and Philip Glass come courtesy of the Barbican Centre, London.