The countryside's tranquility is not Rebecca Saunders' cup of tea. In her sheet music-cluttered studio in Prenzlauer Berg, she joyfully welcomes Berlin soundscapes of trams, drills and trolleys with open ears. No wonder the London-born contemporary music composer and professor has been drawn to Molly Bloom's infamous stream-of-consciousness monologue in James Joyce's Ulysses again and again. Ensemble Musikfabrik premieres Yes, her latest go at the literary masterpiece, at the Philharmonie on Sep 9, followed the next day by a free (English-language) talk with artist Ed Atkins.
Michael Hoh
Berlin
Interview