Andrew Power is a cellist based in Copenhagen. Interview was made at Time of Music (Viitasaari, Finland) in July 2019.

“The ULYSSES Network has completely changed the game for me and broadened my outlook. I have participated in the ULYSSES ensemble in 2018 and 2019, to ULYSSES journeys at Time of Music 2019 (Viitasaari, Finland) and will travel also to the International Summer Academy for Contemporary Music in Hamburg. The projects have provided me invaluable connections with musicians, composers and organizations as well as opportunities to develop myself artistically. I find it really interesting working with musicians from different countries and different professional backgrounds. Everybody brings in their own musical heritage and it is wonderful.

At Time of Music working with Camilla Hoitenga was great, she has direct contacts to many composers and she knows very well for example Kaija Saariaho and her music. Also going to concerts was very useful, by listening to others I understood things I can use in my own playing. The course also made it possible to have a solo performance in front of composers, some of which have heard me only in orchestras or ensembles. It was of course a lot of concerts and lessons to fit in one week!

My personal experience of the ULYSSES Network is that during the last two years participating the various projects I feel like I’ve gotten the equivalent of another Master’s course. Also after meeting other fellow ULYSSES participants in different projects, we form a kind of a large community. In the future I am very interested in developing my duo with accordionist, and I think the ULYSSES Network could be useful since many of the member organizations offer residencies and other kind of support, which is very important.“