It could be the rustling of leaves, the sighing of the wind, the buzz of traffic, the burbling of streams, the susurration of a forest… And it could be the sound of Bern… Most likely the whole world. Only in music do we suppress the idea of "rauschen", a word that can only be inadequately translated as noise – it’s not welcome, most of the time. The Musikfestival Bern in 2019 placed it and many other acoustic phenomena on the concert hall stage with songs, installations, microtones and electronics, allowing for all kinds of unexpected sonic exhilaration.

Photos: Annette Boutellier & Samuel Paul Gäumann