When does Feast Fades Away take place?

The concert takes place on Sunday, October 4, 2026, starting at 4 PM in St. Michaelis Braunschweig. The main musical part begins around 5 PM.

Where does the concert take place?

The venue is St. Michaelis at Echternstr. 67, 38100 Braunschweig.

Who arranges the musical program?

The program is arranged by prolatio – ensemble neue musik hannover with works by Willem de Fesch, Johann Sebastian Bach, Betty Roe, Alexander Reiff, and a world premiere by Peter E. Rompf.

What can the audience expect at Feast Fades Away?

The audience will experience baroque music, contemporary sounds, performative elements, scent, projections, and culinary art objects in a multisensory concert presentation.

How much is the admission?

Admission is regulated on a solidarity basis. Each person gives what is possible.

Are there culinary elements?

Yes. After the main musical part, culinary art works such as bread, cheese, grapes, and wine may be shared.

A Feast for the Senses: Feast Fades Away Transforms Braunschweig into Sound

Name: Feast Fades Away
Start: 2026-10-04T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T17:00:00+02:00
Location: St. Michaelis

Feast Fades Away: A Culinary Vanitas Concert in Braunschweig

When in St. Michaelis scents, sounds, and culinary art objects come together, music becomes a sensual total experience. Feast Fades Away combines baroque music, contemporary sounds, and performative elements in Braunschweig on October 4, 2026, for an extraordinary concert evening about enjoyment, transience, and the special value of the moment.

Festival Atmosphere Between Sound, Scent, and Projections

The ensemble prolatio – ensemble neue musik hannover transforms St. Michaelis church into an atmospheric sound space. The open-air festival feeling gives way to a concentrated indoor acoustics, where every sound resonates and the sacred architecture becomes part of the staging. Scent, projections, and culinary art objects expand the musical line-up into a multisensory performance.

Baroque Works Meet Contemporary Music

The program features works by Willem de Fesch, Johann Sebastian Bach, Betty Roe, and Alexander Reiff. A world premiere by Peter E. Rompf adds another distinctive accent. The musical concept combines historical sound language with new music and creates an intense present experience that unfolds like a feast in the moment and fades away again.

A Concert as a Shared Feast

Starting at 4 PM, coffee specialties invite attendees to settle in. The main musical part begins around 5 PM. Afterwards, the culinary art pieces may be enjoyed: bread, cheese, grapes, and wine turn the concert into a communal conclusion. This creates a special sense of community that connects concert, performance, and shared enjoyment.

Solidarity Admission and Conscious Encounter

Entry works on a solidarity basis: Each person gives what they can. This opens the concert to different budgets and focuses on the shared experience. Festival jargon such as main stage or side stage fades into the background; instead, an intimate concert dramaturgy emerges, where space, audience, and artists together shape the process.

Conclusion: A Unique Multi-Day Experience in a Compact Concert Format

Visitors can expect not an ordinary chamber concert, but a sensual vanitas experience with baroque music, contemporary sounds, projections, and culinary art. Those who wish to not only hear music but experience it with all senses should experience Feast Fades Away live on October 4, 2026, in St. Michaelis Braunschweig.