Sweet stay a while in Braunschweig: Experience Sound, Light, and Gesture
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Sweet stay a while: Early Music becomes visible
On Sunday, November 15, 2026, the St. Magni Church in Braunschweig will transform into a space for sound, light, and gestures. The ensemble refresh dedicates itself to the yearning lute songs of the English composer John Dowland, on the 400th anniversary of his death, connecting them with modern sound colors, light art, and German sign language.
Renaissance meets Present
Dowland's music carries melancholy, intimacy, and an astonishing closeness to the present. In Sweet stay a while, these historical compositions encounter lesser-known, frivolous, and cheeky pieces. This creates an evening concert that engages with familiar sound images and provides them with a surprising new perspective.
An unusual sound world
The sextet refresh shapes the musical narrative with soprano, countertenor, baritone, lute, electric guitar, viols, double bass, and bandoneón. The special instrumentation combines historical instruments with contemporary sound colors and creates an intense event experience between Renaissance music, crossover, and musical performance.
Light art and sign language
Alex Treffenstädt develops a lighting design that makes deep moods visible in the church space. At the same time, Isabelle Ridder translates texts and music simultaneously into German sign language. This gives the concert an additional artistic level: music becomes visible, gestures give the songs a physical dimension, and colors alter the perception of the space.
A concert for many senses
Sweet stay a while addresses a broad audience and combines musical quality with inclusive event planning. The audience's mood emerges not only from the sound but also from the interplay of space, light, movement, and visual language. The event management of the St. Magni congregation thus creates a special concert evening for people with different access to music.
The ensemble refresh
The ensemble includes Kirsten Susanne Böhm as soprano, Beat Duddeck as countertenor, Carsten Krüger as baritone, Christian Horn on bandoneón and double bass, Laura Frey on the viols, and Andreas Düker on the viola da gamba and electric guitar. Together they develop a current encounter with John Dowland: Early music sounds familiar and yet completely new.
Conclusion
Visitors can expect a sensuous concert between English Renaissance, modern sound aesthetics, light art, and sign language. Those who want to not only hear music but experience it as space, movement, and atmosphere will find an exceptional concert evening at St. Magni Church. Tickets are available at the box office.
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