Lunchtime concerts every Friday, raising funds for our
beautiful 204-year-old Grade II listed building
Concert: 12.30-1.15pm - £5 suggested donation on the door - cash or card
Tea, coffee & biscuits available in the church hall from 12 noon
on a pay-as-you-feel donation basis
Our Friday lunchtime concerts are diverse - mostly classical but also contemporary, jazz and folk, with many showing off our beautiful Steinway piano.
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The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. These affordable concerts are the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtimes, enjoying a rich variety of music within the reverberant walls of our beautiful Grade II listed church, with your donations helping us to maintain our welcoming sacred space in the cultural heart of the city.
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Enjoy a hot drink before the concert starts, browse our craft stall selling home-made gifts and cards to raise funds for the church, and get to know your fellow concert-goers.
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Wheelchair accessible venue.
Everyone welcome.
Listings: March - May 2025​​​​​
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21st March
Maggie Grimsdell & Pam Cragg: one piano, four hands. A varied and entertaining selection of music for four hands including works by Beethoven, Amy Beach, DvorÇŽk and Weiner.
28th March
Nick Andrews (piano) continues with his annual series of "Nick plays Bach". This year’s piano recital will include the glorious 4th Partita, the rarely played 4 Duets and a spine tingling transcription or two, all presented with his usual good humour and jolly chat.
4th April
Join violinist Sophia Bartlette and pianist Benjamin Rous for Myths and Legends, a programme of evocative works inspired by timeless stories that bring myths and legends to life. Highlights include Szymanowski’s La Fontaine d’Arethuse, Bazzini’s Dance of the Goblins, and excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
11th April
Lyrical and uplifting jazz from these regulars of the Brighton Jazz scene. Saxophonist Alex Bondonno returns with Joss Peach on piano, playing jazz standards from Abdullah Ibrahim, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk and many more as well as a smattering of unexpected tunes (Soundgarden anyone?). This eclectic duo are always a hit, so come early to get a good spot!
18th April* Good Friday
Nicholas Austin (piano) will perform Mozart’s early Sonata in G, K283 and Glazunov’s technically demanding Sonata no.1 op.74.
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25th April
The Brighton Chamber Ensemble play Mozart’s dramatic Piano Quartet in G minor alongside something less familiar: the lush Spanish rhythms of the piano quartet by Joaquin Turina. ​​​​
2nd May
Gigi and Kitty Casey, the Soprano Sisters, present a varied programme of solos and duets, featuring works by Mozart, Verdi, Humperdinck, Massenet, and Brahms, alongside selections by Fauré, Quilter, and Sondheim. Highlights include “Sull’aria”, “Barcarolle,” “Dove Sono” and “I Feel Pretty.”
9th May
Violin and piano duo Ani Batikian and Roland Roberts perform Schubert’s Grand Duo in A, Suk Four Pieces and bon bons by Kreisler.
16th May - no lunchtime concert due to The Great Escape Music Festival
23rd May
Award-winning Brighton-born siblings Berniya and Riya Hamie perform an exciting programme of piano and cello music, including pieces by Haydn and Brahms.
30th May
Soprano Mercedes Gancedo and pianist Quimey Urquiaga pay tribute to their homeland, with a programme featuring songs by Carlos Guastavino and Alberto Ginastera, esteemed 20th-century exponents of Argentine chamber music.