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: January - April 2025​​​​​
​10th January
Bansuri flute player Kate Hogg & pianist Mark Edwards perform music which has emerged from their recent work with “The Bansuri Project” supported by the Arts Council. Traditional North Indian Classical melodies passed down from bansuri master Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia have been arranged with the rich harmonic sounds of modern jazz, creating new and original soundscapes which use elements of composition and improvisation. Be taken on a musical journey exploring relaxing and exciting new sounds!
17th January
John Bruzon (piano) performs works by Beethoven, Chopin and Mompou. We always look forward to John's concerts - he is a wonderful and versatile pianist who never fails to present a delightful and varied programme of piano music.
24th January
Plaegan Trio: Helen Sills (violin), Bettina Lawrence-Skeen (cello) and Alan Brown (piano) present Mozart’s sparklingly mature Piano Trio in G, KV564 of 1788. This is followed by an early Trio attributed to Brahms. Initially lost, but then discovered in 1924 and first published in 1938, it was probably written in the summer of 1854, at the same time as the first version of his Trio Op.8 in B major.
31st January
Embark on a musical journey where folklore meets classical! Join award-winning Romanian pianist Cristiana Achim for an enchanting solo recital featuring innovative folk masterpieces by Ravel, Copland, Granados, Afsarian and Enescu.
7th February
A recital of Indian Classical music by James Pusey on sitar accompanied by Marc Clayton on tabla*. The duo will perform an afternoon Raga to be announced on the day. *Tabla: a pair of hand drums.
14th February
Love Bites: Songs and poetry of loving, losing and longing - for Valentine’s Day. Jazz vocalist & performance poet Lou Beckerman returns with internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Mark Edwards for a warm and witty celebration (and commiseration) of the many and deep facets of love.
21st February
In his 28th year, pianist Roelof Temmingh presents a programme of Op.28 pieces: Beethoven’s Pastorale Sonata (including Beethoven’s own favourite slow movement), Prokofiev’s Sonata No.3 “from old notebooks”, and a hidden gem by Josef Suk, a poignant suite called “About Mother” written for his young son when Josef’s wife died prematurely.
28th February
Paul Richards (Latin guitar) will be performing the classical guitar music of South America and Spain. “A gem on the stage. Paul Richards beautifully updated the Laurindo Almeida nylon-string Brazilian Guitar style.” Jazz Wise Magazine
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7th March
To celebrate International Women’s Day Caroline Collingridge (flute) & Maggie Grimsdell (piano) present a kaleidoscope of music by composers ranging from Pauline Viardot Clara Schumann, Mel Bonis and Lili Boulanger to Katherine Hoover, Marsha Head, Anne Boyd and Caroline Collingridge.
14th March
BAFTA-winning composer/jazz pianist Joss Peach and saxophonist/composer Josephine Davies (winner of the 2019 Parliamentary Award ‘Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year’) present a tribute to jazz legend Thelonius Monk, whose name is synonymous with the creation of modern jazz, and whose motto was “There are no wrong notes on the piano.”
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. ​​​​
