Lunchtime Concerts every Friday 12.30-1.15pm
Raising funds for our 206-year-old Grade II listed building
£5 suggested donation on the door - cash or card
Tea, coffee & biscuits available in the church hall from 12 noon by donation
Our Friday lunchtime concerts are diverse - mostly classical but also contemporary, North Indian classical, jazz and folk, with many showing off our beautiful Steinway piano.
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.
Enjoy a hot drink before the concert starts, browse our home-made and repurposed cards which are sold to raise funds for the church, and get to know your fellow concert-goers.
Wheelchair accessible venue.
Everyone welcome.
Listings: June - July 2026
Leaflets covering 2-3 months of our concert listings are available at the church and can be found at various other venues and community buildings in and around the city.
To receive updates by email about our Friday lunchtime concerts, including changes to performers, dates, times or programmes, plus occasionally other performances or events which may be of interest to you, please email buc@brightonunitarian.org.uk and ask to be added to our lunchtime concert email list. These emails are usually sent out no more than 5-6 times per year
You can unsubscribe from this list at any time and your details will not be used for any purpose other than to keep you up to date with our concerts and other performances here at Brighton Unitarian Church.
If you are interested in applying to perform in our Friday lunchtime concert series, please contact Cat Stead, Church Administrator/Venue Manager, email: buc@brightonunitarian.org.uk or telephone (01273) 696022.
5 June
Sussex-based chamber ensemble The Kelleth Piano Trio: Rachel Ellis (violin), Siriol Hugh-Jones (cello), Stephen Carroll-Turner (piano) play the trio in C minor Op.1 no.3 by Beethoven, alongside a real rarity: the exceptionally beautiful Phantasy Trio by the 20th century Irish composer Joan Trimble.
12 June
Brighton-based Turkish Cypriot pianist Emre Öztek will perform a recital of solo piano repertoire by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Bartok.
19 June In a change to our previously published programme:
Alex Rider (harp) presents a programme which features two well-known French composers of the 20th century, Debussy and Caplet, with lesser-known but equally compelling music by their female contemporaries. Henriette Renié and Odette Montesquiou, who used their own instrument, the harp, to express their unique musical voices.
26 June
An intimate performance by jazz vocalist & poet Lou Beckerman with pianist Joss Peach, promising to be a warm, vibrant and entertaining performance to lift the spirit. Special guest: poet Roy McFarlane.
3 July
Prize-winner and recording artist Nicolas Ventura is excited to be back with a solo piano recital filled with the wit and elegance of Rameau, the primal energy of Prokofiev's Scythian Suite (in Nicolas' own transcription), and the intimacy of Schubert and Mompou. The programme culminates in Bach's monumental Chaconne in D minor, in the towering transcription by Busoni.
10 July
The Fabler Trio: Ellie Blackshaw (violin/viola), Linda Atkinson (clarinet), Rachel Fryer (piano) will perform a varied programme including Stravinsky’s arrangement of his famous ‘Soldier’s Tale’ for violin, clarinet and piano, alongside music by Milhaud and Copley
17 July
Much-loved Brighton pianist John Bruzon presents a varied and enjoyable programme of music by Chopin and Liszt, showcasing his expressive interpretation of these Romantic masters.
24 July
Alex Bondonno/Joss Peach Jazz Duo: 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!
31 July
BUC regular, Nick Andrews (piano) is joined by his old friend Matthew Wood (baritone) for a glorious lunchtime of Baroque music. They will close the concert with JS Bach's wonderful solo cantata "Ich Habe Genug". There'll be some Handel too.
If you are interested in applying to perform in our Friday lunchtime concert series, please contact Cat Stead, Church Administrator/Venue Manager, email: buc@brightonunitarian.org.uk or telephone (01273) 696022.
Please note that these get booked up a year in advance...