Worship & Arts

Brick Church opens its doors and welcomes all to experience the joyous, uplifting power of the performing arts. Music, dance, and drama can comfort, inspire, challenge, and bring us closer to the divine, showing us God’s glory reflected in all beautiful things. Worship & Arts features Brick’s own superb Chancel Choir singing in special worship services, recitals on our magnificent Casavant organ, as well as concerts by extraordinary guest artists and ensembles from New York City’s artistic community. Join us and share in the warmth, excellence, and energy of the performing arts at Brick Church!

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Nov 09, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sacred Resonance: Mozart’s Requiem
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Mozart’s legendary Requiem is known for its vivid spectacle and melting tenderness. Brick Church offers this music to the New York community, in a space where all can bring their grief and loss, pray for the world, and experience healing.
Nov 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cantata Sunday: Carissimi’s Jephte
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Giacomo Carissimi’s oratorio Jephte tells a cautionary tale of pride, devotion, and lament. Carissimi’s writing, especially in the famous final chorus, shows the power of music to move the soul and express our most profound human emotions.
Dec 14, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sacred Resonance: Lessons & Carols
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By flickering candlelight, Brick Church proclaims the good news of Christmas through readings and music. This year’s service will feature the world premiere of a new work by New York composer Daniel Ficarri.
Jan 15, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Chelsea Chen, organ
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Organist Chelsea Chen performs her own Taiwanese Suite and other thrilling repertoire on Brick Church’s extraordinary pipe organ.
Jan 25, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sacred Resonance: Moravian Lovefeast
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Step into a world of worship at this inter-denominational experience of communal praise, fellowship, and love, featuring early American music for choir and string quartet from the Moravian tradition.
Feb 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Joint Evensong at Trinity Princeton
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This special service at Trinity Church Princeton, will be led by the combined voices of Brick’s Chancel Choir and the choir of Trinity Church.
Feb 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tenet Vocal Artists: TENEBRAE
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Tenet presents three programs to help you escape the bustle of the city in a candlelit chapel. Each 60-minute program will be offered from 5:00–6:00 PM and 7:00–8:00 PM.
Mar 08, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cantata Sunday - Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
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The Chancel Choir, with organ, harp, and percussion, sings Leonard Bernstein’s adventurous, theatrical, and deeply moving setting of words from the Hebrew Book of Psalms.
Mar 13, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tenet Vocal Artists: TENEBRAE
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Tenet presents three programs to help you escape the bustle of the city in a candlelit chapel. Each 60-minute program will be offered from 5:00–6:00 PM and 7:00–8:00 PM.
Mar 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tenet Vocal Artists: TENEBRAE
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Tenet presents three programs to help you escape the bustle of the city in a candlelit chapel. Each 60-minute program will be offered from 5:00–6:00 PM and 7:00–8:00 PM.
Apr 03, 2026, 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
John Stainer's The Crucifixion | Good Friday
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John Stainer’s beloved oratorio, The Crucifixion, tells the story of Jesus’ sacrifice and humanity’s redemption through music.
Apr 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Maurice Duruflé: The Complete Organ Works Plus
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Raymond Nagem and Melissa Brassard, joined by flutist Bart Feller and violist Kal Sugatski, perform Maurice Duruflé’s complete organ works - and more!
May 16, 2026, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Sebastians: Bach to the Future
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Baroque meets brand new—hear how today’s composers respond to the past, creating bold new works that blur the lines between then and now. Performances are from 2:00-3:00 PM and 5:00-6:00 PM.