Brick Presbyterian Church continues its 2024–25 Worship & Arts season with two
special services of Choral Evensong, featuring the Brick Church Chancel Choir together with the
Choir of Trinity Church, Princeton. The services will be Sunday, February 23rd at 5 PM at
Trinity Church (33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ), and Sunday, March 2 at 6:30 PM at The
Brick Presbyterian Church (1140 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY).
The two festival services, led by the 50 voices of Brick’s and Trinity’s combined choirs,
will include extraordinary works from the grand tradition of the English cathedrals, as well as
contemporary American music. The choirs will sing Bring us, O Lord God by William H. Harris,the Preces & Responses by William Smith, the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis of the Gloucester
Service by Herbert Howells, and Dazzling as the Sun by Gwyneth Walker.
All are welcome to attend Evensong, irrespective of their religion, background or beliefs.
A unique event in its bringing together of history, faith, music, and mindfulness, Evensong is
part of a living tradition that is offered to the general public. Both services are free of cost, and
no tickets are required.
ABOUT CHORAL EVENSONG
One of the treasures of the Anglican tradition, Evensong is a service of sung evening
prayer that combines music with readings from scripture and ancient prayers. The choir leads the
45-minute service, while the congregation participates in hymns and spoken sections of the
liturgy, as well as in quiet prayer and meditation throughout the service.
The flexibility and reflective atmosphere of Evensong has garnered popularity over the
last century, with many individuals of wide-ranging religious backgrounds attending. Reasons
for this growth in attendance range from the desire to experience superb live performances of
choral music, to finding solace in stillness and calm at the end of a busy day, to an opportunity
for personal reflection or meditation.
ABOUT WORSHIP & ARTS
Brick Church’s concert series, Worship & Arts, welcomes all to experience the joyous,
uplifting power of the performing arts. Worship & Arts offers concerts and special worship
services throughout the year, featuring Brick’s superb Chancel Choir, recitals on the church’s
magnificent Casavant organ, as well as performances by extraordinary guest artists and
ensembles from New York City’s vibrant artistic scene. Now in its second season, the program
has grown to become an important part of the Brick congregation’s offerings, and a valued part
of the New York City arts community. To view the entire 2023–24 season, please visit this page.
At Brick Church, we believe that 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. Join us and share in the warmth, excellence, and energy of the performing arts at Brick!
ABOUT TRINITY CHURCH, PRINCETON
Trinity Church is a worshiping church, a welcoming church, and an active church.
Everything that we are, and everything that we do, is rooted in our relationship with
God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — as followers of Jesus Christ. We encounter God in ourworship: in Scripture and in the sacraments, in prayer and in song. We respond to God’s love for
us by loving others actively — welcoming our neighbors near and far, seeking peace, and
pursuing justice.
For nearly one hundred and ninety years, Trinity Church has been a beacon of faith, hope,
and love in the very heart of Princeton; an Episcopal congregation in the Diocese of New Jersey
devoted to striking, spirit-filled worship in the Anglican prayer book and choral traditions,
lifelong christian formation and fellowship, and the care and comfort of those most in need in
our community and in the world, always aspiring to be a visible and tangible sign of Christ’s
ineffable love.
ABOUT THE BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Brick Presbyterian Church is a lively, growing congregation that has been serving
New York City since 1767. We worship every Sunday at 11 a.m. in our Sanctuary. Sunday
Church School is offered for children from age two to seventh grade. We welcome all to come,
visit, worship and see what Brick Church is all about.
The Brick Church is a member congregation of the Presbytery of New York City. The
session appoints elders to serve as commissioners to meetings of the Presbytery. In addition,
elders serve on various committees when elected or appointed. The Brick Church also supports
the work of the Presbytery financially thorough assessments and apportionments and general
mission giving. In addition to supporting the Presbytery’s mission, the church has traditionally
supported a wide range of mission outreach efforts in New York City. Involvement on the
national level of the Presbyterian denomination has been strong and supportive over the 250-year
history of the congregation. Several ministers of The Brick Church have served as moderators of
the General Assembly, the national body of our church. In fact, the Rev. John Rogers, the first
minister of the Brick Church, was elected as Moderator of the First General Assembly in 1789.
