Music at Trinity Phoenix concerts: See the 2026-27 schedule

Downtown Phoenix’s music venues can’t hold a candle to Trinity Cathedral, the 105-year-old landmark at First Avenue and Roosevelt blessed with divine acoustics and one of the Southwest’s largest pipe organs.

The historic cathedral will utilize those features during Music at Trinity’s newly announced 2026-27 concert season, which runs from October through May.

The eight-concert lineup spans chamber music, jazz, organ, classical guitar and choral performances, with most events free to attend. Acclaimed organist David Briggs, classical guitarist Benjamin Lougheed and resident chamber ensemble Urban Nocturnes are among the featured musicians.

The season also brings a couple of firsts to Trinity, including the cathedral’s first classical guitar concert and its first “Jazz in the Cathedral” performance with Phoenix trio We3.

Here’s what Music at Trinity has planned for the upcoming season.

Music at Trinity 2026-27 concert schedule

Urban Nocturnes Fall Concert
Sunday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m.
Trinity’s resident chamber music ensemble kicks off the season with the first of two concerts at the cathedral. The program of evocative works includes “Impressiones de la Puna” by Alberto Ginastera, “Novelletten” for string quartet by Frank Bridge and “Broadacre City” by contemporary American composer Alistair Coleman. General admission is $25 and student tickets are $10.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Sunday, Dec. 20, 4 p.m.
Trinity’s annual holiday choral concert features carols by Elizabeth Maconchy, Yshani Perinpanayagam, June Nixon, Stuart Nicholson, David Willcocks and other composers. Arrive early for a prelude by harpist Paula Provo beginning at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The Peel Memorial Organ Concert Organ Fireworks with David Briggs
Sunday, Jan. 31, 4 p.m.
Renowned organist David Briggs, an artist in residence at New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, performs works by Hubert Parry, Percy Whitlock, Herbert Howells and William Walton. The concert ends with Briggs improvising a piece inspired by a theme suggested by a member of the audience. Admission is free.

Urban Nocturnes Spring Concert
Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.
The Urban Nocturnes ensemble performs French composer Jean Françaix’s neoclassical “String Trio,” Rebecca Clarke’s “Morpheus” for viola and piano and Johannes Brahms’ “Piano Trio No. 1,” which the legendary composer created when he was only 20 years old. General admission is $25 and student tickets are $10.

Classical Guitar with Benjamin Lougheed
Sunday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m.
Music at Trinity’s first classical guitar concert will showcase Pennsylvania musician and educator Benjamin Lougheed. His program includes works by famed composers and guitarists like Dionisio Aguado, Agustín Barrios and Napoléon Coste, as well as pieces from Béla Bartók and J.S. Bach. Admission is free.

Choral Evensong with the Cathedral Choir
Sunday, March 7, 4 p.m.
Trinity’s resident Cathedral Choir will give voice to composer Michael McCabe’s work “Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G Minor,” commissioned especially for the concert. Other pieces performed by the ensemble include perform William Byrd’s “Preces and Responses.” Admission is free.

Jazz in the Cathedral
Sunday, April 11, 4 p.m.
The inaugural Jazz in the Cathedral showcases Phoenix jazz group We3. The trio, which features vocalist Renee Grant Patrick, pianist Nicole Pesce and violinist Suzanne Lansford, will venture into jazz, blues, bluegrass, soul and swing, including interpretations of tunes by Doris Day and Marvin Gaye. Admission is free.

ComposerFest: Celebrating the works of Camille Saint-Saëns
Friday, April 30, 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, 4 p.m.
The two-day classical music festival kicks of with Urban Nocturnes performing a selection of Saint-Saëns’ solo and ensemble chamber works. A second concert features Helios: A Modern Renaissance performing chanson and choral music by the French Romantic composer. Admission to both events is free.