Events

St. Paul’s is a venue for many music events beyond Sunday morning services: special choral services such as Choral Evensong, and Lessons & Carols, as well as other events promoted by outside groups.

St. Paul’s: A Concert Venue

Since it was completed in 1929, the beautiful neo-Gothic sanctuary of St. Paul’s has been the venue of many recitals and concerts, featuring groups of different sizes, choral and instrumental, performing music both sacred and secular. It was the first home of Philadelphia’s Basically Bach Festival, is a regular venue for The Mendelssohn Chorus and Vox Ama Deus and from 2011-24 hosted St. Paul’s own Five Fridays concert series. The church boasts an extremely fine organ suitable for individual recitals and accompaniment. A series of organ rededication events will take place during the 2024-25 season.

The sanctuary seats 400+ in the nave pews, with choir stalls, gallery pews and chairs providing possible seating for an additional 200-250. The space lends itself to a flexible arrangement of performers, with the labyrinth at the west end providing an ideal and intimate setting for smaller groups. The ceiling soars over intricate wood carvings and stained glass windows. The lighting system offers many possibilities to create atmosphere suitable for the occasion.

To inquire about use of St. Paul’s for a concert or recital, please contact the Director of Music or the Parish Office.