Handel’s Messiah embraces every emotion, from the first voice singing “Comfort ye,” inviting you to step aside from the season’s frenzy, to the riveting Amen Chorus at the end. In between are moments of transcendence, loss, and deeply-felt awe—what makes a classic a classic.

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Handel’s Messiah

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

Princeton University

Spirits will soar at “Lift Up Your Heads” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” as well as the treasured arias that make Handel’s Messiah the must-hear classic of the holidays. Jeannette Sorrell, who “brings revelations” (Philadelphia Inquirer) to everything she conducts, leads the New Jersey Symphony and the phenomenal Montclair State University Singers.

Join us as the Symphony performs this great holiday tradition! Nicholas McGegan will conduct Handel’s incomparable classic Messiah. Joining McGegan and the musicians will be the talented singers of Montclair State University, who will delight audiences as they sing the glorious “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Alexander Hall

Join us as your Symphony triumphantly brings back this great holiday tradition. Music Director  Xian Zhang person will conduct  Handel’s incomparable classic Messiah.

Montclair State University Singers

19 - 21 Dec, 2025

Handel’s Messiah

20 - 22 Dec, 2024

Handel’s Messiah

Montclair State University Singers