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Handel's Messiah at New Jersey Symphony

Dates: 12/18/2026 - 12/20/2026

📍 Theatre: New Jersey Symphony

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Handel's Messiah returns to New Jersey Symphony for performances in Princeton and at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Conductor Kedrick Armstrong leads soprano Jessica Rivera, mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, tenor Martin Bakari, and bass-baritone Adam Lau, with choral support from the Montclair State University Singers under the direction of Heather J. Buchanan. The program features Handel's complete Messiah, including the iconic "Hallelujah Chorus."

Cast and Creative Team for Handel's Messiah at New Jersey Symphony

Cast

Kelley O'Connor
mezzo-soprano
Jessica Rivera
soprano
Martin Bakari
tenor
Adam Lau
bass-baritone
Sophia Liu
piano
Tony Siqi Yun
piano
Kedrick Armstrong
Ensemble
Naomi Woo
Ensemble
Xian Zhang
Ensemble
Lawrence Loh
Ensemble
Rick Steves
Ensemble
Heather J. Buchanan
Ensemble
Keitaro Harada
Ensemble
Kelley O'Connor
mezzo-soprano
Jessica Rivera
soprano
Martin Bakari
tenor
Adam Lau
bass-baritone
Sophia Liu
piano
Tony Siqi Yun
piano
Kedrick Armstrong
Ensemble
Naomi Woo
Ensemble
Xian Zhang
Ensemble
Lawrence Loh
Ensemble
Rick Steves
Ensemble
Heather J. Buchanan
Ensemble
Keitaro Harada
Ensemble

Creative Team

Heather J. Buchanan
director
Keitaro Harada
conductor
Kedrick Armstrong
conductor
Naomi Woo
conductor
Xian Zhang
conductor
Lawrence Loh
conductor
Heather J. Buchanan
director
Keitaro Harada
conductor
Kedrick Armstrong
conductor
Naomi Woo
conductor
Xian Zhang
conductor
Lawrence Loh
conductor

News About Handel's Messiah at New Jersey Symphony

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Xian Zhang Have Announced 2020–21 Season

January 22, 2020

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Xian Zhang have announced the Orchestra's 2020-21 season. Classical highlights include a Winter Festival featuring works by Gershwin and other luminary composers who blend classical and popular traditions; performances of commissions from Tyshawn Sorey, Thomas Adès and a quartet of jazz composers; a continuing celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday; return engagements by violin superstars Joshua Bell and Jennifer Koh and solo performances by multiple NJSO musicians.

Express Male Will Appear With The Morris Choral Society In Two Performances Of 'Baroque Jewels And Songs Of The Season'

December 13, 2019

The popular New Jersey vocal ensemble Express Male will perform with the Morris Choral Society in two performances of a?oeBaroque Jewels and Songs of the Season' this Saturday December 14 at 8PM and Sunday December 15 at 3PM at the United Methodist Church on the Green in Morristown. Noted conductor and MCS Music Director Jason Tramm opens the concert with the rarely performed a?oeMesse de Minuit pour Noëla?? or 'Midnight Massa?? by Marc-Antoine Charpentier followed by selections from George Frideric Handel's a?oeMessiah.a??

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