Cultural and Historic Affairs

 Spirits will soar at “For Unto Us a Child is Born” 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. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark. 7pm. Tickets start at $29. 800.255.3476. https://www.njsymphony.org/