The Cathedral Basilica Concert Series 2019-2020
51st Season of Concerts

Misa en Tango	Sunday, September 15, 2019, 4:00 P.M. (A Tango Mass) with Frank Valiente, Daniel Holodek, Fernando Pirez, and Jose A. Santana. Suggested donation - $15
A Spiritual Reflection: An Afternoon of Arias and Songs by African-American Composers	Sunday, October 20, 2019, 4:00 P.M. Chivonne Perkins, soprano; Andrew Darling, countertenor; Keaun Guy, tenor; Samuel McDonald, baritone; and Mary Pinto, accompanist. Suggested donation - $15
A Concert In Honor of the Faithful Departed	Cemetery Sunday, November 3, 2019, 4:00 P.M. The Cathedral Choir Kristin Dabaghian: organ John J. Miller: conductor ​Lauren Tamara will offer a brief pre-concert lecture, ‘Adapting to Loss,’ to the bereaved at 3:20 in the Lady Chapel. Free-will offering
Navidad Latina 2019	Friday, December 6, 2019, 8:00 P.M. The Cathedral Spanish Choir, under the direction of Olfary Guitérrez, joins forces with singers and instrumentalists from other Latin American communities of the Archdiocese of Newark to present a program of Christmas music. ​Free-will offering
The Forty-Ninth Annual Candlelight Carol Sing	Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 8:00 P.M. Thursday, December 12, 2019, 8:00 P.M. (Doors open at 7:00 P.M.) The ambiance of candlelight and season décor, along with the Cathedral Choir, organ, brass, percussion, and thousands of participants combine to create an event that must be experienced. Free-will offering
Handel’s Messiah	Sunday, December 22, 2019, 7:00 P.M. George Frederick Handel’s beloved oratorio. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Roderick Cox, conductor, Montclair State University Singers, Heather Buchannan, director. For more information, visit njsymphony.org/messiah or call 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).
Organ Recital	Sunday, March 15, 2020, 4:00 P.M. Presenting a program of French organ music from the 19th & 20th centuries with Ann Labounsky. Suggested donation - $15
Choral Meditations on the Stations of the Cross with the Cathedral Choir	Good Friday, April 10, 2020, 8:00 P.M The Cathedral’s choral tradition continues with this annual event. The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of John J. Miller, presents meditations within the context of the Stations of the Cross. Free-will offering
Music of Ludwig van Beethoven	Friday, May 8, 2020, 8:00 P.M. In honor of the 250th Anniversary of his birth the Mass in C Major for Choir, Soloists & Orchestra. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Archdiocesan Festival Choir and the Cathedral Choir; Valerie Bernhardt, soprano; Kathryn Lang, mezzo-soprano; Theodore Chletsos, tenor; Jorge Ocasio, bass-baritone; John J. Miller, conductor Tickets: $25 / $35. Tickets go on sale February 1, 2020. Advance ticket purchase recommended.   Tickets may also be purchased through the Cathedral Music Office, or at any Cathedral Concert Series performance.

*Doors open one hour prior to each concert. All events are open seating and available on a first come first serve basis.

John J. Miller, Director of Music Ministries 
Kristin Dabaghian, Associate Organist
Olfary Gutiérrez, Coordinator of Hispanic Music Ministry
Kimberley Mesiti, Music Office Administrative Assistant 
Carol Resch, Music Office Assistant
Cathedral Music Office Phone: 973-484-2400 Fax: 973-497-9336 
Email: millerjo@rcan.org