Music
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GO GUARACHA
Trini and Nersa Marquez are two-thirds of the Marquez Sisters, an ensemble that was at the center of Cuba’s lively guaracha music scene during the 1940s.The two perform in a rare concert this week that also features a lecture about guaracha. Trini plays guitar and Nersa plays maracas, with Lourdes Lopez joining in on vocals. Tonight, 8 p.m., Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 E. 49th St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-308-7720, $15 general, $10 members, reservations required.
VOX POPULI
The Marguerite Juenemann Trio performs in “Gnu Vox,” a series of voice concerts. The performance marks the 10-year reunion of Ms. Juenemann with guitarist Ben Monder and bassist Ben Street. Tonight, 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St., between 4th and Bleecker streets, 212-989-9319, $10.
WHITMAN IN BROOKLYN
The Brooklyn Philharmonic, which Walt Whitman reviewed during the 19th century, performs “Brooklyn’s Ode to Joy.” The piece is a juxtaposition of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” with Jennifer Higdon’s song cycle based on Whitman’s poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” Saturday, 8 p.m., Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette St., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $20-$60.
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