Music
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SONGS IN SPANISH The Boricua College Chorus sings a collection of English and Spanish holiday tunes, including a number from Puerto Rico. Friday, 7-8 p.m., Dahesh Museum of Art, 580 Madison Ave. at 56th Street, 212-759-0606, ext. 244, $10 general, $5 children 16 years and under.
ALL-BRONX ‘MESSIAH’ The Bronx Opera Chorus, the Orchestra of the Bronx, and numerous Bronx community members, from Channel 11 weatherman Mr. G. to Bronx borough historian Lloyd Ultan, perform a holiday classic, Handel’s “Messiah.” Sunday, 3 p.m., Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, between Paul and Goulden avenues, Bronx, 718-960-8833, $15.
BRITTEN’S CAROLS The girls’ choir of Grace Church in New York joins the women of the adult choir for a perform ance of Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.” Sunday, 4 p.m., Grace Church in New York, 802 Broadway at 10th Street, 212-254-2000 free.
… BUT HE PLAYS ONE ON STAGE Jazz pianist and singer Doctor Gabs and his band perform the final concert in his 2005 tour. The program includes swing, blues, jass, and boogie woogie tunes by Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Glenn Miller, Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Fats Waller, and Doctor Gabs himself. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $25-$45.
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