Music
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TWO QUARTETS The Avalon String Quartet performs two programs of string quartets by Schonberg, Beethoven, and Webern. The quartet consists of violinists Blaise Magniere and Marie Wang, violist Anthony Devroye, and cellist Sumire Kudo. Saturday, 8 p.m., Kaufman Center, Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. at Broadway, 212-501-3330, $20 general, $10 seniors and students, $32 both concerts.
80 MUSICAL YEARS Jazz composer and pianist Randy Weston participates in “The Spirit of Afrika,” a concert featuring a collection of jazz performers. Saturday, 8 p.m., Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, 718-636-4181 ext. 2229, $20-$45.
SECOND CLAP Alex Ounsworth of the popular indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah plays with a new ensemble that include members of Ida, Boss Tweed, and other bands. Plus, Michael Leviton performs nautically themed ukulele love songs. Saturday, 8 p.m., Tonic, 107 Norfolk St., between Delancey and Rivington streets, 212-358-7501, $10.
HAPPY CAMPERS The indie rock band Camper Van Beethoven, which rose to prominence in the late 1980s, performs downtown. The band’s latest album is “New Roman Times,” their first collection of new material after a decade-long hiatus. Trampled by Turtles open. Saturday, 9 p.m. doors open, Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. at Bowery, 212-533-2111 $20 in advance, $22 at the door. Note: Age 21 and over.
EYE ON THE SPARROW Rejoicensemble’s 10th annual celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. features David Hurd’s “In Honor of Martin,” a five-movement work with text based on Jamie McKenzie’s poem “Standing Tall.” Also on the program: the world premiere of Carl MaultsBy’s “Eye of the Sparrow,” the musical component of a slide show of paintings by artist Karen Fitzgerald. Sunday, 3 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue and 51st Street, 212-378-0248, $20 general, $15 seniors and students.
REMEMBERING THE KING The new musical “Hunka Hunka Burning Love” celebrates Elvis Presley in honor of what would have been his 70th birthday. The cast – Andy Karl, Emily Drennan, and Tom LoSchiavo – take the audience through three decades of the King’s musical catalogue. The show is presented by the producer, Jack Lewin,and the director, Kurt Stamm, of the off-Broadway musical “Our Sinatra.” Monday through Sunday, February 5, Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 and 8 p.m., Au Bar, 41 E. 58th St., between Madison and Park avenues, 212-308-9455, $45-$55. Note: There are no performances on Thursdays, January 19 and 26.
BACH IS BACK Organist David Shuler performs a recital titled “J.S. Bach and the French Connection.” Thursday, 8 p.m., Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. at Grove Street, 212-414-9419, $20 general, $15 for students and senior citizens.
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