Music
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STARRY JAZZ Jazz lovers can enjoy live music, tapas, and wine under the stars at the American Museum of Natural History. Pianist Monty Alexander and his trio are the next performers in the “Starry Night” series. Tomorrow, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5100, $14 general, $10.50 students and seniors, $8 children.
SINGING HISTORY At a “shape-note singing” session, singers sit facing the leader, who stands in the center, and sing 16th-century choral music a cappella. The sing-along style is seen as the precursor to gospel music and was popular in the American South, especially among Baptist sects that eschewed instruments other than the voice. The four-part harmony music was later revived in the North in the 1960s folk music movement. Though the shape-note songs – also called “Sacred Harp” songs, after a popular hymnal – originated in the Christian church, the singing is now a social event that draws people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Saturday, 3-6 p.m., the Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., between Rivington and Stanton streets, 212-533-7235, free.
SONGS OF THE SEA Dick Swain performs maritime songs from the Great Lakes, northern New England, and Atlantic Canada. He accompanies his sea shanties with instruments including the concertina, guitar, and banjo. Sunday, 3 p.m., South Street Seaport Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St., between Beekman and Fulton streets, 212-748-8735, $5 general, $2 children.
PHILADELPHIA PLAYERS The Philadelphia Orchestra performs a program featuring Lutoslawski’s “Five Songs for Soprano and Orchestra,” Mussorgsky’s “The Nursery,” and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7. Sir Simon Rattle conducts and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena is the guest soloist. Tuesday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $25-$99.
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