Music
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MERRY CHRISTMAS The all-male “orchestra of voices”Chanticleer performs a program of traditional Christmas songs, medieval and Renaissance works, and spirituals. Tonight and tomorrow, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Medieval Sculpture Hall, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $60.
AMERICAN UN-POP As part of its “Fast Forward”series, Carnegie Hall presents a whimsical chamber ensemble, the Bang on a Can All Stars, who perform Thurston Moore’s “Stroking Piece #1” and Julia Wolfe’s “Big, Beautiful, Dark, and Scary,” among other unusual pop selections. Band members include cellist Wendy Sutter, pianist Lisa Moore, and bassist Robert Black. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 54 W. 57th St. at Seventh Avenue, 212-247-7800, $25–$35.
HOUSE OF PAYNE The Iridium Jazz Club presents jazz songstress Freda Payne, who gives a concert in honor of the “first lady of song,” Ella Fitzgerald. Tomorrow through Friday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway at 51st Street, 212-582-2121, $30.
SHAKE YOUR BON BON Amor 93.1 presents “Una Noche con Ricky Martin,” a concert by the pop singer who helped to usher in the Latin explosion of the late 1990s. Mr. Martin performs selections from his Spanish-language “MTV Unplugged” album, including hits such as “Vuelve” and “Maria.” Friday, 9 p.m., Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, 212-307-7171, $102.
