Music
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TRIO BRIO The weekly music series “Midtown Concerts” presents a short afternoon concert of Italian Baroque trios by Ferrara Consort. The ensemble performs works for three sopranos by Giacomo Carissimi (1605-74), Luigi Rossi (1597-1653), and Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. 1545-1607). Tomorrow, 1:15 p.m., Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W. 31st St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-967-9157, free.
SPILT ILK The indie rock band Built to Spill, often compared with Pavement, performs three shows this week. Tomorrow through Friday, 8 p.m. doors open, Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place at 15th Street, 212-777-6800, $19.50.
QUARTET AND TRIO The New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble concludes its season with a performance of Messiaen’s “Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps” (“Quartet for the End of Time”) and Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 6 in B flat, Op. 97 “Archduke.” The guest soloist is clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. talk, 8 p.m. concert, reception to follow, Merkin Concert Hall at Abraham Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St. at Broadway, 212-580-9933, $35 general, $30 seniors, $17.50 students.
BROOKLYN CHAMBER The Brooklyn Chamber Music Society performs a program that includes Haydn’s Piano Trio in E Minor, songs from Berlioz’s “Les Nuits d’Ete,” and George Crumb’s Sonata for Solo Cello. Friday, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, 718-858-0718, $30.
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