There may a good reason why concerts are booked on the weekends—during the week days (Mondays through Thursdays), it’s considered a “school night”—and kids have to go to school; people have to get up to go to work on the next morning. Meetings of all kind are scheduled on weeknights, and Thursdays particularly, were “made for church choirs,” as our friend Peter Hallock used to say.

So, tomorrow which is THURSDAY, there will be a short organ recital at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, with guest organist Elmo Cosentini from the University for Music in Vienna, Austria. The concert is scheduled from 7:00 to 7:45 pm.

Here is some information about Mr. Cosentini:

Viennese-born Elmo Cosentini received his musical education at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Wien (the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna), studying organ with Peter Planyavsky, piano, orchestral conducting, composition, church music, finishing as Master of Arts.

He actively participated in master classes with Michel Chapuis, Xavier Darasse, Ton Koopman, and Ewald Kooiman and performed as pianist and organist in Europe, the USA, South Africa, China, Australia and New Zealand. Elmo Cosentini has played with renown orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Viennese Symphonic, and Tonkünstler Orchestra; premiered contemporary works, recorded CDs and played for live broadcasts for TV and radio as well as organ inaugurations. While employed as the conductor at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, he conducted operas and symphonic music.

Elmo Cosentini has held lectures, master classes and workshops at universities and conventions, namely the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Scots’ Church in Melbourne, and the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists. He teaches at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna where he earned his doctorate degree for a dissertation on Rachmaninoff’s music. He is organist at St. Augustin in Vienna, a church with a great music tradition.

But, but, but … even the LCH choir rehearses on Thursday nights! Yes, they will still hold their regular rehearsal, which will take place in Isenberg Hall. So this will probably be an intimate recital, to say the least.

In the meantime, I am hosting two members of Tempesta di Mare, the chamber ensemble of the Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, which will be performing on Saturday night, November 10 at 7:30 pm under the sponsorship of Early Music Hawaii. Tickets are available at the door or online.