Trumpetist

Vocalist

Step inside St. Hugo of the Hills for an evening that explores the musical building blocks at the heart of great compositions. World-renowned organist James O’Donnell, former Master of Music at Westminster Abbey, leads a powerful program featuring organ concertos by Handel and Poulenc. Joined by works from Saint-Saëns and Composer-in-Residence Hannah Kendall, Cornerstone reveals how composers embed structure, contrast, and emotion into the smallest musical ideas—each one a foundation for something extraordinary.

Cornerstone

St. Hugo of the Hills Church

Ten-time Detroit Music Award-winning jazz band Planet D Nonet presents their critically acclaimed project, Blues to Be There. Led by Detroit percussionist RJ Spangler and trumpeter James O’Donnell, the band revives music from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s more obscure catalog and breathes new life into forgotten jazz and blues classics over the past 15 years. For example, they have taken care of Fletcher Henderson, Buddy Johnson, Sun Ra, and South African jazz, among others.

Trumpetist, Vocalist

James O’Donnell

Events

Past events

Jun 14, 2025

Cornerstone · Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

Jul 7, 2023

Planet D Nonet: Blues To Be There · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Organ in Organ Concerto by Poulenc

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

Organ in Organ Concerto in G minor by Handel

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

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