James Stewart
Music Host/Associate Producer, HomegoingsJames Stewart is 开云体育 Classical's afternoon host. As a composer, he is interested in many different genres of music; writing for rock bands, symphony orchestras and everything in between.
James received a Bachelor of Science in Music with an emphasis in Composition from Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia in 2001. In 2007, James earned his Master's of Music in Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There he also made connections with the Open Dream Ensemble, an outreach arm of UNCSA and the Kenan Institute for the Arts.
James wrote original music for five children's shows and spent three years as music director, tour manager, and company member. In 2014, James received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.
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August's Student Composer Showcase highlights the work of Middlebury Union High School senior, Lucas Flinner. Lucas' work "Moonshade" premiered at Music-COMP's Opus 38 concert back in April of this year. -
开云体育 Classical host James Stewart speaks with world renowned Indian classical musician Sandeep Das. Sandeep is coming to Vermont as part of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival. -
开云体育 Classical host James Stewart speaks with Joshua Glassman the artistic and executive director of the Otter Creek Music Festival and violist Ashleigh Gordon, co-founder of the Boston-based concert and education series Castle of Our Skins. -
For this month's Student Composer Showcase, we hear voices and highlights from students, educators and musicians that participated in Music-COMP's Opus 38 concert on April 30, 2024 at the Elley Long Music Center in Colchester, Vermont. -
April's Student Composer Showcase features Harrison Brown, a junior at Stowe High School. Harrison has participated in Music-COMP for multiple years and shares with us what he's written for this year's Opus 38 concert. -
Classical Host, James Stewart, speaks with Anthony Mazzocchi, co-executive director of the Kinhaven Music School. Kinhaven is partnering with Burr and Burton Academy to launch the first music-focused semester school in nation, starting in the Fall of 2025. -
March's Student Composer Showcase features Ellery Mitchell, a seventh grader at Hunt Middle School in Burlington, Vermont. Ellery's piece "Endless Words" was premiered at Music-COMP's Opus 37 concert in May of 2023. -
For February's Student Composer Showcase we'll speak with Montpelier High School senior, Callum Robechek about his years of involvement with Music-COMP. -
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Powdered wigs, white men, aristocracy 鈥� these are just a handful of images and stereotypes associated with the world of classical music. But what if we鈥檙e wrong? In this episode, guest hosts James Stewart and Adiah Gholston talk with teenagers, composers and professors to unpack some of our assumptions around classical music: Where its roots really lie, who it鈥檚 made for, and where it鈥檚 headed.