James Stewart
Classical Host & Programming ProducerJames Stewart is VPR 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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VPR Classical host James Stewart speaks with VSO Chorus director José Daniel Flores-Caraballo about the up-coming performances of the VSO Chorus. -
Ring in the New Year with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Theatre and the Flynn Center this New Year's Eve, December 31, 2021 at 7:30pm at the Flynn. VPR Classical host, James Stewart, talks with the guest conductor of "Burlington Does Broadway", Benjamin Klemme.
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J. H. Kwabena Nketia was a composer and ethnomusicologist from Ghana who was dedicated to preserving and supporting African art of all disciplines.
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Abdullah Ibraim, also known as Dollar Brand, was born Adolph Johannes Brand in Cape Town, South Africa in 1934. He started taking piano lessons at the age of seven and was performing professionally by the time he was 15. Brand was of mixed-race so under the South African apartheid system, he was considered “colored.”
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Justinian Tamusuza is one of the premiere, contemporary African composers today. His music has been compared to American minimalist composers like Steve Reich and John Adams. However, what sets Tamusuza apart is his use of rhythm that calls to mind the pulse of traditional African music.
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We continue our series on African composers by exploring the life, music and legacy of Cameroonian composer, Francis Bebey.
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VPR host James Stewart, interviews the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's first candidate for the music director position, conductor, Akiko Fujimoto.
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We continue our series of episodes about African composers with an exploration of the life, music and legacy of Nigerian composer Olatunji Akin Euba.
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Timeline continues its series of episodes focused on Africa composers with an exploration of the music and influence of contemporary South African composer Neo Muyanga.
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Discover the life, music and legacy of Ethopian composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou the "Honky-Tonk Nun."
