Title: MUSICAL "ISMS": AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Join us for a journey into the music that expresses the most tumultuous 100 years of human history. On Wednesday, March 4th, the Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will feature Vermont Public Radio (VPR) Host James Stewart at the Commodores Inn, 823 South Main Street, Stowe, Vermont. You might recognize James Stewart as the VPR Classical afternoon host; however 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 has written 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.

Admission is $7 for non-OLLI members. Sessions start promptly at 1:30 p.m. and coffee-refreshments follow the talk.

Interested in becoming a Lamoille Valley OLLI sponsor? Contact us. Information or questions: Ann Spearing, 802-888-7466,