Multi-wind soloist and composer Demetrius Spaneas will present a lecture and discussion on modern American music on February 4 at 6 pm. Topics will range from classical music to jazz and popular forms. The focus of the event is to answer questions by the audience while also presenting and performing new works by American composers. Demetrius Spaneas is the top on-call classical saxophonist in New England, playing with the Boston Philharmonic (with which he was guest soloist three times), the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Portland (Maine) Symphony, and almost every other professional orchestra in the area. He also lectured on contemporary concepts in performance and composition at many top institutions, including New England Conservatory, Harvard University, the Hartt School, the California Institiute for the Arts, Tanglewood, and others. For more information go to http://www.dspaneas.com/