A gas turbine stator comprising: a vane assembly comprising: a vane comprising a pressure side shell and a suction side shell; a radially outer end cap; and a radially inner end cap; wherein said vane extends radially from said radially inner end cap; a radially outer platform comprising at least one axially-oriented slot configured to receive said radially outer end cap of said vane assembly; a radially inner platform comprising at least one axially-oriented slot (139,170) configured to receive said radially inner end cap of said vane assembly, characterized in that the pressure side shell and the suction side shell are made of separate shells; wherein said pressure side shell includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a concave surface therebetween, said suction side shell includes a leading edge, a trailing edge and a convex surface therebetween, wherein said leading edge of said suction side shell and said leading edge of said pressure side shell are configured to overlap, interlock or be slightly spaced from each other; wherein each of said surfaces further comprise a radially outer edge (126, 128) and a radially inner edge (127, 129), the radially outer end cap is configured to couple to said radially outer edges (126, 128) of said suction side shell and said pressure side shell; and the radially inner end cap is configured to couple to said radially inner edges (127, 129) of said suction side shell and said pressure side shell; further comprising a clamping member configured to maintain said pressure side shell and said suction side shell in a substantially fixed orientation with respect to each other and with respect to said outer end cap and said inner end cap. a vane assembly comprising: a vane comprising a pressure side shell and a suction side shell; a radially outer end cap; and a radially inner end cap; wherein said vane extends radially from said radially inner end cap; a vane comprising a pressure side shell and a suction side shell; a radially outer end cap; and a radially inner end cap; wherein said vane extends radially from said radially inner end cap; a radially outer platform comprising at least one axially-oriented slot configured to receive said radially outer end cap of said vane assembly; a radially inner platform comprising at least one axially-oriented slot (139,170) configured to receive said radially inner end cap of said vane assembly, characterized in that the pressure side shell and the suction side shell are made of separate shells; wherein said pressure side shell includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a concave surface therebetween, said suction side shell includes a leading edge, a trailing edge and a convex surface therebetween, wherein said leading edge of said suction side shell and said leading edge of said pressure side shell are configured to overlap, interlock or be slightly spaced from each other; wherein each of said surfaces further comprise a radially outer edge (126, 128) and a radially inner edge (127, 129), the radially outer end cap is configured to couple to said radially outer edges (126, 128) of said suction side shell and said pressure side shell; and the radially inner end cap is configured to couple to said radially inner edges (127, 129) of said suction side shell and said pressure side shell; further comprising a clamping member configured to maintain said pressure side shell and said suction side shell in a substantially fixed orientation with respect to each other and with respect to said outer end cap and said inner end cap.