Notes From The Aisle Seat

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.09 - The "Arizona" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 09 - the "Arizona" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in  northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Mr. Fletcher Dickmann, Ms. Karma Guida, Mr. Byron Ramos Maldonado/Alicia's Lens; Mr. Phillip McMullen, Mr. Mike Lee/The Secret Garden; Mr. Joe Newberry, Ms. April Verch/Newberry & Verch.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
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And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a pair of free tickets to Newberry & Verch by Saturday March 15 at 12 noon! Listen to the podcast for the question and answer. Then email your answer to operahouse@fredopera.org. Make sure you put the word "Giveaway" in the subject line. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
03:47  Alicia's Lens/ Dept. Theatre and Dance SUNY Fredonia
17:26  The Secret Garden/Main Street Studios
35:21  Arts Calendar
40:40 Joe Newberry and April Verch
Media
"I've Been Around"; traditional Apache song, sung by Harrison Burnett, White Mountain Apache Reservation
"How Could I Ever Know?", from The Secret Garden original Broadway cast recording; Marsha Norman (book/lyrics) and Lucy Simon (music); performed by Rebecca Lukor, 1991
"Arkansas Traveler", traditional folk tune performed by Newberry & Verch, The Greystones, Sheffield UK April 2018
"Back Up and Push", Ward Allen, composer; performed by Newberry & Verch, Northern Lights Folk Club, Edmonton, Alberta CAN, February 2024
"Arizona", K. Young, composer; performed by Mark Lindsay, from the album Arizona, March 1970, Columbia Records
Artist Links
Department of Theatre and Dance, SUNY Fredonia
Main Street Studios
Newberry & Verch
 
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
Register Here for the 1891 Run/Walk for the Opera House
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.08 - The "Long Night Moon" Edition

(Special Note - Notes from the Aisle Seat will be on hiatus as the 1891 Opera House is closed to install new seats. Our next episode will be on March 5, 2025. Have a safe and happy holiday season!)
Welcome to Season 04 Episode 08 - the "Long Night Moon" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Mr. Tim Wright, Lake Shore Center for the Arts Songwriters Circle Series; and Ms. Marcy O'Brien, author and columnist
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
02:23 - Tim Wright/LSCFTA Songwriters Circle and Open Mic
19:00 - Arts Calendar
20:20 - Marcy O'Brien/Barker Library Book Talk
35:58 - A Note of Thanks
Media
"Starlight", composed and performed by Fridrick Karlsson, September 2012
"More Light", from the television series Northern Exposure, Episode 4.18 "Northern Lights." Included is "Ebudae", composed and performed by Enya, from the album Shepard's Moon, Nov. 4, 1991, Reprise Records (US)
Artist Links
Tim Wright
Marcy O'Brien
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
Darwin R. Barker Library
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.07 - The "Four Drumsticks" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 07 - the "Four Drumsticks" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Prof. Dan Lendzian and Ms. KK LaBarbera on The Book Women; Ms. Elizabeth Cardy-Sciarrino on It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play; Ms. Seri Beeson on the NSAA Holiday Arts Show; and Mr. Marco Palos and Mr. Blake Lewis on A Not So Silent Night holiday concert.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
01:05  Dan Lendzian/KK LaBarbera - The Book Women
18:27  Libby Cardy-Schiarrino - Wonderful Life/Radio Play
28:20  Seri Beeson/NSAA Holiday Art Show
42:40  Arts Calendar
44:19  Marco Palos/Blake Lewis/Phat Cat Swinger
Media
"Oh, Good Grief", Vince Guaraldi Trio, from The Definitive Vince Guaraldi; Jan. 1, 2009, Fantasy Inc.
"The Great Pumpkin Waltz", Vince Guaraldi Trio, from A Charlie Brown Christmas, December 1965, Concord Music Group
"Run Rudolph Run, written by Chuck Berry and Johnny Marks, Chess Records 1958; performed by Phat Cat Swinger, Nov. 23, 2018
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind, written by Vince Guaraldi, performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, from the album Jazz Impression of Black Orpheus, Fantasy Records 1962
Artist Links
Dan Lendzian; KK LaBabera
Elizabeth Cardy-Sciarinno
Seri Beeson
Phat Cat Swinger
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts Tickets
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PHAT CAT SWINGER PREVIEW
 
 
 
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.06 - The "Barren Trees" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 06 - the "Barren Trees" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Prof. Don Marrazzo, Hillman Opera producer; Mr. Garnet Rogers, singer-songwriter and author.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
02:27 - Prof. Don Marrazzo/Cosi Fan Tutte
19:54 - Mr. Garnet Rogers (Part 1)
36:00 - Arts Calendar
39:30 - Mr. Garnet Rogers (Part 2)
Media
"Autumn Leaves", music by Joseph Kosma, lyrics by Jaques Prevért ("Les Feullies Mortes"); English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1945; performed by Eva Cassidy, recorded live at the Blues Alley jazz supper club, Washington DC, Jan. 3, 1996.
"Prenderò quel brunettino" ("I'll take the brunette one"), from Cosi Fan Tutte, W.A. Mozart, composer (1790); Glyndebourne Opera House, 2006.
"Summer Lightning", written and performed by Garnet Rogers, from the album Summer Lightning, Snow Goose Records, 1996
Overture from Cosi Fan Tutte, W.A. Mozart, composer; performed by Sinfonia Rotterdam, Conrad van Alphen, conductor, Sept. 26, 2015
Next Turn of the Wheel, written and performed by Garnet Rogers, from the album Sparrow's Wing, Snowgoose Records, 1999
Artist Links
Prof. Don Marrazzo
Mr. Garnet Rogers
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.05 - The "Hallowed Eve" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 05 - the "Hallowed Eve" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Ms. Suzanne O. Davis from Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook; Dr. Richard Gilman from Restoring the Opera House: A Volunteer's Perspective; Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord and Ms. Alina J. Wiley from Legally Blonde: The Musical; and Cal Weilgasz from The Wizard of Oz.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
02:58 - Suzanne O. Davis - Tapestry
19:35 - Dick Gilman - Chautauqua History Lecture
38:15 - Arts Calendar
43:00 - Jessica Hillman-McCord/Alina J. Wiley - Legally Blonde
53:23 - Cal Weilgasz - The Wizard of Oz
Media
Ambient Music: Dia de los Muertos; Nama's Tea YouTube Channel
"It's Too Late", Carole King, composer; Gerry Goffin, lyrics; from the album Tapestry, 1971, performed by Suzanne O. Davis from her show Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook
"Alone", Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, 1935; performed by Harpo Marx (harp) from the movie A Night at the Opera, MGM 1936
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major K545, Ludwig von Beethoven, composer; performed by Harpo Marx (harp) from the movie The Big Store, MGM 1941
"Omigod You Guys", from the musical Legally Blonde:The Musical, lyrics and music by Lawrence O'Keefe and Neil Benjamin; from the original cast recording July 2007
"Thriller", from the album Thriller; lyrics and music by Michael Jackson, Epic Records/MJJ Productions 1982
Artist Links
Suzanne O. Davis
Facebook
Instagram
Dick Gilman
Jessica Hillman-McCord
Alina J. Wiley
Cal Weilgasz
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
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Notes from the Aisle Seat - Episode 4.04 - The "Hunter Moon" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 04 - the "Hunter Moon" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Ms. Deborah Jean Templin, creator of Unsinkable Women: Stories and Songs from the Titanic; Chief Petty Officer Kristine Hsia, principal vocalist for the the US Navy Band Commodores; and Derek Johnson, guitarist for Monroe Crossing.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps
01:43 - Deborah Jean Templin/Unsinkable Women
19:20 - CPO Kristine Hsia/US Navy Band Commodores
36:37 - Arts Calendar
42:15 - Derek Johnson/Monroe Crossing
Media
Hunter's Moon, Gilbert Vinter, composer; performed by the London Philharmonic, David Pyatt, conductor; Hawkes & Sons Lmt., 1941
O You Beautiful Doll, composed by Nat D. Ayer, lyrics by Seymour Brown, 1911; performed by the Jazz Pirates, Oct. 12, 2001.
Day in, Day Out, Rube Bloom, lyrics, and Johnny Mercer, music, 1939; performed by the US Navy Band Commodores, CPO Kristine Hsia, vocals.
selections from Our Miss Gibbs, musical comedy by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, 1909; performed by Adam Ramet, piano.
Easy to Get Lost, written by Derek Johnson, performed by Monroe Crossing, from a performance on Minnesota Public Radio, January 2012
"Chattanooga," from the album The Road Has No End, written by Derek Johnson, performed by Monroe Crossing, December 2012
Artist Links
Deborah Jean Templin
Kristine Hsia
Monroe Crossing
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.03 - The "Goldenrod" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 03 - the "Goldenrod" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Ms. Calabria Foti, vocalist; Mr. Chris Carosa, regional historian; and Prof. Don Marrazzo, SUNY Fredonia School of Music Voice Faculty.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps
02:17 - Calabria Foti/"From Bebop to Broadway"
20:03 - Chris Carosa/Lafayette in Fredonia
37:58 - Arts Calendar
40:27 - Prof. Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met Preview
Media
"Goldenrod", written, produced and performed by Kimberly and Alberto Rivera, from the album Spirit Songs, Nov. 13, 2017
"The Man with the Horn", performed by Calabria Foti (vocals) and Bob McChesney (trombone), written and composed by Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange, and Jack Jenney; from the album The Man with the Horn, June 1, 2019, MoCo Records.
La Marseillaise (French National Anthem), written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1792); performed by the US Navy Band, May 5, 2016
"Mia Gelosa!", from the opera Tosca, composed by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (1900). Performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (Tosca) and SeokJong Baek (Cavaradossi) at the Metropolitan Opera House, September 2024.
"Autumn Fell", written by Jerry Douglas Cole; performed by Authentic Unlimited, from the album Authentic Unlimited, June 27, 2022, Billy Blue Records
Artist Links
Calabria Foti
Chris Carosa
Prof. Don Marrazzo
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.02 - The "Grape Pie" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 02 - the "Grape Pie" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Guests on this episode include: Dr. Karl Boelter, Board President of the Fredonia Jazz Society; Mr. Alberto Rey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Visual Arts and New Media at SUNY Fredonia; Mr. Nyles Emile, director of the PAC production Fairview; and Mr. John McCutcheon, folk artist and historian.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps
Dr. Karl Boelter/Fredonia Jazz Festival 1:26
Mr. Alberto Rey/Edvard Munch 18:38
Arts Calendar 35:15
Mr. Nyles Emile 37:13
Mr. John McCutcheon 45:57
Media
"It's A Wonderful Day for Pie" from the television series Family Guy, Season 08 Episode 01 "Road to the Multiverse"
"Waiting for Amalia", from the album Alegria de Casa; Anat Cohen and the Trio Brasileiro, May 2016; from a performance at the Tiny Desk Concert, September 2, 2020; Anat Cohen, clarinet; Marcello Gonçalves, guitar.
"Louisiana," from the album Anat Cohen Quartetinho, Anat Cohen, composer; Anzic Records, Oct 7th 2022.
"The Wind that Shakes the Barley", from the album The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Rounder Records, January 1977; John McCutcheon, hammer dulcimer
"Immigrant", from the album Welcome the Traveler Home, John McCutcheon, composer/performer; Appalseed Productions, September 2010.
Artist Links
Karl Boelter
Fredonia Jazz Festival Tickets
Alberto Rey
Munch tickets
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon tickets
SUNY Fredonia Box Office Website
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