Notes From The Aisle Seat

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.20 - The "Peak Sunshine" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 20 - the "Peak Sunshine" 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: Capt. Curran Schenck, Associate Bandmaster, US Army Soldier's Chorus; Mr. Michael Mcentarfer of The Wretched Group, discussing A Hard Day's Night; and Ms. Tina Rausa, President of the Board of the Lakeshore Center for the Arts on the 2024 Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Festival.
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
Capt. Curran Schenck/US Army Soldier's Chorus  02:58
Michael Mcentarfer/A Hard Day's Night   17:48
Arts Calendar   36:15
Ms. Tina Rausa/Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Festival  38:40
Media
"Summertime", DJ Dazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, official music video from the album Greatest Hits, March 2011
"The Star Spangled Banner", composed by Francis Scott Key (1814), performed by the US Army Field Band Soldiers Chorus, April 2016
"A Hard Day's Night", John Lennon and Paul McCartney, composers, from the album A Hard Day's Night, July, 1964, Parlophone Records; performed by Blues Beatles, March 2017
"Summertime," from the musical Porgy and Bess, composed by George Gershwin, lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, September 1935; performed by Louis Armstrong (trumpet) and Ella Fitzgerald, 1957.
"Can't Help Falling in Love With You," Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, composers; performed by Elvis Presley, from the movie Blue Hawaii, November 1961, RCA Victor Records
"See You In September," written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards, originally recorded by The Tempos, Climax Records 1959; performed by Julie Budd, January 2011
Artist Links
Capt. Curran Schenck
Mr. Michael Mcentarfer/The Wretched Group
Ms. Tina Rausa
Nickel City Opera Company - The Falling and the Rising
Lakeshore Center for the Arts Juicebox Organic One-Act Festival Tickets
Main Street Studios
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.19 - The "Bach and Beyond 2024 Part 2" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 19 - the "Bach and Beyond 2024 Part 2" 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. Paul Preston from The Movie Guys, Mr. Alexander Pegis, the 2024 B&B Emerging Young Artist, and Ms. Cheryl Bishkoff, founding oboist of the B&B Festival.
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
Paul Preston/Amadeus and Chevalier  02:27
Alexander Pegis  22:33
Arts Calendar  41:35
Cheryl Bishkoff 43:07
Media
excerpt from Amadeus; Milos Foreman, director, F. Murray Abraham as Salieri, Orion Pictures 1984
Sinfonia in D Major, "La Veneziana": I. Allegro assai, A. Salieri, composer; performed by Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, YoungHo Choi, conductor, January 2013
Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424; A. Vivaldi, composer; performed by the Berlin Baroque Soloists, Georg Faust, cello, January 2015
Sonata #3 for Two Violins; Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, composer; Nathan Cole and Akiko Tarumotu, violins, Nov. 2022 
Symphony # 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell): IV. Finale, Franz Josef Haydn, composer; performed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, May 2013
Artist Links
The Movie Guys
Paul Preston
Alexander Pegis
Cheryl Bishkoff
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.18 - The "Bach and Beyond 2024 Part 1" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 18 - the "Bach and Beyond 2024 Part 1" 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. Ben Sheedy from Main Street Studios in Fredonia, and Dr. Byron Adams and Maestro Grant Cooper discussing the upcoming Bach and Beyond Festival. 
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
Ben Sheedy/Main Street Studios  02:22
Grant Cooper and Byron Adams/ Bach and Beyond Festival Part 1 21:41
Grant Cooper and Byron Adams/ Bach and Beyond Festival Part 2 38:53
Media
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor BWV 1041, J.S. Bach, composer. performed by Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber; Violin : Hilary Hahn, April 2020
"Life is a Cabaret," from the 1972 movie adaptation of the musical Cabaret; music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff. Performed by Liza Minnelli, ABC Pictures Corp., 1972
Serenade for Nine Instruments: I. Allegro amabile, Byron Adams, composer (2011); performed by the Sinfonietta of Riverdale, Mark Mandarano, conductor; Albany Records 2016
Illuminations: 2. La tristesse amoureuse de la nuit, Byron Adams, composer (2008); Gary Barnett, piano; EKmusic 2022
Symphony # 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell): IV. Finale, Franz Josef Haydn, composer; performed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, May 2013
Artist Links
Ben Sheedy
Main Street Studios
Ticket Website
Byron Adams
Grant Cooper
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.17 - The "Flower Moon" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 17 - the "Flower 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. Kelly Hayes McAlonie on Louise Blanchard Bethune; Mr. Jefferson Westwood on the Commencement Eve Pops Concert; and Ms. Jennifer Davis on the production of A.R. Guerney's Ancestral Voices at Lakeshore Center for the Arts in Westfield.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, 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
Kelly Hayes McAlonie/Louise Bethune  02:28
Jefferson Westwood/Commencement Eve Pops  20:50
Arts Calendar  36:57
Jennifer Davis/Ancient Voices 38:50
Media
excerpts from Symphony #6 Opus 68 "Pastorale", Ludwig von Beethoven, composer; performed by Frankfurt Symphony Radio Orchestra, October 2021
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", Paul Simon, composer, from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water, January 1970, Columbia Records
"Route 66", Bobby Troup, composer (1946); performed by The Manhattan Transfer, August 2016.
Artist Links
Kelly Hayes McAlonie
Jefferson Westwood
Jennifer Davis
North Shore Arts Alliance Art Trail Information
May 25-26 10AM-5PM
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.16 - The "May Day" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 16 - the "May Day" 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. Ray Bonilla on John Singer Sargent; Dr. Robert Strauss on Live at the Met's Madama Butterfly; Sparky and Rhonda Rucker.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, 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
Ray Bonilla/John Singer Sargent  01:43
Dr. Robert Strauss/Madama Butterfly  19:30
Arts Calendar 36:10
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker 40:34
Media
"Faery Song", written and performed by Lisa Thiel, from the album Invocation of the Graces, 2010
"Un bel di", from the opera Madama Butterfly; music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa; performed by Asmik Grigorian, soprano, from the May 2024 Metropolitan Opera production, Xian Zhang, conductor
La finta giardiniera, K. 196: Ouverture. Allegro molto; W.A.Mozart, composer, Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta, conductor
"Stranger Blues", from the album Treasures and Tears, performed by Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, Rounder Records 1990
"Beltane", from the album The Claws of Dawn, performed by An Danzza, 2018
Artist Links
Mr. Ray Bonilla
Dr. Robert Strauss
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.15 - The "Snowmower" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 15 - the "Snowmower" 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. Robert Strauss on Live at the Met's La Rondine; Prof. Dan Lendzian on SUNY Fredonia's Department of Theatre and Dance productions of The Crucible and Abigail/1702; and Dr. Eliran Avni and Mr. Rick Davis on the Young Artist Recital Series.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, 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 Robert Strauss/Live at the Met La Rondine  02:23
Prof. Dan Lendzian/The Crucible/Abigail 1702  17:26
Arts Calendar  34:12
Dr. Eliran Avni & Mr. Rick Davis/Young Artist Recitals  37:50
Media
I'll Remember April", music by Gene DePaul, lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye, 1941. Performed by Julie London, from her album Calendar Girl, 1956, Liberty Records
"Chi il bel sogno di Doretta”, from the opera La Rondine, composed by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Adami; performed by Angel Blue from the Metropolitan Opera production, March 2024
excerpt from Act I Scene I of the National Theatre (London) production of The Crucible; Lyndsey Turner, director; December 2022.
Summerland, William Grant Still, composer (1935); performed by the SIngapore Wind Symphony, August 2017
Sonata for Cello and Piano, I. Allegro maestoso; Henriëtte Bosman, composer (1919); performed by the Ekstasis Duo; Eliran Avni, piano, Natasha Farney, cello; September 2022.
"I'll Remember April", music by Gene DePaul, lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye, 1941. Performed by Charlie Parker, saxophone, from the album Charlie Parker with Strings, July 1950, Verve label
Artist Links
Dr. Robert Strauss
Prof. Dan Lendzian
Dr. Eliran Avni
Ekstasis Duo
Link to SUNY Fredonia School of Music Event Calendar
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.14 - The "Total Eclipse" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 14 - the "Total Eclipse" 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. Christine Wilson, Park Manager of Midway State Park; Mr. Dan English of Downbeat Percussion; and Mr. Mchael Fath of Smallwood and Fath.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, 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
Christine Wilson/Midway Park -  03:06
Dan English/Downbeat Percussion -  18:35
Arts Calendar - 36:29
Michael Fath/Smallwood and Fath -  40:37
Media
"Total Eclipse of the Heart", from the album Faster Than the Speed of Night, performed by Bonnie Tyler, written by Jim Steinman, April 8, 1983, Columbia Records
"Organ Grinder's Serenade," from the album Good Old USA Carousel Music Vol. 2, arranged by Tom Meijer, Feb. 15, 2010, Chris Carlisle Music Company
from the Downbeat Percussion promotional video, May 11, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6KBrp5TY1M
"Peaches en Regalia", from the album Flick of the Wrist, performed by Michael Fath, guitar; written by Frank Zappa, July 28, 1969, Rykodisc
"Harder Going Down", written and performed by Smallwood and Fath, Feb.9, 2024, Michael Fath Music
"Terraria Music - Eclipse", from the video game Terraria, written by Scott Lloyd Shelly, May 3, 2016
Artist Links
Midway State Park/Christine Wilson
Downbeat Percussion
Michael Fath
Smallwood and Fath
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.13 - The "Ostara" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 13 - the "Ostara" 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. Donald Marrazzo, voice faculty member at the SUNY Fredonia School of Music; Ms. Laylah Ali, visual artist and professor of art at William College; and Mr. Rick Davis, Executive Director, 1891 Fredonia Opera House.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and Amazon Prime Music, 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
Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met  02:06
Laylah Ali/Is Anything The Matter?  22:18
Arts Calendar 42:58
Rick Davis/Bach and Beyond  47:40
Media
"Swingtime in Springtime," composed and performed by Django Reinhardt, 1947, from a collection entitled Django Reinhardt: Best of the Radio Sessions, Cleopatra Records, 2009.
"Ah! Je veux vivre", from the opera Roméo et Juliette; Charles Gounod, composer; Jules Barbier and Michal Carré, libretto, 1867; performed by Nadine Sierra, soprano, from the 2024 Metropolitan produuction
"Some Other Spring," Arthur Herzog Jr. and Irene Kitchings, composers, performed by Ben Webster, saxophone; from a 1971 recording produced by Tim der Bals.
Four Seasons: Spring: Antonio Vivaldi, composer (1718-20); performed by Voices of Music, Feb. 8, 2020
"Voices of Spring" Opus 410, Johann Strauss II, composer, 1882.
Artist Links
Donald Marrazzo
Metropolitan Opera House
Laylah Ali
Rick Davis
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