Notes From The Aisle Seat

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.13 - The ”Last Gasp” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 13 - the "Last Gasp" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This edition of the podcast features the following interviews:
Mr. Jonathan Weston, Executive Director of Panama Rocks, discusses his upcoming Opera House lecture The History, Ecology and Geology of Panama Rocks
The members of Tough Old Bird - Mr. Matthew and Nathan Corrigan - talk about their upcoming concert at the Opera House on March 24
Mr. Dan Lendzian, lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance, offers insight into The Crucible by Arthur Miller, which will be presented at the Opera House on March 11. It is a Stage on Screen production from the National Theatre in London
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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:
Jonathan Weston   1:25
Tough Old Bird   18:23
Arts Calendar   36:32
Dan Lendzian   39:52
Media Links:
"Truth Lies Within", composed by Jeff Heims, from the video Ancient Forest of Panama Rocks, David Neidbala, videographer
"Remembrance", Tough Old Bird, from the album A Mantle for the Lantern, 2021
"Gambling Days", Tough Old Bird, from the album Gambling Days, 2016
"The Witch Trials", Peter Gundry, composer; from the compilation 1 Hour of Witchcraft Music, 2016
Artist Links:
Jonathan Weston - Panama Rocks
Tough Old Bird
Website
Bandcamp
Youtube Channel
Facebook
Ben Baker/That One Crocodile
Youtube Channel
Bandcamp
Facebook
Dan Lendzian
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.12 - The ”Ashes to Ashes” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 12 - the "Ashes to Ashes" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This edition of the podcast features the following interviews:
Mr. Aaron Lipp talks about his upcoming concert with bandmates Chris English and Ric Robertson on Friday Feb. 24
Ms. Amy Kahng discusses her curated exhibit Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art coming to the Marion Art Gallery on Feb. 28th
Dr. Nestor Bravo Goldsmith offers insights into the art of mime as he talks about his upcoming production of Eenie Meenie Miney Mime! produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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:
Aaron Lipp  1:54
Amy Kahng  18:20
Arts Calendar 35:15
Dr. Goldsmith  36:57
Media Links:
"Winterscape", from the album Winterscape, Erik Tilling, 2019, Carpe Diem
"Hamilton County Breakdown", by Tommy Jackson, from the album Square Dance Tonight, Dot Records, 1958; performed by Bobbie Henrie and Aaron Lipp from the album Lonesome Hillside, 2021
"Salt Creek", by Bill Monroe, recorded live at Merlefest 2002; Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Sean Watkins, guitar
"Black Mountain Rag", traditional, performed by Doc Watson, Deacon Dan Crary, Norman Blake, and Sam Bush; Telluride Festival, June 24, 1979
Artist Links:
Aaron Lipp
Amy Kahng
Walkthrough video of Mis/Communication at SUNY Stonybrook
Dr. Nestor Bravo Goldsmith
Feature Story on Eenie Meeny Miney Mime!
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.11 - The ”MidWinter” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 11 - the "MidWinter" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This edition of the podcast features the following interviews. Dr. Jim Ivey discusses The Seagull, screening at the Opera House on Sat., Feb. 11, at 1pm; Mr. James Welch and Ms. Lisa Layman discuss the upcoming Western NY Chamber Orchestra International Artists Concerto Concert at the Rockefeller Arts Center; and Mr. "Movie Guy" Paul Preston discuss two more Cinema Series offerings - Tom Hanks in A Man Called Otto, and Brendan Fraser in The Whale.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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:
The Seagull; Dr. James Ivey  1:16
James Welch/Lisa Layman/WYNCO 17:44
Arts Calendar  35:23
Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"  38:17
Media Links:
"Cool Blues - Dark Winter Blues and Rock Ballads to Relax";  The Blues Lounge Channel
Artist Links:
The Western NY Chamber Orchestra
Progressive Musicians (James Welch)
The Movie Guys (Paul Preston)
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.10 - The ”Lunar New Year” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 10 - the "Lunar New Year" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This edition of the podcast features the following interviews. Dr. Jim Ivey discusses Jack Absolute Flies Again screening on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1pm; Dr. Chen Yi, Sorel Visiting Artist at SUNY Fredonia's School of Music, discusses her work as a composer; and Mr. Rick Mascaro, Executive Director of the Lake Shore Center for the Arts in Westfield, discusses his upcoming production of Love Letters by A.R. Gurney as well as other aspects of the center.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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. James Ivey/Jack Absolute Flies Again  2:45
Dr. Chen Yi   20:56
Arts Calendar 39:44
Mr. Rick Mascaro/Love Letters  43:14
Media Links:
"Molihua"; traditional Chinese folk song, from the album Wonderous Love, Chanticleer; Chen Yi, arrangement ;1997
Clip from Jack Absolute Flies Again, production by the National Theatre of England, Oct. 2022
Happy Rain on a Spring Night; Chen Yi, composer; Solfa Records, January 2019
The Fisherman's Song; Chen Yi, composer; Scott Conklin, violin; Alan Huckleberry, piano; from the album Pieces and Passages, Albany Records, 2015
Love Letters, performed by Ketty Lester; Edward Heyman and Victor Young, composers; Doll Records, 1962
Spring Festival, Chen Yi, arranger/composer; performed by the University of Minnesota Orchestra; Craig Kirchhoff, Jerry Luckhardt, and Emily Threinen, directors.
Artist Links:
Dr. Chen Yi
Mr. Rick Mascaro/Lakshore CFTA
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.9 - The ”Winter Break” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 09 - the "Winter Break" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This edition of the podcast features the following interviews. Dr. Robert Strauss from the Voice Faculty at SUNY Fredonia's School of Music discusses the Live at the Met screening of Fedora by Umberto Giordano on Saturday January 14, 2023 at 1PM. Mr. Peter Tucker, Associate Professor of Sculpture in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media at SUNY Fredonia, talks about the upcoming Faculty Exhibit beginning January 24. Finally Mr. Paul Preston from The Movie Guys website and a Fredonia alum, gives a preview of the three films being screened in the Opera House Cinema Series in January.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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:
Fedora  2:05
Faculty Art exhibit  20:15
Arts Calendar/Cinema Series Preview  36:57
Media Links:
"Snowflakes", Myk, from the EP Miracles, December 1, 2022
"Amor ti vieta", aria from the opera Fedora by Umberto Giordano, 1896, Piotr Beczala, tenor, as Count Loris Ipanoff, Metropolitan Opera House production, 2023
"Vedi, io piango", Sonya Yoncheva, soprano; Piotr Beczala, tenor; from the Metropolitan production of Fedora, January 2023
"New Year's Eve," from the musical score for Empire of Light, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers, December 2022
"Out and About," from the musical score for Empire of Light, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers, December 2022
Artist Links:
Dr. Robert Strauss
Mr. Peter Tucker
Mr. Paul Preston
The Movie Guys
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat 2.8.5 - The ”Solstice” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 08.5 - the "Solstice" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This special edition of NFTAS features Tom reading some of his favorite solstice stories for this season of the year. We hope you'll enjoy this audio gift to you as thanks for your support over 2022. Our next regularly scheduled episode will be on January 11, 2023. Happy Holidays to all!
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat 2.8 - The ”Holiday” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 08 - the "Holiday" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This episode features three interviews. The first is with Mr. John Michael Coppola of the Four C-Notes and their Frankie Valli holiday show; Dr. Nick Weiser, who talks about the Fredonia Jazz Flextet and the Fredonia Jazz Society concert; and Gavin Card (director) and Elle Nunzio (Ruby Tuesday) from Main Street Studio's production of Mince Pie of Doom.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTE - Episode 2.9 of Notes from the Aisle Seat will drop in THREE WEEKS, on Dec. 21th. Please make a note of this special release date.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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 (approximate):
2:33  John Michael Coppola
19:29  Nick Weiser
36:51  Arts Calendar
41:25  Gavin Card/Elle Nunzio
Media Links
"O Come O Come Emmanuel", traditional hymn, performed by The Piano Guys; Stephen Sharp Nelson, cello; Joe Schmidt, piano; Dec. 12, 2012
"Lakshmi Mata Aarti", traditional Indian Diwali song, performed by Sanjeevani Bhelande, May 2013
"River", composed by Joni Mitchell, performed by James Taylor, from the album James Taylor at Christmas, Universal Music Group, October 2018
"Hannnukah Songs Medley", Itzik Eschel, Dec. 7, 2020
"Silent Night", music by Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics by Rev. Joseph Mohr, 1818. Performed by Painted Raven, Annette Abbonndanza, Native American flute; Marsha Harris, mountain dulcimer; from the CD Season of Lights, December 2013
Artist Links
John Michael Coppola, The Four C Notes
Dr. Nick Weiser, The Fredonia Jazz Society
Gavin Card and Elle Nunzio, Main Street Studios
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.7 - The ”Gobble Gobble”Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 07 - the "Gobble Gobble" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.
This episode features two interviews. The first is with Mr. Dan Lendzian and Mr. Czerton Lim, who discuss the upcoming Department of Theatre and Dance production of Radium Girls, and the second is with Ms. Julie Newell who talks about the Live at the Met premiere of The Hours.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTE - Episode 2.8 of Notes from the Aisle Seat will drop in ONE WEEK, on Nov. 30th. Please make a note of this special release date.
Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, including Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and now 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 (approximate):
Radium Girls (Dan Lendzian and Czerton Lim) 2:45
Thank Yous  24:10
Arts Calendar  31:07
The Hours (Julie Newell) 34:56
Media Links
"Gobble Gobble," Matthew West, 2020, Provident Label Group
"The Thanksgiving Song", Ben Rector, from the album A Ben Rector Christmas, Oct. 2020
"Autumn Leaves", performed by Vince Guaraldi, composed by Joseph Kosma, 1945
"The Turkey Song (A Thanksgiving Parody)", created by Bear Valley Community Church, Colleyville TX, Nov. 2018
Artist Links
Dan Lendzian (Radium Girls)
Czerton Lim
Julie Newell (The Hours)