Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.19 - The ”Bach and Beyond” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 19 - the "Bach and Beyond" 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 "All Bach and Beyond" episode features interviews with Maestro Grant Cooper, oboist Cheryl Bishkoff, and emerging artist and clarinetist Jonathan Decker.

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Time Stamps (approximate):

• 02:01 - Maestro Grant Cooper, Conductor
• 19:00 - Ms. Cheryl Biskoff, Oboist
• 37:34 - Arts Calendar
• 40:52 - Mr. Jonathan Decker, Clarinetist and Emerging Artist

Media:

• Violin Concerto No. 2 in E-Major BWV 1042, J.S. Bach, composer (1732), performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Omer Meir Wellber, Conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin
• Oboe Concerto in G Minor, FWV Lg1; Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer; performed by the Kempten Orchestra, Kempten Germany; Mary Ellen Kitchens, conductor, Victor Marin, oboe
• Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622, W.A. Mozart, composer (1791); performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Cornelius Meister, conductor, Arngunnur Árnadóttir, clarinet
• Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, A. Copeland, composer (1948); performed by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copeland, conductor, Benny Goodman, clarinet

Artist Links:

• Maestro Grant Cooper
• Ms. Cheryl Bishkoff
• Mr. Jonathan Decker