Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.5 - The ”Veterans” Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 05 - the "Veterans" 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. Todd Langworthy, Town of Pomfret Historian, who will present "Veterans of Pomfret Past" as part of the Chautauqua County Historical Lecture Series; Ms. Cathy Fink, who with Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian will present "From China to Appalachia," and Mr. Tim Kennedy, Artistic Director Emeritus of Buffalo Opera Unlimited, who discusses the Live at the Met presentation of X: The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

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Time Stamps:

• Todd Langworthy - 02:11
• Cathy Fink - 17:48
• Arts Calendar - 33:40
• Tim Kennedy - 36:07

Media:

• "Taps Bugle Call", performed by the US Army Band, composed by Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, July 1862
• "Battle Hymn of the Republic", lyrics by Julia Ward Howe, William Steffe, musical arranger, 1862
• "August Flower", traditional Chinese melody; performed by Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian; May 2022
• "Dark Eyes", Yevhen Hrebinka, lyrics; music adapted from the "Valse Hommage, Opus 21 for Piano" by Florian Hermann, 1879. Performed by Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian, March 2022
• "Play the Game", excerpt from X: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, performed by Anthony Davis (composer), from a performance at the National Opera America Center, October 2012.
• "We're Not Askin' Massa to sit at a lunch counter"; excerpt from the Metropolitan Opera production of X: The Autobiography of Malcolm X; Anthony Davis, composer; Christopher Davis, story; Tulani Davis, libretto; performed by Will Liverman, baritone, as Malcolm X.

Artist Links:

• Todd Langworthy
• Cathy Fink
• Tim Kennedy