Notes From The Aisle Seat

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.03 - The "Red Rust Autumn" Edition

Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.03 - the "Red Rust Autumn" 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. Alison Barry, Executive Director, Rockefeller Arts Center; Desirae, Deondra, and Greg Brown of The 5 Browns; and Michael Tuccio, author of Shades of Blue at Main Street Studios.
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.
Time Stamps (Approximate)
Alison Barry - 02:05
The 5 Browns - 19:28
Arts Calendar - 37:54
Michael Tuccio - 42:52
Artist Links
Alison Barry
The 5 Browns
Michael Tuccio
Media
"Meet Me on the Equinox", from the television series Twilight, performed by Death Cab for Cutie, Nov. 2009, WMG
"The Last of My Kind", written by Jason Isbell and performed by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, from the album The Nashville Sound, June 2017, Southeastern
The Firebird (1911 edition), composed by Igor Stravinski, performed by The 5 Browns, December 2013, VEVO
"Jupiter", from The Planets, composed by Gustav Holst, performed by The 5 Browns, filmed at The Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel IN, Aug. 2015.
"Autumn in New York", Vernon Duke, composer, from the musical revue Thumb's Up! (1934), performed by Shuheo Hosaka, Oct. 2021.
 
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.02 - The "Flannel Season" Edition

Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.02 - the "Flannel Season!" 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. Nick Adams, Broadway star; Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"; Dr. Catherine J. Ullman/The Stonecutters
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.
Time Stamps (Approximate)
Mr. Nick Adams - 01:30
Mr. Paul Preston - 21:57
Arts Calendar - 40:52
Dr. Catherine J. Ullman - 45:05
Media
September, recorded by Earth, Wind and Fire; Al McCay, composer; Allee Willis and Maurice White, lyrics; Nov. 1978, ARC/Columbia
"She's All That", from the musical Drag: The Musical, performed by Nick Adams; written by Tomas Costanza, Justin Andrew Honard, and Ash Gordon; May 2022, PEG/Killingsworth/Craft/Concord Theatricals
from the official trailer for the motion picture The Naked Gun; Fuzzy Doors Production, released by Paramount Pictures, August 2025
"September Song", from the musical Knickerbocker Holiday; music by Kurt Weil, lyrics and book by Maxwell Anderson; performed by Lotte Lenya, from the album American Theatre Songs, 1958, SONY/BMG
Artist Links
Mr. Nick Adams
Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"
Dr. Catherine J. Ullman
Harvest Moon Festival Contact Information kapow@netsync.net
 
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.01 - The "Saddle Up!" Edition

Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.01 - the "Saddle Up!" 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. Rick Davis, Executive Director, 1891 Fredonia Opera House; Mr. Jolyon Pegis, Associate Pricipal Cellist, Dallas Symphony; and Mr. Alberto Rey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, SUNY Fredonia
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.
Time Stamps (Approximate)
Mr. Rick Davis - 01:24
Mr. Jolyon Pegis - 18:28
Arts Calendar - 33:12
Mr. Alberto Rey - 35:48
Media
A Summer Place, composed by Max Steiner for the motion picture A Summer Place (1959), performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester; conducted by Frank Strobel, May 2022.
"Ricordanza for Solo Cello", Christopher Rouse, composer; performed by Jolyon Pegis, January 10, 2010
"Pie Jesu", from the Requiem Opus 48, Gabriel Foure, composer. Performed by the cellists of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, May 2020
"Around the World in Eighty Days", from the movie Around the World in Eighty Days, written by Harold Adamson and Victor Young; recorded by Bing Crosby, 1957
Around the World in 80 Days, Otto M. Schwartz, composer, performer unknown
Artist Links
Mr. Rick Davis
Mr. Jolyon Pegis
Mr. Alberto Rey
Atlas: Historical Work and Recent Journeys of Alberto Rey
 
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.16 - The "Short Shorts" Edition

Welcome to the final Season 04 Episode 4.16 - the "Short Shorts" 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: "The Movie Guy" Mr. Paul Preston on the Cinema Series, and Mr. Joseph Newton, director of the Main Street Studios production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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.
Time Stamps (Approximate)
01:55 - Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"/Cinema Series
26:55 - Arts Calendar
30:45 - Joseph Newton/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Media
Short Shorts, written by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, Bob Gaudio; performed by The Royal Teens, January 1958, ABC-Paramount
"Let's Go to the Movies", from the musical film Annie, music and lyrics by Charles Strouse, performed by Ann Reinking; 1982, Columbia Pictures
"Summertime", from the musical Porgy and Bess, composed by George and Ira Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, trumpet; 1957
"Any Dream Will Do", from the musical film Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Andrew Lloyd Weber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), performed by Donny Osmond; November 1999, Universal Pictures (UK) Limited.
"Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In (The Flesh Falters)", from the musical Hair, music by Gait McDermott, lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; performed by the 5th Dimension from the album The Age of Aquarius, May 1969, Soul City
Artist Links
Paul Preston "The Movie Guys.net"
 
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.15 - The "Producers" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 4.15 - the "Producers" 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. Steve Wendell/And The Tony Goes To..."; Mr. Rick Mascaro/Founder, Lakeshore Center for the Arts; Mr. Jefferson Westwood, retiring Director, Rockefeller Arts Center.
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.
And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a $25 gift card from Domus Fare, and 2 tickets to any movie from the Cinema Series. Entries must be received by Friday June 6th 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 and include your preferred contact information. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
1:55 - Steve Wendell/And The Tony Goes To...
16:30 - Rick Mascaro/Lakeshore Center for the Arts
33:33 - Arts Calendar
35:31 - Mr. Jefferson Westwood/retiring Director, Rockefeller Arts Center
Media
"I Wanna Be A Producer", from the musical The Producers, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, performed by Matthew Broderick, from the original cast album, March 2001
"What I Did for Love", from the musical A Chorus Line, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, performed by Priscilla Lopez, from the original cast album, Columbia 1975
"That's Entertainment", from the film musical The Band Wagon, music by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz; written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor, January 2014
"There's No Business Like Show Business", from the musical Annie Get Your Gun, written and composed by Irving Berlin, performed by the WDR Funkhausorchester, Michael Seal, conductor, June 2022.
"There's No Business Like Show Business", from the film musical There's No Business Like Show Business, written and composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Ethel Merman. 20th Century Fox, December 1954.
Artist Links
Steve Wendell
Rick Mascaro
Jefferson Westwood
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.14 - The "Gaudeamus" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 4.14 - the "Gaudeamus" 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. Jefferson Westwood, Director, Rockefeller Arts Center/Commencement Eve Pops Concert; Ms. Marcia Merrins/Art Trail; and Mr. Jeffrey Dietz/iXpress Art Exhibit.
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.
And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a $25 gift card from the White Inn, and 2 tickets to And The Tony Goes To....! Entries must be received by Friday May 23rd 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 and include your preferred contact information. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
1:13 - Commencement Eve Pops Concert/Jefferson Westwood
17:50 - North Shore Arts Alliance Art Trail/Marcia Merrins
35:18 - Arts Calendar
37:38 - iXpress Art Exhibit/Jeffrey Dietz
Media
"Gaudeamus Igitur", traditional, performed by the Glasgow University Chapel Choir, June 2021
"The Sound of Music", from the 1965 film The Sound of Music, adapted from the Broadway musical by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein; performed by Julie Andrews, 20th Century Fox
"Blossom Meadow", George Winston, composer and performer, from the album Winter Into Spring, Dancing Cat, 1982.
"The Venice Dreamer", George Winston, composer and performer, from the album Winter Into Spring, Dancing Cat, 1982.
"Cloudy This Morning", George Winston, composer and performer, from the album Forest, Windham Hill/Dancing Cat, 1994
"Gaudeamus Igitur", performed by the Orquesta Clásica Universitaria de Zaragoza; Carlos Gómez Ambrosi, director; May 2017
Artist Links
Jefferson Westwood
Marcia Merrins
Jeffery Dietz
North Shore Arts Alliance Art Trail Map
Aspire of WNY iXpress Art Program
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.13 - The "Triple Play" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 4.13 - the "Triple Play" 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, Artistic Director of the Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus; Mr. Paul Preston aka "The Movie Guy,"; and Ms. Briana Kelly and Ms. Ava Sargente from the Fredonia Dance Ensemble, Dept. of Theatre and Dance.
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.
And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a $25 gift card from Domus Fare and 2 tickets to any Arts in the Afternoon event! Entries must be received by Friday May 9th 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 and include your preferred contact information. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
01:56 - Dr. Robert Strauss/Live at the Met Preview
19:55 - Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"/Cinema Series Preview
37:06 - Arts Calendar
41:00 - Ms. Briana Kelly & Ms. Ava Sargente/Fredonia Dance Ensemble
Media
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; performed by the Andrew Sisters; Don Raye and Hughie Prince, composers; Decca Records, January 1941
"Largo al factotum della citte", from the opera Il Barbiere de Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini, composer; Caesare Sterbini, libretto; from the 2011-12 Metropolitan Opera season; Peter Mattei, baritone
"Give Your Love"' from the soundtrack of the motion picture The Ballad of Wallis Island; written by Tom Basden, performed by Tom Basden and Cary Mulligan, March 2025
Overture to Le Nozze de Figaro; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer; performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tarmo Peltokowski, conductor; August 2023
music from A Choreographic Offering by José Limon; J.S. Bach, composer (The Musical Offering, 1737)
Artist Links
Dr Robert Strauss - Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus
Paul Preston - The Movie Guy
Briana Blair Kelly
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts (Agnes of God)
Main Street Studios Ticket Website (Little Women)
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
 
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Saturday, May 17th at 7:30pm at Lafayette Presbyterian Church at 875 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo 14222
Sunday, May 18th at 3pm at University Presbyterian Church at 3330 Main Street Buffalo 14214
 
Tickets available presale at tickets.thebgmc.org or at the door.
 
The Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus, a chorus for tenors and basses, welcomes the Nickel City Treble Makers, a chorus for sopranos and altos, to the family.  This new group will perform on the concert, LOUDER THAN WORDS, which features the choruses singing separately and together songs about the LGBTQ+ community, living and loving your authentic self, and how to advocate for yourself and for those you love.  
 
For more information, visit thebgmc.org
 
 
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 4.12 - The "Homeward Bound" Edition

Welcome to Season 04 Episode 4.12 - the "Homeward Bound" 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. Anna Gagliano, director of Little Women for Main Street Studios; Mr. Tim Newell, director of Agnes of God for the Lakeshore Center for the Arts; and Prof. Dan Lendzian, director of the One Act Festival for SUNY Fredonia Dept. of Theatre and Dance.
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.
And don't forget to enter the giveaway for a $25 gift card from deJohn's Spaghetti House and 2 tickets to the Cinema Series! Entries must be received by Friday April 25th 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 and include your preferred contact information. Thanks for listening!
Time Stamps (Approximate)
02:18  Anna Gagliano/Little Women
19:30  Tim Newell/Agnes of God
36:51  Arts Calendar
39:37  Dan Lendzian/One Act Festival TADA
Media
"King of the Road," written and performed by Roger Miller, from the Album The Return of Roger Miller, January 1965, Smash Records
scene from the motion picture Little Women; Greta Gerwig, director; featuring Saoirse Ronan as Jo March and Emma Watson as Meg March; Columbia Pictures, December 2019
scene from the motion picture Agnes of God; Norman Jewison, director; featuring Jane Fonda as Dr. Martha Livingstone and Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth; Columbia Pictures 1985
"Avalanche", from the album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, produced by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, November 1972, United Artists Records.
"Ramblin' Man", from the Allman Brothers album Brothers and Sisters, composed and performed by Dickey Betts, August 1973, Capricorn Records
Artist Links
Main Street Studios
Lakeshore Center for the Arts
Dan Lendzian
Box Office at SUNY Fredonia
Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Main Street Studios Ticket Website
WCVF Fredonia
WRFA Jamestown
Register Here for the 1891 Run/Walk for the Opera House
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