Notes From The Aisle Seat

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.11 - The "Winter Winds"Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 11 - the "Winter Winds" 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: Lucas Cochran, James Harrington and Ashley Zielizinski from Opera Scenes, produced by the SUNY Fredonia Student Opera Theatre Association; Cameron Bonanno, Delaney Gruber and Dylan Janish from Edges: A Song Cycle, produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia; and Drs. Vernon Huff and Stephen Gusukuma from Fredonia Choral Festival.
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
Opera Scenes 02:48
Edges  19:55
Arts Calendar 40:48
Drs. Vernon Huff and Stephen Gusukuma/Choral Festival  43:19
Media
"Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (When Icicles Hang)"; John Rutter, composer; performed by The Chamber Singers, John Rutter, conductor; from the album Fancies, March 14, 2019
"With Drooping Wings", from the opera Dido and Aeneas, H. Purcell, composer (July 1668), performed by Ricercar Consort & Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Pierlot, conductor; July 2010
"Lying There" from the musical Edges: A Song Cycle; B. Pasik and J. Paul, composers; performed by Rachel Krah, Oct. 2019
Etude Op. 25 No. 11 (Winter Wind); Frédérick Chopin, composer; performed by Tae-Seung Park, Nov. 2018
At The Spring Dawn; Andrea Ramsey, composer; text by Angelina Weld Grimké; performed by Hal Leonard Choral, June 2023
"Make Our Garden Grow," from the operetta Candide; Leonard Bernstein, composer, with book by Lillian Hellman and Hugh Wheeler; lyrics by Richard Wilbur et.al; performed by the NY Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Aaron Tveit as Candide, Laura Osnes as Cunegonde, and the Westminster Festival Chorus; December 31, 2017
Artist Links
Student Opera Theatre Association Facebook
Department of Theatre and Dance SUNY Fredonia
Dr. Vernon Huff and Dr. Stephen Gusukuma
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.10 - The "Two Thirds" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 10 - the "Two Thirds" 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 photographer Mr. Patrick Stokes, , discussing his experiences as a volunteer in Ukraine, and Ms. Lynne McMurtry of the voice faculty at the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia, who discusses the SOM event "Bach Together Again." 
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
Patrick Stokes/"Ukraine in Crisis"  01:50
Arts Calendar  36:57
Lynne McMurtry/"Bach Together Again" 40:14
Media
"Fugue Ostinato", Roman Hrynkiv, composer; performed by Tetiana Mazur, bandura; October 7, 2022
"Njet Vladimir", Ukranian War Song, composed and performed by Vlastimiron, July 4th, 2022
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", from the cantata BMW 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", J.S. Bach, composer; performed by Duo Rosanna, Rosalind Beall (guitar) and Anna Commellas (cello); 1/16/2016
Opening movement of Cantata BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", J.S. Bach, composer; Choir and Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation, Rudolph Lutz, conductor, June 29, 2019
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", from the cantata BMW 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", J.S. Bach, composer; performed by Jon Batiste, piano, from the album Christmas with Jon Batiste, December 2016.
Artist Links
Patrick Stokes
Siobahn's Trust
Ukraine: The Latest - podcast from the Telegraph of London on the Ukrainian crisis
Lynne McMurtry
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.9 - The "Frozen Pipes" Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 09 - the "Frozen Pipes" 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. Tim Kennedy, founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Buffalo Opera Unlimited, discussing the Live at the Met production of Carmen; Mr. Barry Kilpatrick offering an overview of the spring semester offerings from the SUNY Fredonia School of Music; and Dr. Tom Janik, whose photography exhibit "Scenes from Where You Live" is now on display at the Darwin R. Barker Library in Fredonia.
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:
Tim Kennedy/Carmen - 2:30
Barry Kilpatrick/School of Music - 20:40
Arts Calendar - 38:45
Tom Janik/"Scenes from Where You Live" - 41:08
Media:
"Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter", written by Jack Fulton, Al Goering, Caeser Petrillo; performed by Georgia Gibbs, September 1950
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", from the opera Carmen; George Bizet, composer; Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halvéy, libretto; performed by Aigul Akhmetshina, mezzo-soprano; from the Metropolitan production of January, 2024
"Toréador, en garde!", from the opera Carmen; George Bizet, composer; Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halvéy, libretto; performed by Kyle Ketelsen, baritone; from the Metropolitan production of January, 2024
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Frederick Mendelssohn, composer; performed by Seraph Brass, from the album Asteria, April 2018.
Toccata in D Minor; J.S. Bach, composer; performed by the United States Naval Academy Band Trombone Quartet, October 2019
Carmen Overture, composed by George Bizet, 1875; performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, December 2017
Artist Links:
Tim Kennedy
Metropolitan Opera House
Barry Kilpatrick
Visual and Performing Arts Calendar SUNY Fredonia
Tom Janik
Darwin R. Barker Library
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.8 - The ”Solstice 23” Edition

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 8 - the "Solstice 23" 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.
This special edition of NFTAS is a rebroadcast from December 21, 2022 of 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 2023. Our next regularly scheduled episode will be on Wednesday January 24, 2024. Happy Holidays to all!
Note: The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will be closed beginning noon on Friday December 22, 2023, and will re-open on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.7 - The ”Heartwarmer” Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 07 - the "Heartwarmer" 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 Prof. Emeritus of Voice Dan Ihasz on the Live at the Met production of Florencia en el Amazonas, Messrs. Phil McMullen and Ben Sheedy, co-directors of the Main Street Studio production of A Christmas Carol, and Libby Cardy-Sciarrino, co-director for It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play at Lakeshore Center for the Arts.
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:
Dan Ihasz - Live at the Met. 2:10
Ben Sheedy/Phil McMullen - A Christmas Carol  19:50
Arts Calendar - 38:18
Libby Cardy-Sciarrino - It's A Wonderful Life 40:02
Media:
"Night (Midnight)", "Prelude", and "Joy"; from the album December, George Winston, composer/performer, Windham Hill, November 1982
"Escúchame" and “Ella nunca cedió a las tentaciones del amor”, from the opera Florencia en el Amazonas; Daniel Catán, composer; Marcela Fuentes-Berain, librettist; performed by Aylin Pérez, soprano, and Gabriella Reyes, soprano; Metropolitan Opera House, December 2023
For More Information:
Metropolitan Opera House
Main Street Studios
Lakeshore Center for the Arts
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Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.6 - The ”Sausage Stuffing” Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 06 - the "Sausage Stuffing" 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. Ashley Giaccio and Ms. Alexa Adler, who are the playwright and director respectively of the Walter Gloor Mainstage production of Mason Wright is Not a Mother; Dr. Vernon Huff, Director of Choral Activities at SUNY Fredonia on the upcoming holiday choral concert; and Mr. Jefferson Westwood, Director of the Rockefeller Arts Center, discussing his holiday offerings for the season. 
Special note: if you cannot afford the price of a ticket for either of the two Rockefeller Art center presentations, please call the Campus Box Office at 716-673-3501 and mention the Dallas K. Beal foundation. You will be offered a free ticket for that event!
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:
Ashley Giaccio/Alexa Adler Mason Wright  02:13
Vernon Huff Holiday Choral Concert  23:04
Arts Calendar 37:54
Jefferson Westwood Frosty/Christmas Pops 39:56
Media:
Bread and Gravy, performed by Martha Davis, Hoagy Carmichael, composer, feb. 1947
See Dat Babe, African American spiritual, arranged by Stacey Gibbs, performed by the Jamaica Youth Chorale, 2021
Autumn Leaves, composed by Joseph Kosma 1945, performed by Vince Guaraldi, from the album The Definitive Vince Guaraldi, 1958
Carol of the Bells, Ukrainian Christmas carol, written by Mykola Leontovych, 1919; English adaptation by Peter J. Wilhousky, 1936; performed by River City Brass, Nov. 22, 2021
Joh F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961, recorded by CBS News
Abraham, Martin, and John, written by Dick Holler 1968; performed by Dion, August 1968.
September Song, composed by Kurt Weil, lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, Sept. 1938; recorded by Dizzy Gillespie, from the album Dizzy Gillespie's Big Four, September 1975
Artist Links:
Alexa Adler/Ashley Giaccio
Dr. Vernon Huff
Mr. Jefferson Westwood
 
 
 

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.
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:
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
 
 
 

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 3.4 - The ”Spooktacular” Edition

Welcome to Season 03 Episode 04 - the "Spooktacular" 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, who offers insights on the Live at the Met presentation of Dead Man Walking; Distinguished Professor of Art Emeritus Mr. Alberto Rey, discussing the life and work of Gustav Klimt for the Art and Architecture presentation of Klimt and The Kiss; and Mr. Woody Keppel, who is bringing his modern-day vaudevillian show Mr. Crites and Woodhead: Sons of Vaudeville and Masters of Mayhem to the Marvel Theatre 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 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:
Live at the Met - Dr. Robert Strauss - 02:15
Klimt and The Kiss - Mr. Alberto Rey - 20:15
Arts Calendar - 37:05
Mr Crites and Woodhead - Mr. Woody Keppel - 39:48
Media:
Autumn Village Halloween Ambience, The Melody Makers, October 2023
"This Journey", from the opera Dead Man Walking, music by Jake Hegge, libretto by Terence McNally; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
"Everybody Hear That", from the opera Dead Man Walking, music by Jake Hegge, libretto by Terence McNally; Ryan McKinney, baritone
Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68, Julius Fučík, composer, 1897
Artist Links:
Dr. Robert Strauss
Mr. Alberto Rey
Mr. Woody Keppel