Notes From The Aisle Seat

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)

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.6 - The ”Eastern Standard Time” edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 06 - the "Eastern Standard Time" 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 Ms. Wendy Woodbury Straight about the documentary Underground Chautauqua: Three Freedom Trails on Thursday Nov. 10th. The second is with Dr. Robert Strauss, Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord, and Mr. Patrick Connolly on the upcoming Hillman Opera Summer and Smoke at SUNY Fredonia Nov. 10-13. The final interview is with Mr. Pete Correale, who will be performing at the Opera House on Friday Nov. 11. SPECIAL NOTE - Tickets for An Evening with Pete Correale are SOLD OUT.
As Thanksgiving draws near, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House would once again love to hear from you about why you’re thankful to have the Opera House in this community. Nov. 12th marks the opera house’s 26th anniversary, and we want other people to know why you enjoy and appreciate what the Opera House has contributed to the Northern Chautauqua county region for all these years. As we did last year, we’ve set up a special number for you to call in and leave your voice message of thanks for the Opera House. Please prepare your messages in advance, and keep your messages about 30 seconds long so we can get in as many as possible. The number to call is 716-608-9802. Once again, 716-608-9802. Information and the number will also be available in the show notes for this podcast. The deadline for recording your message is Friday, Nov. 18th. Your messages will be included with the Nov. 23 Thanksgiving edition of this podcast. We look forward to your contribution.
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):
Wendy Woodbury Straight  2:02
Hillman Opera 15:55
Arts Calendar  35:50
Pete Correale  38:34
Media Links
"Eastern Standard Time," The Accidentals, from the album Time Out Session #2, Pete Mulvey, co-composer
"Song of the Abolitionist", lyrics by William Lloyd Garrison, December 1841, recorded by the Duchess Anti-Slavery Singers, First Congregational Church/United Church of Christ, Poughkeepsie NY, March 2013
"John Brown's Body", traditional folk tune, performed by Pete Seeger, from the album Dangerous Songs!?, Columbia, 1966
excerpt from the opera Summer and Smoke recorded by the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theatre; Steven Osgood, conductor; June 2011
"Eastern Standard Time", Don Drummond, trombone, with the Skatalites, 1964
excerpt from "Pete Correale 'For Pete's Sake'" standup special, October 2019
"Freddie Freeloader", from the album Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, trumpet, August 17, 1959, Columbia.
Artist Links
Chautauqua Underground RR Interactive Map
Hillman Opera
Pete Correale
The Pete and Sebastian Show
 

Notes From the Aisle Seat Episode 2.5 - The ”Samhein” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 05 - the "Samhein" 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. Jolyon Pegis and Ms. Maria Schleuning, who will be performing Partners: A Double Concerto for Cello and Violin along with other pieces. The second is with Mr. Scott Freiman, who brings his illustrated lecture Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to the opera house, and Mr. Mike Randall, who will perform his Mark Twain Live! show.
As October ends and Thanksgiving draws near, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House would once again love to hear from you about why you’re thankful to have the Opera House in this community. Nov. 12th marks the opera house’s 26th anniversary, and we want other people to know why you enjoy and appreciate what the Opera House has contributed to the Northern Chautauqua county region for all these years. As we did last year, we’ve set up a special number for you to call in and leave your voice message of thanks for the Opera House. Please prepare your messages in advance, and keep your messages about 30 seconds long so we can get in as many as possible. The number to call is 716-608-9802. Once again, 716-608-9802. Information and the number will also be available in the show notes for this podcast. The deadline for recording your message is Friday, Nov. 18th. Your messages will be included with the Nov. 23 Thanksgiving edition of this podcast. We look forward to your contribution.
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):
Pegis and Schleuning  1:52
Scott Freiman 14:14
Arts Calendar  32:19
Mike Randall  37:39
Media Links
"Nightfall," from Of Demons and Ghosts, Oscar Graae Madsen, composer
Partners: A Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, David Amram, composer; Jolyon Pegis, cello, Maria Schleuing, violin, recorded with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Katharina Wincor, conductor, April 9, 2021
"Hey Joe," recorded by Jimi Hendrix, from the album Are You Experienced?, Billy Roberts, composer
Samhein Ritual Meditation Music, Narayanjot Records, Oct. 31,2021
From the movie Psycho, score composed by Bernard Herrmann, 1960
Artist Links
Voices of Change Ensemble Maria Schleuning and Jolyon Pegis https://www.voicesofchange.org/the-ensemble
Scott Freiman https://www.beatleslectures.com/
Mike Randall  https://marktwainlive.com/

Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.4 - The ”Falling Leaves” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 04 - the "Falling Leaves" 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. Daniel Ihasz, Professor Emeritus of Voice at SUNY Fredonia, on the first Live at the Met presentation of Medea. Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde includes a conversation with Distinguished Professor of Art Emeritus Mr. Alberto Rey about his love of Venice, and members of the cast and design team, as well as Musical Director and Conductor Dr. Paula Holcomb talk about the upcoming Theatre and Dance production of Into The Woods 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 (approximate):
Dan Ihasz/Medea  1:12
Alberto Rey/Venice  16:54
Arts Calendar  33:23
Into The Woods 39:53
Media Links
"Autumn Leaves" by Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer, 1956, performed by Yenne Lee
Medea by Luigi Cherubini, Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, soprano, as Medea, October 2004
"Romance in Venice," traditional Italian song compilation, produced by Jack Jezzro, 2002 Green Hills Productions
"I Know Things Now," from the musical Into The Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, 1987, performed by Julia Lester from the 2022 Broadway revival
"Children Will Listen," from the musical Into The Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, 1987, performed by One Voice Children's Choir, December 2014