Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.09- the "Hibernation" 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/Andrea Chénier; Mr. Mike Lee/A Christmas Carol; Mr. Bill Ward/Christmas with Bill Ward and Friends

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.

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Time Stamps (Approximate)

• Tim Kennedy/Andrea Chenier - 02:31
• Mike Lee/A Christmas Carol - 18:16
• Arts Calendar - 34:54
• Bill Ward/Christmas with Bill Ward and Friends - 37:20

Artist Links

• Tim Kennedy
• Mike Lee
• Bill Ward

Media

• Claude Debussy - "Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major, Andantino con moto - New European Ensemble, December 2020
• "La Nostra Morte"; from the opera Andrea Chénier; Umberto Giordano, composer, Luigi Illica, lyricist; from a performance at the Metropolitan Opera, Piotr Beczala, tenor; Sonya Yoncheva, soprano; November 2025
• "The Wassail Song", traditional English carol, arranged by Vaughn Williams, performed by the Angel City Chorale, October 2015
• P. I. Tchaikovsky - The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 12, "December." performed by Vadim Chaimovich, piano. December 2020.
• "Holiday Central", composed and performed by Bill Ward with John Cross, November 2024.
• "Carol of the Bells", composed by Mykola Leontovych (1916); English lyrics by Peter Joseph Wilhousky; performed by Pentatonix, from their album PTXmas, November 2012
• "More Light", from the CBS television series Northern Exposure, Season 4 Episode 18 "Northern Lights", written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider; March 1, 1993

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Lake Shore Center for the Arts

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Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.08- the "Mince Pie" 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. Gaitrie Subryan and Mr. Reese Holahan, Arts Services Inc./Springboard Fellowship; Mr. Dominic Nolfi, The Doo Wop Project; and Ms. Faith Reh, Mr. Ryan Okun, and Ms. Jesica Lustig, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

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)

• Gaitrie Subryan and Reese Holahan/Arts Services Inc. of WNY - 01:45
• Dominic Nolfi/The Doo Wop Project - 20:16
• Arts Calendar - 38:20
• Faith Reh, Ryan Okun, Jessica Lustig/WS Abridged - 40:35

Artist Links

• Arts Services of WNY: Gaitrie Subryan and Reese Holahan
• Dominic Nolfi
• SUNY Fredonia Theatre and Dance Facebook

Media

• "The Thanksgiving Song", composed by Ben Rector, performed by The Petersens (live recording), from the album A Ben Rector Christmas, November 2020
• "Doo Wop Christmas", from the album Merry Christmas from the Doo Wop Project, performed by The Doo Wop Project, November 2018

• "November - Troika" from Tchaikovsky's "The Seasons" Opus 37a; performed by Olga Scheps, recorded live at Stadthalle Germering, April 29, 2016.

• from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, performed at the Criterion Theatre, New York, May 2007
• "Turkey in the Straw", traditional folk song, performed by the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, May 2011

SUNY Fredonia School of Music Event Calendar

Box Office at SUNY Fredonia

Lake Shore Center for the Arts

Main Street Studios Ticket Website

WCVF Fredonia

WRFA Jamestown

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Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.07- the "Lake Effect" 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. Don Marrazzo, Assistant Professor of Voice and Producer of the Hillman Opera, and comedian Mr. Pete Correale.

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)

• Don Marrazzo - Hillman Opera The Consul - 01:19
• Arts Calendar - 19:05
• Don Marrazzo - Live at the Met Arabella - 21:35
• Pete Correale - 32:48

Artist Links

• Mr. Don Marrazzo
• Mr. Pete Correale

Media

• "Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow", Music by Sherm Feller; Lyrics by Carl Sigman; performed by Bobby Wayne, Mercury Records, 1953
• from Act I of The Consul, music and lyrics by Gian Carlo Menotti, from a performance at Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto, Italy, 1998; performed by Susan Bullock (Magda Sorel), Louis Otey (John Sorel), Jacalyn Kreitzer (Mother); directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
• "Nocturne Op 9 No. 2" by Frederic Chopin; performed by Frank Levy for YouTube, Feb. 2016
• "Peanuts, Pretzels, Cookies", written and performed by Pete Correale, from the album For Pete's Sake, December 2019.
• "Snow"; from the motion picture White Christmas; written by Irving Berlin; performed by Bing Crosby, Virginia Mayo, Danny Kaye, and Vera-Ellen; Paramount Pictures, October 1954

SUNY Fredonia School of Music Event Calendar

Box Office at SUNY Fredonia

Lake Shore Center for the Arts

Main Street Studios Ticket Website

WCVF Fredonia

WRFA Jamestown

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Welcome to Season 02 Episode 20 - the "Midsummer" 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 interviews with Mr. Dan Ihasz, Professor Emeritus of Voice at SUNY Fredonia School of Music, on Mozart's Die Zauberflöte; Mr. Adam Cooley, painter and sculptor, on the art scene in Japan in advance of the Art and Architecture presentation of Tokyo Stories; and Mr Paul "The Movie Guy" Preston on the upcoming Cinema Series films Somewhere in Queens and Book Club:The Next Chapter. 

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 (approximate):

• 02:50 - Mr. Dan Ihasz on Die Zauberflöte
• 20:25 - Mr. Adam Cooley; Tokyo Stories
• 39:31 - Arts Calendar with Special Program Announcement
• 42:11 - "The Movie Guy" Mr. Paul Preston - Cinema Series

Media:

• "Raganu Nakts (Witch Nights)", Latvian folk song, performed by Tautumeitas, June 23, 2018
• Overture to Die Zauberflöte, W.A. Mozart, composer; performed by Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis, conductor, 1984 Universal International Music B.V.
• "Rembo-nagashi," from the album Urban Music of the Edo Period (1603-1868), Ensemble Hijiri-Kaï, November 2021
• "Let's Go to the Movies", from the musical Annie, composed by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, 1977; excerpt from the film version 1982
• Overture from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opus 21; Felix Mendelssohn, composer (1826), performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor, 2002.

Artist Links:

• Mr. Daniel Ihasz
• Mr. Adam Cooley
• Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"
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