Notes From The Aisle Seat

Tom Loughlin

A Local Arts Podcast with Tom Loughlin

  1. OCT 29

    Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.06 - The "Gathering Gloom" Edition

    Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.05- the "First Frost" 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. Jessica Hillman-McCord and cast members from The Lightning Thief; Mr. Tim Kennedy/La Bohème; and Mr. Chris Coole/Showman and Coole 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) Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord/The Lightning Thief  01:48 Mr. Tim Kennedy/Live at the Met 20:54 Arts Calendar 38:20 Mr. Chris Coole/Showman and Coole 43:21 Artist Links Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord Mr. Tim Kennedy Mr. Chris Coole Media "Death by Dawn", from Twilight in the Hollow, Absent State Productions, December 2024 "Bring on the Monsters", from the original cast recording of The Lightning Thief:The Percy Jackson Musical, Rob Rokicki, composer; Broadway Records, July 2017 "O Soave Fanciulli", from the opera La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini, composer; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa; performed by Freddie De Tommaso (Rodolpho) and Juliana Grigoryan (Mimi), Metropolitan Opera House, October 2025 "Eulogy of the Crows", from Twilight in the Hollow, Absent State Productions, December 2024 "You'll Be There", written and performed by John Showman and Chris Coole, February 2022 "Monster Mash", written by Bobby Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (Aug. 1962, Garpax Records); performed by Hayseed Dixie, Feb. 2017 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   BECOME AN OPERA HOUSE MEMBER!

    1h 4m
  2. OCT 15

    Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.05 - The "First Frost" Edition

    Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.05- the "First Frost" 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. Pat Farrell/Cold Spring Harbor Band; Mr. Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met; Mr. Greg Lamberson/Frenzy Moon. 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) Pat Farrell/Billy Joel Tribute Show - 01:39 Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met - 14:39 Arts Calendar - 33:22 Greg Lamberson/Frenzy Moon 38:38 Artist Links Pat Farrell and the Cold Spring Harbor Band Prof. Don Marrazzo Greg Lamberson Media Magical Winter Frost, Leva Gerdena, composer; Feb. 2022; Amet Relaxation YouTube channel "Piano Man", from the album Cold Spring Harbor; music and lyrics by Billy Joel, performed by Billy Joel; November 1971, Family Productions "Come per se sereno", from the opera La Sonnambula, Vincento Bellini, composer; Felice Romani, librettist. Performed by Nadine Sierra, soprano, from a production at the Metropolitan Opera, September 30, 2025 "Werewolf Transformation", from the film Bad Moon, written and directed by Eric Red, Morgan Creek Productions, November 1996 (Warner Bros.) "Frost on the Pumpkin", written and performed by Kenny Baker, from the album Frost on the Pumpkin, County Records 1976 Box Office at SUNY Fredonia Lake Shore Center for the Arts Main Street Studios Ticket Website WCVF Fredonia WRFA Jamestown   BECOME AN OPERA HOUSE MEMBER!

    1 hr
  3. OCT 1

    Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 5.04 - The "Hard Cider" Edition

    Welcome to Season 05 Episode 5.04 - the "Hard Cider" 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: members of the Twin Tiers Theatre Consortium (Mr. Rick Davis, Mr. Zack Covington and Ms. Michelle Conklin); Prof. Peter Tucker/Jago: Into the White; and Mr. Vince Martonis/19th Century Chautauqua Pottery lecture. Special guest appearance by Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy" 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) Twin Tiers Theatre Consortium - 02:08 Prof. Peter Tucker/Jago 21:03 Arts Calendar w/Paul Preston - 37:35 Mr. Vince Martonis - 44:39 Artist Links Twin Tiers Theatre Consortium Barrow Civic Theatre (Zak Convington) Palmer Opera House (Michele Conklin) Peter Tucker Vince Martonis Media "Hard Cider Song", Crockett Family Mountaineers, traditional, 1928. "Twin Peaks Theme ("Falling")", from the television series Twin Peaks, created by Mark Frost and David Lynch; theme composed by Angelo Badalamenti, 1990 "Salve Regina", 17th century Gregorian chant, performed by Gregorian Chant Academy, July 2022 "Messe à double chœur: V. Offertoire (Canzon a 8 voci)", performed by Doulce Mémoire and Denis Raisin Dadre; from the album Henri IV & Marie de Medicis, Messe de mariage, April 2011 "Hard Cider", from the album Polaris, performed by the Hickory Project, July 2015, Hickory Productions LLC Box Office at SUNY Fredonia Lake Shore Center for the Arts Main Street Studios Ticket Website WCVF Fredonia WRFA Jamestown   BECOME AN OPERA HOUSE MEMBER!

    1h 2m

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