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.

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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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