Welcome to Season 03 Episode 18 - the "Bach and Beyond 2024 Part 1" 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. Ben Sheedy from Main Street Studios in Fredonia, and Dr. Byron Adams and Maestro Grant Cooper discussing the upcoming Bach and Beyond Festival.

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Time Stamps

• Ben Sheedy/Main Street Studios 02:22
• Grant Cooper and Byron Adams/ Bach and Beyond Festival Part 1 21:41
• Grant Cooper and Byron Adams/ Bach and Beyond Festival Part 2 38:53

Media

• Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor BWV 1041, J.S. Bach, composer. performed by Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber; Violin : Hilary Hahn, April 2020
• "Life is a Cabaret," from the 1972 movie adaptation of the musical Cabaret; music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff. Performed by Liza Minnelli, ABC Pictures Corp., 1972
• Serenade for Nine Instruments: I. Allegro amabile, Byron Adams, composer (2011); performed by the Sinfonietta of Riverdale, Mark Mandarano, conductor; Albany Records 2016
• Illuminations: 2. La tristesse amoureuse de la nuit, Byron Adams, composer (2008); Gary Barnett, piano; EKmusic 2022
• Symphony # 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell): IV. Finale, Franz Josef Haydn, composer; performed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, May 2013

Artist Links

• Ben Sheedy
  • Main Street Studios
  • Ticket Website
• Byron Adams
• Grant Cooper

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