The Music of the Sea Symposium explores the interaction between sea, music, and song. As an integral part of the annual Sea Music Festival, this two-day collaborative program between Mystic Seaport, the United States Coast Guard Academy and University of Connecticut – Avery Point explores subjects from history and folklore, to literature and ethnomusicology along with many other related topics.

Schedule

• 9:30 am – Welcome, Moderator Glenn S. Gordinier, Robert G. Albion Historian
• 9:30 am – Marti Klein, California State University, Fullerton: “Temporary Mobility, Travel Narratives and the ‘Pull’ of the Sea”
• 10:15 am – Anita Gonzalez, Ph.D., State University of New York – New Paltz: “Jigs, Buck Dances, and Sounding the Deck in African American Dance”
• Break
• 11:15 am – Aaron Walker, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage: “Reenacting the Music of Williamsburg: The Shanties of the Georgia Sea Island Singers”