2023 Symposium on the Music of the Sea
For over 40 years, international academics, independent scholars, and performer researchers have gathered in Mystic and Essex to share their passion for and original research into the music of the sea. Presenters will join us via Zoom as well as in person; all presentations will be streamed and archived online. Sea Music was the first true world music: the Symposium links university scholars and practitioners with enthusiastic audiences, providing scholarship that is entertaining and enlightening. Q&A will follow each presentation. This year, we are honored to present two original documentaries with commentary by the films’ creators.
The 2023 Symposium on the Music of the Sea, directed for the second year in a row by Faye Ringel, will be held at the Essex Town Hall at 29 West Ave, Essex, CT from 9AM-5PM on Friday, June 9th, with a break for lunch. The Symposium is free to attend, and will be streamed to our YouTube channel for those who are unable to attend in-person.
Schedule
9 a.m. via zoom video only
The TikTok Shanty Trend of 2021:
Exploring the Intersection of Social Media, Music, and Maritime Culture
Adrian R. Salgado
10 a.m.
It’s My Own Damn Fault! – Or Is It?
The Complexity and Futility of Blame in ‘Off to Sea Once More’
Stephen Sanfilippo
11 a.m.
‘What Shall We Do? With a Drunken Sailor’:
Attending to Archival Chantey Texts
Dr. Jessica Marie Floyd
12 p.m. lunch break
1 p.m.
A Song Without Words: Rachel, Her Measureless Sorrow, and
The Shekinah of ‘The Symphony’ (Moby-Dick, chapter 132)
David Peloquin
2 p.m.
“Songs of the Windlass: Singing Chanties on GAZELA” Premiere
Documentary by Dr. Gibb Schreffler
Videography by Jesse Edwards
3 p.m.
‘A Long Time, a Hell of a Time’:
Contrasting Perspectives on the Barrouallie Whalers’ Musical Heritage
Dan Lanier and Vincent Reid
4 p.m.
“Bear Away, Yankee, Bear Away” Premiere
Documentary by Pressgang Mutiny