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With characteristic panache, David Coffin has been delighting
audiences both young and old in demonstrating his collection
of Early Wind Instruments. His engaging presentation covers
the history of the recorder from the primitive ocarina
through the medieval gemshorns and the recorders of the
Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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Explore the life of a sailor, a whaler, a fisherman and hear
the songs that illustrate the life they pursued at sea. Sing
along on a shanty (work song) as we "hoist" the sails, "haul"
on the lines, and stamp around the capstan. A salty lot we
are as we imagine ourselves sailing around the horn on a
square rigger.
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Take off on a Nantucket Whaling Ship around the horn to the
18th century hunting grounds of the South Pacific on board
the Whaleship Essex. Set sail on the tragic vessel whose
story inspired Herman Melvilles, Moby Dick, written in 1851.
We head out from the most famous whaling community in the
world on a doomed voyage of unimaginable proportions.
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Boston By Sea: A Seafaring Adventure Through Bostons Past was
a one of a kind harbor cruise in Boston during the summer, and
in the classroom (From Boston Harbor...) during the school
year. We take a clockwise tour passing Old North Church (Paul
Revere), Old Ironsides (Powder Monkeys), and then the remains
of the famous shipbuilding yards of Donald McKay (the
Greyhounds of the Sea).
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