1991 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
by I Gst. Agung Ngurah Supartha
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The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of Peking Opera, Swiss folk music, bluegrass music, Bulgarian folk music, Javanese gamelan music and dance, and gospel jubilee quartet music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1991, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers autographed by the performers. Concerts were recorded for broadcast on WAMU-FM, hosted by Dick Spottswood. Performances of the Ensemble of the Republic of Indonesia and the gospel group Prophecy: Cops for Christ were recorded on videocassette.
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Yodels, Dance music, Dance, Chinese Operas, Jubilee singers, Spirituals (Songs), Gospel music, Gamelan music, Music, Folk music, Bluegrass music, African AmericansPlaces
Washington (D.C.), Appenzell (Canton), Indonesia, United States, Peking, China, Switzerland, BulgariaTimes
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Photographs include black and white contact sheets (503 images), internegatives (3), and photographic prints (12) taken by photographers Reid Baker, Greg Jenkins, Jim Higgins, and Yusef El-Amin.
Sound cassette masters SR2, SR5, SR13 may be better quality than 7 in. sound tape reels.
Collection is open for research; access restrictions for some materials may apply. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.
1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1991/012), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
in English.
in Bulgarian, Chinese, English, German, Javanese.
Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
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