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Title
1991 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1991
American Folklife Center concert, 1991
Type
Mixed Material
Collection
Subject
Folk music--United States (LCSH)
Bluegrass music--1991-2000 (LCSH)
Gospel music--Washington (D.C.) (LCSH)
Spirituals (Songs) (LCSH)
Folk music--Bulgaria (LCSH)
Operas, Chinese--China--Peking (LCSH)
Dance--China (LCSH)
Folk music--Switzerland (LCSH)
Dance music--Switzerland (LCSH)
Yodels--Switzerland--Appenzell (Canton) (LCSH)
Gamelan music (LCSH)
Dance--Indonesia (LCSH)
African Americans--Music (LCSH)
Jubilee singers--Washington (D.C.) (LCSH)
Music--Bulgaria (LCSH)
Music--Switzerland--Appenzell (Canton) (LCSH)
Music--Indonesia (LCSH)
Genre Form
Sound recordings (LCGFT)
Manuscripts (LCGFT)
Photographic prints (AAT)
Videocassettes (AAT)
Autographs (LCGFT)
Accompanying Material
Sung or spoken text: English
Sung or spoken text: Bulgarian
Sung or spoken text: Chinese
Sung or spoken text: German
Sung or spoken text: Javanese
Content
text (txt)
Note
language: in English. Applies To: Applies To: Manuscripts
language: in Bulgarian, Chinese, English, German, Javanese. Applies To: Applies To: Sound recordings
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
April 18: Han Sheng Chinese Opera Institute (China)
May 16: The Alder Family, Switzerland (Swiss traditional music)
June 20: Seldom Scene (Bluegrass music)
July 18: Bulgari (Bulgarian music)
August 15: Ensemble of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (Gamelan and Javanese dance)
September 19: Prophecy: Cops for Christ (Gospel music)
Origin Date(s)
1991
Authorized Access Point
1991 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection