Title | 1986 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1986 |
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Collection Number | AFC 1986/037 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1986 |
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Location | Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Extent (Manuscripts) | 11
folders |
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Extent (Sound Recordings) | 24 sound tape reels
: analog, 7 1/2 and 15 ips, double track, stereo. ; 10 in. |
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Extent (Graphic Images) | 10 photographic prints
: black and white |
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Extent (Graphic Images) | 315 photographs :
negatives, black and white |
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Extent (Graphic Images) | 408 slides :
color |
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Creator | American Folklife Center |
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Languages | English,
Armenian,
Chinese,
Malinka,
Polish, and
Spanish |
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Summary | Manuscript materials,
sound recordings, photographs, and color slides documenting the performance of
bluegrass music, blues music, Armenian music, Senegalese music and dance, Irish
music, country music, gospel music, Chinese traditional music and modern
compositions, Caribbean music, and Polish music and dance celebrating the
Harvest Festival from several regions in Poland. Most concerts were recorded
live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building,
Library of Congress. The concert of Chinese music was recorded in the Coolidge
Auditorium, Library of Congress. The May 22 concert was held in celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the Neptune Plaza Concert Series. Concerts were held
from April through September 1986, sponsored by the American Folklife Center
and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011013 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695156 |
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