1991 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC control no.	2004695161
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	1991 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1991 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
Variant title	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1991 American Folklife Center concert, 1991
Related names	Supartha, I Gst. Agung Ngurah, dancer. » More like this Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith), host. » More like this Han Sheng Chinese Opera Institute, performer. » More like this Alder Family (Musical group) performer. » More like this Seldom Scene (Musical group) performer. » More like this Bulgari (Musical group) performer. » More like this Prophecy: Cops for Christ (Musical group) performer. » More like this Indonesia. Kedutaan Besar (U.S.) » More like this American Folklife Center, collector. » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector. » More like this WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.) » More like this
Description	manuscripts: 8 folders. sound recordings: 11 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips and 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 7 in. sound recordings: 6 sound cassettes : analog. graphic materials: 503 photographs : black and white. graphic materials: 12 photographic prints : black and white, color ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller. graphic materials: 3 internegatives : black and white. moving images: 2 videocassettes (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory	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.
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.
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)
Notes	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. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in Bulgarian, Chinese, English, German, Javanese.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1991/012), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Folk music--United States. » More like this Bluegrass music--1991-2000. » More like this Gospel music--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Spirituals (Songs) » More like this Folk music--Bulgaria. » More like this Operas, Chinese--China--Peking. » More like this Dance--China. » More like this Folk music--Switzerland. » More like this Dance music--Switzerland. » More like this Yodels--Switzerland--Appenzell (Canton) » More like this Gamelan music. » More like this Dance--Indonesia. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this Jubilee singers--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Bulgaria--Music. » More like this Switzerland--Appenzell (Canton)--Music. » More like this Indonesia--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre	Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Autographs. » More like this
Series	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
Local shelving no.	AFC 1991/012 AFC 1991/012:SR1 (incomplete); AFC 1991/012:SR3; AFC 1991/012:SR4 (poor recording); AFC 1991/012:SR6-7, 9-10, AFC 1991/012:SR12 (incomplete); AFC 1991/012:SR14-16 AFC 1991/012:SR 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 17 (sound cassettes recorded concurrently with 7 in. reels)
Language code	eng eng bul chi ger jav
Other system no.	afc96000031
Geographic area code	n-us--- a-cc--- e-sz---
Repository	Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011018>