Collection Summary
AFC 1994/001
1994 Neptune Plaza
Concert Series Collection
1994
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
9
folders in 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
4 sound tape reels :
analog: 7 1⁄2 ips, 2 track, stereo; 10 inch.
3 sound cassettes
(DAT): digital.
251 photographs :
negatives, contact sheets, black and white.
124 slides :
color.
9 photographic
prints : black and white, color; various sizes.
5 videocassettes
(Hi-8): sound, color.
3 videocassettes (VHS):
sound, color; 1/2 in.
American Folklife Center
English,
Iroquois,
Serbo-Croatian,
Spanish, and
Tibetan
Manuscript materials,
sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of
Tibetan sacred music and dance; Tamburitza music from the Balkan Peninsula;
Iroquois music; African American rhythm and blues quartet singing; gospel brass
band music; bluegrass music; and Cuban mambo music recorded live outdoors on
Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress,
at concerts from April through September 1994, sponsored by the American
Folklife Center.
Scope and Content
The 1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, sound recordings, graphic materials, and moving
images that document the 1994 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife
Center. The annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of
folk traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune
Plaza at the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between
April and September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the concerts
indoors.
The 1994 season consisted of the following:
Date
Performers
Place of Origin
Subject
April 21
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery
Tibet
Tibetan sacred music and dance
May 19
Sviraj
Delaware and Pennsylvania
Tamburitza music of the Balkans
June 2
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers
New York and Canada
Iroquois music
June 16
Legendary Orioles
Maryland
Rhythm and blues quartet singing
July 21
Kings of Harmony
District of Columbia
Gospel brass band
August 18
Dave McLaughlin and Josh Crowe
Virginia
Bluegrass
September 15
Cachao and his Latin All Stars
New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico
Cuban mambo
Administrative History
Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center
in 1994.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject and listed alphabetically therein.
People
Cachao, performer.
Crowe, Josh, 1957- performer.
McLaughlin, David, 1958- performer.
Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith), host.
Organizations
American Folklife Center, collector.
Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
Kings of Harmony (Brass ensemble) performer.
Orioles (Musical group) performer.
Six Nations Women Singers, performer.
Sviraj (Musical group) performer.
WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)
ʼBras-spuṅs (Monastery)
Subjects
African Americans--Music.
Bluegrass music--1991-2000.
Bluegrass music--Virginia.
Brass band music.
Buddhist chants--China--Tibet.
Buddhist dance--China--Tibet.
Croatian Americans--Pennsylvania--Music.
Cuban Americans--New York (State)--New York--Music.
Dance--China--Tibet.
Folk music--Balkan Peninsula.
Folk music--United States.
Gospel music--Washington (D.C.)
Iroquois Indians--Music.
Mambo (Dance)--Cuba.
Mambos (Music)
Music--Puerto Rico.
Popular music--Cuba.
Popular music--Puerto Rico.
Rhythm and blues music.
Sacred vocal music--China--Tibet.
Salsa (Music)
Serbian Americans--Pennsylvania--Music.
Slovenian Americans--Pennsylvania--Music.
Tambura (Fretted lute) music.
Titles
American Folklife Center concert, 1994
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1994
Form/Genre
Autographs.
Color slides.
Manuscripts.
Photographs.
Posters.
Sound recordings.
Videocassettes.
Access
Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted.
Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be
governed by copyright and other restrictions. Performers may be contacted
through the American Folklife Center administrative office.
Preferred Citation
1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1994/001), Archive
of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Collection Concordance by Format
Quantity
Physical Extent
Item Numbers
Print Materials
9
folders in 2 boxes
FOLDERS 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15-16
Computer
Diskettes
1
3 1⁄2" diskette
FOLDER 1
Sound Recordings
4
10" DT stereo reels at 7.5 ips
AFC 1994/001:SR1-4
3
120-minute digital audio tape
AFC 1994/001:SR5-7
11
90-minute audiocassettes (Reference
copies)
AFC 1994/001:SR1-c1, c2, SR2-c1, SR3-c1,
SR4-c1, SR5-c1, c2, SR6-c1, c2, SR7-c1, c2
Graphic Materials
195
black-and-white 35 mm negatives
ENVELOPES 1, 4, 5, 9, 10
9
black-and-white contact sheets
FOLDERS 3-4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 17
1
color contact sheet
FOLDER 17
7
8 x 10" black-and-white photographic
prints
FOLDERS 3-4, 6, 12-13
5 (incl. 3 duplicates)
8 x 10" color photographic prints
FOLDERS 3-4
124
color slides
ENVELOPES 2-3, 6-8, 11-12
Moving Image
5
Hi-8 color videocassettes
AFC 1994/001:V1, V3, V5-6, V8
3
1/2" VHS color videocassettes masters
AFC 1994/001:V2, V4, V7
3
1/2" VHS color videocassettes (Reference
copies)
AFC 1994/001:V1-v1, V5-v1, V6-v1-2, V7- v1,
V8-v1
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695164
Collection Inventory
Series I: PRINT MATERIALS
Publicity and
Administration
1
Archive of Folk Culture Administrative
Materials.
The collection guide (this document), an article describing
the Neptune Plaza Concert Series, and press releases and news clippings on the
1994 concert lineup. Also includes a three and one-half inch computer diskette
containing logs of the concerts (all logs are available in hard copy in the
individual concert folders).
2
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
Concert fliers, news clippings, promotional materials on the
band, and a concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst.
5
Sviraj, 5-19-94.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst with input from Danilo Yanich, news
clippings, and promotional materials on the band.
7
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers,
6-2-94.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Judith Gray, news clippings, and promotional materials on the
band.
9
Legendary Orioles, 6-16-94.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by William Maxwell Derrickson, and promotional materials on the
band.
11
Kings of Harmony, 7-21-94.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, and news clippings.
14
Dave McLaughlin and Josh Crowe, 8-18-94.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, and promotional materials on the
band.
15-16
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
Concert fliers, concert log by Pablo Calvan, press releases,
news clippings, and promotional materials about the band in English and in
Spanish.
Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS
Reel-to-reels
1994/001: SR1
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips. Listening copies are available
in the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: SR2
Sviraj, 5-19-94.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips. Listening copy is available in
the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: SR3
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers,
6-2-94.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips. Listening copy is available in
the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: SR4
Legendary Orioles, 6-16-94.
One 10" DT stereoat 7.5 ips. Listening copy is available in
the Folklife Reading Room.
Audiocassettes
1994/001: SR5
Kings of Harmony, 7-21-94.
One 120-minute digital audio tape. Listening copies are
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: SR6
Dave McLaughlin and Josh Crowe, 8-18-94.
One 120-minute digital audio tape. Listening copies are
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: SR7
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
One 120-minute digital audio tape. Listening copies are
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
Negatives
1
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
by Jim Hardin.
4
Sviraj, 5-19-94.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (14 images). Photographed
by Jim Hardin.
5
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers,
6-2-94.
Two sheets of black-and-white 35 mm (51 images) Photographed
by John Gibbs.
9
Legendary Orioles, 6-16-94.
Two sheets of black-and-white 35 mm (57 images). Photographed
by John Gibbs.
10
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (37 images). Photographed
by Jim Hardin.
Photographic
Prints
3-4
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
One black-and-white 35 mm contact sheet (36 images,
photographed by Jim Hardin), one 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic print
(publicity-photographer unknown), two 8 x 10" color photographic prints, and
three duplicate 8 x 10" color photographic prints (photographed by Nikki
Vreeland).
6
Sviraj, 5-19-94.
One black-and-white 35 mm contact sheet (14 images,
photographed by Jim Hardin) and one 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic print
(publicity- photographer unknown).
8
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers,
6-2-94.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (51 images).
Photographed by John Gibbs.
10
Legendary Orioles, 6-16-94.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (57 images).
Photographed by John Gibbs.
12-13
Kings of Harmony, 7-21-94.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (34 images), and five
8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Yusef El-Amin.
17
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
One black-and-white 35 mm contact sheet (37 images,
photographed by Jim Hardin), and one color 35 mm contact sheet (22 images,
photographer unknown).
Color slides
2-3
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
Two trays containing a total of 36. Photographed by John
Gibbs.
6-8
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers,
6-2-94.
Three trays containing a total of 52. Photographed by John
Gibbs.
11-12
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
Two trays containing a total of 36. Photographed by John
Gibbs.
Series IV: MOVING IMAGE
1994/001: V1
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery,
4-21-94.
One Hi-8 color videotaped by Peter Bartis. Viewing copy is
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: V2
Sviraj, 5-19-94.
One 1/2" VHS color. Videotapes by Terrence L. Lisbeth.
1994/001: V3-4
Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers, 6-2-94.
One Hi-8 color and one 1/2" VHS color (recorded
concurrently).
1994/001: V5
Legendary Orioles, 6-16-94.
One Hi-8 color videotaped by Peter Bartis. Viewing copy is
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
1994/001: V6
Kings of Harmony, 7-21-94.
One Hi-8 color. Viewing copies are available in the Folklife
Reading Room.
1994/001: V7
Dave McLaughlin and Josh Crowe, 8-18-94.
One 1/2" VHS color. Viewing copy is available in the Folklife
Reading Room.
1994/001: V8
Cachao and his Latin All Stars, 9-15-94.
One Hi-8 color videotaped by Nolyn Mason. Viewing copy is
available in the Folklife Reading Room.
Appendix A: Dance Content
Concert
Description
Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery
The lamas present sacred music and dance from
Tibet, including traditional monastic multiphonic singing and masked dances.
Dr. Robert Clark of the University of Virginia narrates the program and
provides background information. Dances include Sha-nak, Dance of the Black
Hat; Kha-dro Ten-zhug Gar-cham, Longevity Dance of the Heavenly Messengers; and
Dur-dak Gar-cham, Dance of the Skeleton Lords. Print material, photographs, and
slides: folders 2-4, envelopes 2-3; sound recording: AFC 1994/001:SR1;
videotape: AFC 1994/001:V1.