Syrian Festival and Brass Valley Music Festival
Date1993
MediumImage
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.5.1-.13
Description(.1-.10) Photographs of the Brass Valley Music Festival on 12 June 1993.
2015.196.5.1: Photo of people at the Brass Valley Festival; dark
2015.196.5.2: Photo of people at the Brass Valley Festival; dark
2015.196.5.3: Photo of audience listening to Amici Italiani music group under the pavilion at Brass Valley Music Festival
2015.196.5.4: Photo of Amici Italiani musical performance at Brass Valley Music Festival
2015.196.5.5: Photo of Amici Italiani performance at Brass Valley Music Festival, view of conductor
2015.196.5.6: Photo of Amici Italiani performance at Brass Valley Music Festival, view of conductor
2015.196.5.7: Photo of Giroux Famly performers on stage
2015.196.5.8: Photo of Photo of Giroux Famly performers on stage and couples dancing dancers in foreground
2015.196.5.9: Photo of Giroux Family performers on stage
2015.196.5.10: Photo of performers on stage; line down height of image
(.11-.13) Photographs of the Syrian Festival 1993.
2015.196.5.11: Photo of “Taste of the Middle East Bazaar and Food Fair” sign at St Nicholas Church, Bridgeport
2015.196.5.12: Photo of raffle tent at the Taste of the Middle East Bazaar and Food Fair at St Nicholas Church, Bridgeport
2015.196.5.13: Photo of St Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Church, Bridgeport exterior
NotesSubject Note: The Brass Valley Festival, a collaboration between the Mattatuck Museum and organizers including historian Jeremy Brecher (founder of the Brass Valley Workers History Project), Jill Cutler, and Sandy and Caroline Paton, among others as part of the Waterbury Ethnic Music Project, ran from 1988 to 1996s. Featuring performances by ethnic, folk, and traditional musicians living in the Naugatuck Valley, the Festival was held annually at Library Park on Grand and Meadow Streets. The Brass Valley Project produced a radio series and educational curriculum for schools, highlighting the cultures and histories of communities and factory workers living in the Brass Valley.2015.196.5.1: Photo of people at the Brass Valley Festival; dark
2015.196.5.2: Photo of people at the Brass Valley Festival; dark
2015.196.5.3: Photo of audience listening to Amici Italiani music group under the pavilion at Brass Valley Music Festival
2015.196.5.4: Photo of Amici Italiani musical performance at Brass Valley Music Festival
2015.196.5.5: Photo of Amici Italiani performance at Brass Valley Music Festival, view of conductor
2015.196.5.6: Photo of Amici Italiani performance at Brass Valley Music Festival, view of conductor
2015.196.5.7: Photo of Giroux Famly performers on stage
2015.196.5.8: Photo of Photo of Giroux Famly performers on stage and couples dancing dancers in foreground
2015.196.5.9: Photo of Giroux Family performers on stage
2015.196.5.10: Photo of performers on stage; line down height of image
(.11-.13) Photographs of the Syrian Festival 1993.
2015.196.5.11: Photo of “Taste of the Middle East Bazaar and Food Fair” sign at St Nicholas Church, Bridgeport
2015.196.5.12: Photo of raffle tent at the Taste of the Middle East Bazaar and Food Fair at St Nicholas Church, Bridgeport
2015.196.5.13: Photo of St Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Church, Bridgeport exterior
Additional audio, video, and/or photographic materials exist in the archive relating to this event.
Subject Note: St. Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Church in Bridgeport was founded by Syrian refugees from northern Syria as their homeland was taken over by the Ottoman Turks and became part of Turkey. In addition to its spiritual work, the church has an active youth organization and a women’s group, organizes fundraiser activities, operates a Sunday School, and presents an annual festival in September featuring music and dance and food sales. The foodways at the festival reflect the Syrian heritage of the founders and the congregation, for example the flat kibbe that are grilled, different from the round kibbe made by other Syrian and Lebanese communities. The church is active on social media.
Additional audio, video, and/or photographic materials exist in the archive relating to this organization.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
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