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 In article , 
 Arthur Serating  wrote: 
 >Emerson Lake and Palmer (or are they earlier?) 
 > 
 >"MAX"  wrote in message 
 >news:fj7pp19jj03bvi138sprivev4of6q6vus2@4ax.com... 
 >> On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:33:29 GMT, "Ben" 
 >>  wrote: 
 >> 
 >>>Hi, 
 >>> 
 >>>I remember a group, back in the late-70s/early-80s, that did a combination 
 >>>of classical music mixed with rock (a bit like Trans-Siberian Orchestra or 
 >>>Bond). They wore period costumes and silver face masks. I was wondering if 
 >>>anyone else here remembers the group, and what they were called? 
 >>> 
 >>>Any help would be much appreciated 
 >>> 
 >>>Cheers 
 >>> 
 >>>Ben 
 >> 
 >> I think Genesis did that but they weren't really classical. 
 >> "Art rock", yeah... classical, not really. 
  
 Contemporary ensembles at University of Pennsylvania routinely did 
 stuff like that as George Crumb wrote for them in the 70s. One of his 
 pieces, "Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death", is even scored for a sort 
 of Punk-Latin band. 
  
  
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