Silly Costumes
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[Here is the Thai Elvis who performs at the Palm Thai Restaurant in Los Angeles (off Hollywood Blvd.)]
A few weeks ago I went shopping with my good friend Rebecca Danard (whom I've mentioned a few times) because she needed an outfit to perform a certain R. Murray Schafer piece. (N.B. She is performing this TONIGHT as part of a Musica Nova Ottawa concert. If you're in the Ottawa area, please go! Here's the information.) This made me think: exactly how many composers insist that a performer wear a costume during a certain piece?
I can think of two:
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