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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1977

Page

11

Zappa Promotes Lather In Iowa City Performance

Frank Zappa toured to promote his new album Lather at the University of Iowa Field House. The show mixed long exploratory pieces with virtuosic playing from George Duke and Jean Luc Ponty, while Zappa stayed unobtrusive on stage.

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You Light Up My Life review highlights Didi Conn debut

Didi Conn shines in her first film role as Laurie Robinson in You Light Up My Life directed and produced by Joseph Brooks. The Columbia Pictures release at Eastown Cinema II centers on Conn's vulnerable optimism and self reliance, with supporting turns by Joe Silver and Stephen Nathan. Brooks items include scoring and lyrics, but the film is muddled by clichés and modest production values.

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South African Wins Van Cliburn Competition

Steven DeGroote of South Africa won first prize at the Van Cliburn International piano competition in Fort Worth. The 24 year old Curtis Institute student receives 10000 dollars and a three year world tour. Alexander Toradze won silver and Jeffrey Swann earned bronze. Swann has ties to Arizona Dallas and Juilliard. The event drew 92 accepted of 198 applicants, with 76 contestants present. The four year cycle began Sept 11 and featured a 90 minute recital with a chamber work and piano quintet with the Tokyo String Quartet.

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