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It was the hottest ticket in Utah this winter. But even more enviable were the seats on the stage where student musicians in the BYU Philharmonic had enjoyed an earlier rehearsal with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. The orchestra accompanied the 74-year-old violinist in playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto, in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Read more about this remarkable campus visit by a renowned master musician.
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When filming scriptural events, what do you do when the written account lacks information to fully depict a scene? When working on the new Book of Mormon videos, a team of current and former BYU professors of ancient scripture had this goal: to provide reasonable details where the record is silent, like what animals Lehi’s family would be hunting along the borders of the Red Sea, what 6th-century B.C. customs would have been used for the burial of Lehi, and how scenes should include Nephi’s sisters.
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It might be time to switch to lower-fat milk. According to research by exercise science professor Larry Tucker, drinking 1% milk instead of 2% milk accounts for 4.5 years of less aging in adults. Get more details about Tucker’s research on milk, which he calls “probably the most controversial food in our country.”
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Recruited by BYU track coach Clarence Robison in April 1976, sprinter María Guadalupe “Pitty” García Cardiell received a scholarship offer and attended BYU that very fall—despite not speaking any English. That was just one impressive part of the story for this track athlete and communications star who defied expectations to chase her dreams.
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BYU Studies Quarterly is now available to all alumni and friends for free. Previously available only with a paid subscription, this unique collection can now be accessed online at byustudies.byu.edu. While you’re there, check out the essay and poetry contests—submissions due for both by Jan. 31, 2020.
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