CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 14 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
The carriage house at Carr's Hill, the president's residence at the University of Virginia, overflowed with audience members Monday evening for the first performance of this season's Arts on the Hill series.
Arts on the Hill is a recurring series bringing artists and performers from Grounds and across the world to Carr's Hill. President Scott Beardsley and Claire Dufournet Beardsley host the events in partnership with UVA Arts. On Monday, the series brought "Auksalaq," an environmental opera that Matthew Burtner, an Alaskan-born music professor at UVA, composed. The performance also honored Scott Deal, the co-creator of "Auksalaq," who died earl...