ARTS ON THE HILL: Beethoven Up Close with Members of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and Music Director Benjamin Rous
ARTS ON THE HILL: Beethoven Up Close with Members of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and Music Director Benjamin Rous
Tuesday, February 14 • 5-6pm (doors open at 4:30pm) • Carr’s Hill • FREE by Lottery
UVA Faculty, Staff, & Students: All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to enter the lottery (one submission per person) with an option to bring a guest.
Lottery: The deadline to enter the lottery is 11:59 pm on Thursday, February 9th. Winners will be notified no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, February 10th.
Questions or Concerns: Email Emma Terry, Programs & Communication Director for UVA Arts, or Stacy Smith, Director, Carr's Hill Events.
Immortal composer Ludwig van Beethoven was a nature lover who thrived on getting away from the noise and bustle of city life. Through performance and conversation, Benjamin Rous and 26 members of the Charlottesville Symphony lead listeners on a ramble through the countryside outside Vienna as Beethoven depicted it in one of his best known symphonic works, Symphony No. 6 which he called “Pastoral Symphony or Recollections of Country Life.”
For nearly a half-century, the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia has been recognized as one of Central Virginia’s leading music ensembles and one of Charlottesville-Albermarle’s most significant cultural institutions. The orchestra is admired for exciting performances and commitment to inclusive education and community engagement programs for people of all ages. Professional musicians, talented community members and UVA students from a wide variety of academic disciplines perform 15 Classical Masterworks, Family Holiday, Youth, and Pops concerts at Old Cabell Hall, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center and the Paramount Theater each season. In recent years, Music Director Benjamin Rous has ushered in a new era of artistry, innovation and digital accessibility. Visit cvillesymphony.org for more information.
Arts on the Hill is a recurring event on Carr's Hill featuring artists and scholars from our faculty and student body, as well as visiting artists and scholars from around the globe. President Jim Ryan hosts guests each month during the academic year for performances and discussions around the Arts at UVA!! Arts on the Hill is an ongoing collaboration between UVA Arts, the Office of the President & the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
