On this day in SCV history, “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams, a member of the first graduating class from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Music. “Become Ocean,” a 42-minute-13-second composition commissioned by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, is described by the Pulitzer judging board as “A haunting orchestral work that suggests ...

Sarah Wallin Huff is professional composer and violinist. She has had the opportunity to work with the likes of actor James Franco and has had her original pieces performed by many string quartets, including the New England string quartet.