By Daily Press staff
Interested in experiencing a day of world-changing through music? Music director Steve Wight will present the fourth of his “Stevenings” on Saturday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, 1260 18th St. The title is “The Day the World Changed.” Admission is free.
Wight attended California Institute of the Arts on the James Irvine Foundation scholarship. While at CalArts, he taught counterpoint and 20th Century compositional techniques as a graduate assistant. At the request of his teacher and mentor, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Mel Powell, Wight was awarded the first accelerated granting of a master of fine arts degree in the Institute’s history.
His work spans a wide range of musical styles and media. He has composed music for television, including Saturday Night Live, The Man Show and Cartoon Funhouse. He did the vocal and instrumental arrangements for Johnny Guitar,
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 27, 2005. Read the original PDF.