Santa Fe University of Art and Design Contemporary Music Program seniors will share their music in several end-of-semester shows.

The annual Synergy Hip Hop show was held April 20 in the O’Shaughnessy Performance Space.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design Michael Dransfield, a freshman Digital Arts, uses the practice rooms in Benildus to practice piano.

Megan Ellsworth and Michaela Carter, freshman Contemporary Music Program majors, rehearse for their upcoming performance in the Open house prospective student show taking place Feb. 17, at 8 a.m. in the Forum.

On Dec 4., CMP major Lexington Porter hosted his senior show at SFUAD. The O’Shaughnessy Performance Space was completely full of supporters and peers as Porter took the stage with five other CMP majors with a set list of four songs and an improvisation piece.

SFUAD sophomore Contemporary Music Program major Leidy Gonzalez studies between classes under the trees on the Quad

On Oct. 21, the Santa Fe University of Art and Design Chorus, directed by Steve Paxton, performed in a concert with the California Redwood Chorale, directed by Robert Hazelrigg.

SpaceMob’s frontman, Ridd Spac3L33 Prime, talks about the band’s music, its philosophy and plans for the future. SpaceMob will be performing on Oct. 29, at a Halloween Party at Warehouse 21.

At 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, the City Different Festival will kick off with Santa Fe’s own local band, Ardaya, followed by nearly 16 hours of live entertainment from across the Southwest.

The Contemporary Music Program’s new chorus was created through the department’s music theory classes, and will perform next month.

This year’s Quadstock took place April 30-May 1. For the first time it was streaming live on the internet for the world to see. Scheduled the day after Outdoor Vision Fest, it made for a packed weekend. Normally it takes place on the Quad, but due to inclement weather it was hastily moved to O’Shaughnessy Performance Space. Overall it was an amazing festival....

After graduation, Contemporary Music Program major Jordan Solis is scheduled to have an EP released in the coming months with his signature combination of reggae, cuban music, salsa and drumming.

The African Drum Ensemble first started when Santa Fe University of Art and Design was called the College of Santa Fe, and was taught by a couple who still live in Santa Fe. Since then there has been a progression of people who have taken on the class, but Fred Simpson—its current instructor—has taught it since the last year of the College of Santa Fe and still teaches it now.

Graduating Contemporary Music Program Major Saqeef Ali found a love for music production during his time in the program.

Andy Zadrozny  directs The Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble as they practice for their Ensemble at 8 p.m., Monday May 2, in O’Shaughnessy Performance Space. Zadrozny is excited to direct one of the last ensembles of the year. It will be a performance to...

Paul Wagner is a graduating music major at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. His April 17 show at Zephyr, “Awake but still dreaming,” combined both music and painting.

Anthony Hester, a senior Contemporary Music Program major, had his senior show, “Final Introductions,” April 15 at O’Shaughnessy Performance Space. The group consisted of: Nick Hudson and Kyle Driscoll on electric guitar; Max Callahan on saxophone; Nick Quintero on bass; and Anthony Hester himself on...

Graduating Contemporary Music Program major Elise Stoffer will be holding her April 24 senior recital in the atrium just outside O’Shaughnessy. “Because I like the acoustics in there,” Stoffer says.

Maria Siino sits on the couch at the end of the main hall of Benildus, the combination Contemporary Music/Creative Writing building. Her pixie cut and devil-may-care style scream punk and so does her electric guitar. This senior CMP student is graduating in December, but the few months she has left to get ready for the big day are nothing compared to the more than 15 years of practice she’s been putting in with her music.

Contemporary Music Program major Janel Blanco Jean-Bart rehearses for her senior show that will take place at 7 p.m. April 16, at O’Shaughnessy Performance Space. She will performing alongside her band, The Maya Spectra from its latest EP “Music...

At 7 p.m., Thursday, April 14 senior Contemporary Music major Will Flato will be performing in the O’Shaughnessy Performance Space. He will be performing some original beats and will be joined on stage by multiple guests. Come before the show starts and help eat some grilled meat, veggies and other food....