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....

SFUAD will be hosting bands, Kodama Trio and Trio Andaluz this weekend for a CD release and show. Jeremy Bleich, a contributing faculty member for the Contemporary Music Department, has his hands in both bands as he writes, produces and plays in the groups.

Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, a sophomore Contemporary Music Program major, puts her make up on to get ready to film her up-and-coming music video. The music video is going to feature her most recent song. “Spell,” produced by Josiah Noray. She is extremely excited about this music video and can’t wait to make more music....