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.

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...

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.

Creative Writing and Literature Department’s newest faculty member Anne Valente discusses her fiction writing process, the power of place and her relocation to Santa Fe.