From May 1 to May 7, the country celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Week, and all of us at the Festival want to honor our music education programs’ team of dedicated professionals who, every school year, make a difference in the lives of thousands of students in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico public schools.
Instructors for Strings in Our Schools and Guitar in Our Schools

Hilary Schacht

Edgard Rivera
Presenters and Curriculum Writers for Music in Our Schools

Karen Conley

Janine Sammeth
Dream Big Teaching Artists
Ortiz Middle School and Capital High School Ensemble Directors
Congratulations to Our Dream Big Graduating Seniors!
We also want to say how proud we are of our Dream Big seniors who are graduating from Capital High School this month. Congratulations on all your hard work and beautiful music-making over the years. We look forward to your continued success and are cheering you on every step of the way!