Mark MacNamara

Mark MacNamara, a writer and journalist based in Asheville, North Carolina, has written for such publications as Nautilus, Salon, The Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Vanity Fair. From time to time, his pieces in San Francisco Classical Voice also appear in ArtsJournal.com.  Noteworthy examples include a piece about Philip Glass’s dream to build a cultural center on the Pacific Coast; a profile of sound composer Pamela Z and an essay on the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. MacNamara recently won several awards in the 2018 Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards presented by the San Francisco Press Club.  His website is macnamband.com.

Articles By This Author

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Date With the Devil: The Soldiers Tale, for Kids

Mark MacNamara - August 15, 2013

A fully staged, danced, costumed, shortened version of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale for kids.

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Passion For Dance? Next Step: College

Mark MacNamara - August 15, 2013

Can you do what you love — dance — and let it take you all the way to college? Find out at Family Day at ODC.

Star Woes in a Symphony Pops Concert

Mark MacNamara - August 8, 2013

Not the afternoon hoped for at an San Francisco Symphony pops concert at the Green Music Center.

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A is for Apple ... and Amazing Music for Kids

Mark MacNamara - August 8, 2013

Keeth Apgar, his wife Nala Walla, and their touring ensemble present "A is for Apple," music for children at two locations, Aug. 23 and 25.

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Teens Set to Rock the House in Vallejo

Mark MacNamara - August 1, 2013

Steve Sage’s “roots music” class at Diablo Valley College is highly popular, and the whole group takes to the stage at the end of August.

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Cabrillo Festival For Kids

Mark MacNamara - August 1, 2013

If you want a summer weekend on the Santa Cruz boardwalk, why not mix in some music?

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Summer Pops With the Symphony Silicon Valley

Mark MacNamara - July 25, 2013

Symphony Silicon Valley opens its annual outdoor pops series this weekend at San Jose State.

Yoko@Menlo

Mark MacNamara - July 25, 2013

A peek into the world of the music students at Music@Menlo, written by 14-year-old pianist Yoko Rosenbaum.

A Singer's Dream, A Voice in the Machine

Mark MacNamara - July 25, 2013

A girl with talent and more or less the standard dream. Is it her moment? Is talent enough?

The S.F. Symphony Gets Its Video Game On

Mark MacNamara - July 18, 2013

Are video games capable of delivering the next generation of audiences to the symphony orchestra’s door? The huge popularity of video game concerts is too real to ignore, and the S.F. Symphony is betting on selling out two video game concerts at Davies Hall.