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.
Meet Yoko Rosenbaum, enrolled at Music@Menlo’s Chamber Music Institute. As remarkable as her playing is now, her development and progress are astonishing her mentors — again.
Among the better known opportunities for small children to come into the world of music in general, and classical music,in particular, is Music Together, which has more than half a dozen studios in the Bay Area.
Stage fright, lack of classical music knowledge, peer group pressure, family difficulties: Ariel Bowser has been through it all and come out on the other side a sterling musician. Here’s a profile in courage.
At the Ethnic Dance Festival this weekend, the illustrious Tibetan opera company Chaksam-Pa will perform, and continue in its tradition of building bridges.
Keith Terry makes music with, and on, his body. He has also seen the uncanny power of synchronizing his body with music and with other people’s rhythms.
Music was a balm to Sean Do, and he wanted to bring it into his childrens’ lives. He succeeded, but, as always with children, not in the way he expected.
