Mark MacNamara

Mark MacNamara is a journalist who has written for such publications as Salon.com, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, The Stanford Social Innovation Review and The International Herald Tribune. His website is: macnamband.com.

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News Report
May 16, 2013

In a scene that will be repeated on a larger scale in San Francisco in October, the first of Lisa Bielawa’s "Airport Broadcasts" recently took place in Berlin. The participatory event united more than 200 instrumentalists of all kinds.

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Feature Article
March 19, 2013

A local composer dreams big: Lisa Bielawa has an idea that has already taken longer to plan than to compose, in which “who” and “how” are at least as important as the notes, and in which ordinary people (you!) can take part.

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Artist Spotlight
January 31, 2013

The erhu player in the San Francisco Symphony’s Lunar New Year concert is taking his instrument international.

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