Mark MacNamara

Mark MacNamara, a writer and journalist based in Asheville, North Carolina, has written for such publications as NautilusSalonThe 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

Mark MacNamara - May 1, 2012

The rip-roaring days of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast come alive, courtesy of the S.F. Symphony.

Mark MacNamara - April 26, 2012

Rob Kapilow’s new piece for the Marin Symphony contemplates the Golden Gate Bridge, sound by sound, note by note.

Mark MacNamara - February 28, 2012

The Sphinx Organization is having slow but steady success in introducing classical music to underserved African-Americans and Latinos, and in the process is helping to further integrate American orchestras.

Mark MacNamara - January 16, 2012

A much-lauded quartet soldiers on with two substitute players, due to a birth in the string family.

Mark MacNamara - December 16, 2011

An uproar over the nonrenewal of an artistic director’s contract brings out sharp divisions in how to define success at one of the most successful youth choruses in the world.

Mark MacNamara - December 14, 2011

Want to know the secrets of Olivier Messiaen’s music? Ask organist Jonathan Dimmock, who plays one of the composer’s greatest works this month.

Mark MacNamara - November 29, 2011

Farewell to Montserrat Figueras, a great singer whom Bay Area audiences will long remember.

Mark MacNamara - October 24, 2011

The latest test to U.S. copyright law before the Supreme Court affects a wide range of “little guys.” What will the impact be for classical music stakeholders?

Mark MacNamara - September 17, 2011

The Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of one provision of recent U.S. copyright law. In Part 1 of SFCV’s special report, we take a look at the issues, the history, and the important implications for musicians.