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44th Annual Gala Sunday, November 13 2011
posted 10/19/11
Our Annual Gala will take place on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street). Please buy your tickets today, or make a donation--click here for information. Once again, Rob Crocker of WBGO will be our MC. This year we are honoring Marie Brooks, who has trained hundreds of children and taken them to the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia to perform as well as learn the dances of those regions. She founded the Marie Brooks Caribbean Dance Theatre and the Restoration Dance Company. We are also honoring Arlene Smith, the original lead singer of the Chantels, considered by many to be the best and most successful female group. Arlene wrote and arranged most of the group's material. The Chantels had many top hits including "Maybe", "He's Gone", and "I Love You So" and the group continues to perform. This event will also feature some of our students and many jazz luminaries participating in a jazz jamboree which has become one of the traditions of the Gala. Please plan to join us!
2011 MEEE Concert Series
posted 2/10/2011
Our annual Jazz concert series has begun, with performances the first Sunday of every month from February through June. For all the details view the MEEE Concert Brochure (pdf).
44th Annual Student Recital on June 26
posted 2/17/2011
Our Annual Student Recital will take place on Sunday, June 26 at the Jackie Robinson Education Complex, 1573 Madison Ave at 106th Street, East Harlem, NYC. Come and see our dance classes, instrumental soloists, band, chorus, and more. Faculty members will also perform. Call Manna House at 212-722-8223 for details and tickets..
Registration
posted 4/21/2011
For individual instruction you can register at any time throughout the year; for more information call 212-722-8223 or visit our Classes page.
Annual Gala Sunday, November 14 2010
revised 1/25/10
Our Annual Gala took place on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street). You may make a donation to support Manna House, click here for information. Once again, Rob Crocker of WBGO was our MC. One of the honorees was Maxine Roach, the founder of the Uptown Jazz String Quartet and daughter of famed drummer Max Roach. The Uptown Jazz String Quartet is one of few all-female jazz string quartets. They have received great acclaim for their skills and professionalism. The other honoree was Bernard Drayton, who has had a 43 year career in the music industry first as a recording engineer and later as a program director with WLIB. The Gala also featured some of our students and many jazz luminaries participating in a jazz jamboree which has become one of the traditions of the Gala. Please plan to join us as we celebrate our next Gala in November of 2011.
43rd Annual Student Recital
posted 8/5/10
The 43rd Annual Student Recital was held on Sunday, June 27 at the Renaissance School of the Arts (P.S. 99), 410 East 100th Street at 4:00 p.m. The Recital featured students from the various departments performing selections they had prepared for this occasion. The selections were from the classical and popular idiom. The recital is an opportunity for the parents to witness the progress their children are making and affords the students a chance to perform before a large audience. We also recruit new students after visiting guests see the results of the training here at Manna House.
Manna Messenger available now
posted 2/17/10
Check out the January 2010 Manna Messenger (pdf format), a newsletter with the latest information about our programs, and articles by our students and staff.
The Best Kept Secret on TV
posted 1/6/07
The Manna House TV show "THE BEST KEPT SECRET" airs the 1st Sunday of every month at 3:00pm on Ch. 56 (MNN). Look for us!
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