Manna House Workshops features an experienced and diverse faculty of music and dance instructors.
Gloria DeNard (1967)
Voice Instructor, Chorus, Executive Director
BA, Juilliard School of Music; Jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer.
George François (2006)
Piano Instructor
MM Music, University of Texas
BA, Royal Northern College of Music Performing experience at Lincoln Center, Riverside Church
Tony Melone (2001)
Piano & Music Theory Instructor
BA, Jazz Performance, Oberlin Conservatory. Professional pianist, composer, and recording engineer. Visit www.tonymelone.com for more information
Carlton Holmes (1993)
Jazz Piano Instructor & Accompanist
BA, The Manhattan School of Music; Master of Music in Jazz, The University of Tulsa; Former instructor, The Dalton School and The Manhattan School of Music; Professional pianist, composer, and arranger.
Enrique Fernandez (2005)
Woodwinds Instructor
BA, Music, San Francisco State University
Professional Jazz Saxophonist.
Dion Parson (2002)
Drum Techniques & Music Reading Instructor
BA, Music Education, Rutgers University Professional Jazz Drummer
Ethan Mann (2001)
Guitar, Music Theory instructor
BA in Jazz Guitar, The Manhattan School of Music; Professional Jazz guitarist.
John Robinson (2003)
Bass, Junior Jazz Ensemble Instructor
AA, Music, Bronx Community College
Professional Jazz Bassist/Arranger
Andrei Carriere (2002)
Guitar Instructor, Adult Ensemble and Sight Singing
BA, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Professional Jazz/R&B Guitarist
Mona Lisa Afable (2006)
Dance Instructor
Trained at Metropolitan Opera, Ontario Ballet Theater
Diarra Cummings (2005)
Dance Instructor
BA, Columbia University
Mariah Perry (2006)
Dance Instructor
AA & BA, Dance/Music Theater, Dean College
Marcus Dargan (2006)
Drama Instructor
AS, Theater, Borough of Manhattan Community College; BFA, Jazz Voice, City College