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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.
Annual Outdoor Variety Program, Friday, August 27
posted 8/5/10
The Annual Outdoor Variety Program will be held on Friday, August 27 at 1199 Circle Plaza from 5 to 8 p.m. It will feature some of our students, the faculty band, and some special guest artists including the Heavenly Sons. This program gives Manna House the opportunity to apprise the community of the fine training that is being imparted and to showcase the achievements of our students.
Annual Gala Sunday, November 14
posted 8/5/10
Our Annual Gala will take place on Sunday, November 14 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street). Once again, Bob Crocker of WBGO will be our MC. One of the honorees will be 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 Gala 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 reserve the date and plan to join us as we celebrate our 43rd year of serving the East Harlem and Greater New York communities.
Registration
posted 8/5/10
Registration for the Fall Semester will begin in early September and last throughout the month of September. Classes will resume in October. Please encourage your friends, co-workers, relatives and friends to send their children to Manna House. We offer individual instruction by experienced professional instructors in voice, guitar, piano, drums, woodwinds, brass and strings. Group instruction is offered in chorus, jazz ensemble and dance.
MEEE concert series first Sundays, January-June
posted 2/17/10
Our MEEE jazz concert series holds performances the first Sunday of every month from January through June. For all the details, view the MEEE Concert Series brochure (pdf format). All concerts are at 4pm, and are held at Manna House, in our own Mini-Theatre.
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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