- MNMP Teaching Artists
Adrienne Hecker
Andrew Drury
Anne Pasquale
Annie Levy
Arianna Rose
Athena Reich
Claire Tunkel
Daniel Heffernan
Danny Ashkenasi
David Simons
Elizbeth Hanson
Erica Rooney
Ethan Schlesser
Greg Paul
Harris Eisenstadt
Jane Rigler
Jean Brookman
Jennifer Raine
Jessica Lurie
Joan Merwyn
John Bellia
Judith Lane
Kevin Ray
LeeAnet Noble
Lisa Dove
Lisa Karrer
Lynn Marlowe
Markeisha Ensley
Michelle Y. Burke
Nancy Volante
Peter Hoyle
Richie Vitale
Shellie Bransford
Vincent Ector
Teaching Artists
Athena Reich
Athena Reich has released her 5th CD, LITTLE GIRL DREAMS, with Emmy/Grammy winning producer Cynthia Daniels. Her video LOVE IS LOVE can be seen on MTV’s LOGO and Canada’s MUCH MUSIC. She has been featured on Fox Business News, The Food Network, as a regular on 103.9 Proud FM and has shared the stage with Jim Carrey & Sarah Mclachlan. Along with MNMP, Athena taught songwriting to children with Lisa Loeb, and the experience was turned into a documentary that premiered at Tribeca Cinemas. She is also an actress with numerous TV, film & Off-Broadway credits. As a teacher, Athena has worked in numerous schools, organizations, and colleges across North America, including Oregon State University, Montcalm College, Manhattan New Music Project, TADA!, and Lincoln Center. She also teaches privately (voice, piano, guitar, acting & songwriting), and facilitates workshops to students and teachers on topics ranging from “Creating Original Musical Theater”, to “Storytelling”, to “Songwriting”. At the Manhattan New Music Project, she writes curriculum and conducts arts workshops for multi-year, citywide professional development programs that serve teachers of special education, ESL, and general education populations.