10.14.09

10.13.09 Manilow's donation shows kids that every note is precious
Kids get a feel for their new violins, donated by Barry Manilow

If you ask a group of Tulalip Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders what music they listen to, they’ll say AC/DC or Green Day. There’s no mention of the Grammy-winning Barry Manilow.

And though few, if any, of the students have ever heard Manilow croon “Copacabana” or “Mandy,” the Las Vegas headliner delivered music to their lives.
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10.2.09
More Students Benefit from the Manilow Music Project!
Barry Manilow’s First Solo Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on
October 24th to Benefit Los Angeles Music Students
Special Pre-Concert Gala to Benefit The Manilow Music Project & the
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles (October 1, 2009) –Pop culture icon and legendary showman Barry Manilow will perform his first ever solo concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 24, at 7:30pm. “Manilow at the Hollywood Bowl” will feature the 60-piece Hollywood Bowl orchestra and will be packed with Manilow’s hits and a few surprises. In partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation®, this special concert will coincide with the inaugural event for The Manilow Music Project.
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9.1.09 You Are Invited!

7.2.09
Barry Manilow Auctions VIP Concert Experience To Benefit The Manilow Music Project
Fans can bid now on charityfolks.com; proceeds go to the Manilow Music Project
New York, NY - For some fans, just going to one of Barry Manilow’s wildly popular performances isn’t enough.  These super fans will be excited to learn that Barry is auctioning the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet him at his hit concert, “ULTIMATE MANILOW: The Hits…and then some” on July 7 in Rochester, NY at the Blue Cross Arena with 2 Front Row Tickets, Limo Ride, Dinner, Backstage Passes & More!
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6.15.09
Palm Springs High School Jazz Band visits Barry Manilow
The Palm Springs High School Jazz Band went to see Barry Manilow last month in Las Vegas. Now it's going to South Africa.

In addition to a short tour of South African cities and townships, the band has produced a jazz CD.

Palm Springs High School, which was one of 20 local public schools that received more than $500,000 worth of musical instruments and sheet music in September, is using those instruments to advance its students' music appreciation, band director Brian Ingelson said.
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5.26.09
Manilow Provides Lifetime of Memories
There are those who talk about helping and then there are those who actually do. We are so blessed in this community to have many to whom this applies.

One of the Coachella Valley's luminaries stepped to the fore, again, and with little fanfare changed the lives of a group of students.
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4.26.09
Manilow Music Project Welcomes Students To Ultimate Manilow at Las Vegas Hilton

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9.29.08
STRIKE UP THE BANDS !!!!!!
***MANILOW MUSIC PROJECT GIVES THE GIFT OF MUSIC***
Palm Springs, CA – This morning, musician and songwriter Barry Manilow fulfilled his promise. At a press conference held at Palm Springs High School, Manilow, determined to revitalize the ailing music programs in schools, did so today by giving over $500,000 in musical instruments to middle and high schools in the Palm Springs, Coachella Valley and Desert Sands Unified School Districts. 
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