CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Local band teacher, Walter Suggs was presented with an award from music icon Barry Manilow when he performed in Charlotte this month. The award, which is given to one teacher in each city that Manilow performs, consists of a $5,000 cash reward...

 Ahead of Barry Manilow's Bridgestone Arena performance this weekend, he is taking time to recognize a local music teacher. Nolensville High School Director of Bands Benjamin Easley won the Manilow Music Project Music Teacher Award. With it, he will recieve $5,000...

North Atlanta High School music programs director Adam Brooks was honored with the Manilow Music Project Award by the Grammy-award-winning legend Barry Manilow at the Jan. 19 concert as his wife, kids, friends and colleagues looked on.  The prize is $5,000 in cash and...

José Eslava was 10 years old when he discovered a passion for the flute. “My family is from Colombia, and they would always play traditional Colombian music and the three instruments that really stuck out to me growing up were flute, trumpet, guitar,” Eslava said....

At Savannah High you don’t have to look far to find people who haven’t been impacted by Reginald Mitchell. “He has done everything for us, outside and inside of school. He’s been a great mentor to all of us,” said senior Keshawn Dickson. “Every time I had a problem, I...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Chris Allen said some of the double basses at Newsome High School have been around for 20 years. “I can’t even count how many hundreds of students have used this one instrument,” said Allen. But the school will soon be able to buy new...

Barry Manilow presents music teacher award and check to Michael Gabriel of Charles Flanagan High School at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Friday, January 13, 2023. Gabriel won the Manilow Music project award in Sunrise. (UPI News)

Vegas headliner Barry Manilow donates to help some local students pursue their love of music & the advice he shared with them. Watch Fox 5's interview with Barry sharing  his experience with the students from Monaco Middle School below.

We’re excited to share that Steve Toro is the winner of the 2022 Manilow Music Teacher Award for Providence! As the winner, Steve will receive a total of $10,000 – a $5,000 cash prize and a $5,000 credit that can be used to purchase instruments for his classroom....