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Manilow Music Project - Our Story

When legendary singer and songwriter Barry Manilow was a high school student in Brooklyn, his school was ranked the most dangerous in all of America. Barry found a home in his high school orchestra class, which he credits for changing his life and molding him into the icon he is today.

More than thirty years ago Barry established scholarships at music programs all over the country to help young musicians gain access to top-notch education. Some years later, when a friend of Barry’s was raising money for a saxophone for his daughter, Barry was shocked to learn that even in well-funded school districts the music programs were still suffering from budget cuts. In response he formed The Manilow Music Project.

The Manilow Music Project supports music education in a variety of ways, having donated thousands of instruments including hundreds of brand-new Yamaha pianos to hundreds of schools nation-wide. In addition to instrument grants The Manilow Music Project also supports young musicians by offering merit and need-based scholarships to universities all over the US. To date, The Manilow Music Project has distributed more than $10 million in instruments and funds.

The gift of love

Scheduled to take place at Palm Desert’s McCallum Theatre, Manilow’s A Gift of Love VI concerts will feature his hit songs and holiday favorites for the seventh time to benefit 25 Coachella Valley charities. His past holiday concerts have surprised audiences with a children’s choir, Santa Claus, and even snow!

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The 25 charities benefitting from the 2025 A Gift of Love VII concerts are:

AAP – FOOD SAMARITANS
ANGEL VIEW
ANIMAL SAMARITANS SPCA, INC.
BARBARA SINATRA CHILDRENS CNTR-EISENHOWER
BIG HEARTS FOR LITTLE HEARTS – LOMA LINDA PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL
BOO2BULLYING, INC.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COACHELLA VALLEY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM SPRINGS
DAP HEALTH
DO THE RIGHT THING
GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT
HIDDEN HARVEST
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT
LIFESTREAM BLOOD BANK
LOVING ALL ANIMALS, INC.
MANILOW MUSIC PROJECT
MARTHA’S VILLAGE & KITCHEN, INC.
MCCALLUM THEATRE
NEGRO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
OSWIT LAND TRUST
PALM SPRINGS SEARCH & RESCUE
PEGASUS THERAPEUTIC RIDING ACADEMY
READ WITH ME
SAFE SCHOOLS DESERT CITIES CORP
THE LIVING DESERT

The Christmas gift of love 2025

The December show were super.

Here we have some pictures for you.