by Deniro Gomez | Feb 20, 2025 | Teacher Feature
“Finding Your Voice”—a phrase we hear often in movies, speeches, and conversations. But how do we truly find it? For 2024 Manilow Music Project Teacher Award Maria Taylor, a teacher at Bronx Health Sciences High School, it began before she could even talk. Maria grew...
by Deniro Gomez | Dec 20, 2024 | Teacher Feature
We’ve all attended concerts filled with the harmonious blend of strings, drums, winds, and more. But what we don’t often see is the effort, care, and cost that go into maintaining those instruments and supporting the musicians who play them. Even the most talented...
by Deniro Gomez | Nov 6, 2024 | Teacher Feature
ST. LOUIS – When Melissa Gustafson-Hinds, Director of Bands at O’Fallon Township High School, stepped into the spotlight at Barry Manilow’s “The Last St. Louis Concert” this past July, it wasn’t to conduct—but to accept the Manilow Music Project Teacher Award...
