SINGER MANILOW RIGHTS THE WRONGS DONE TO SCHOOL’S MUSIC PROGRAMS

Barry Manilow searched for a bridge across the generation gap as he faced hundreds of Clark County students Thursday at the Valley High School football field.

Cannon Junior High School students cheer Thursday as entertainer Barry Manilow donated five delivery trucks full of musical instruments to the Clark County School District. Manilow appeared at an event at Valley High School to donate more than $500,000 of music instruments as part of his Manilow Music Project. The project provides instruments to poorer schools nationwide so that students can study music. JOHN GURZINSKI/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Fremont Middle School students Marada Touch, 13, left, and Daisy Rodriguez, 14, take photos of themselves as they pose with singer Barry Manilow on Thursday at Valley High School. Manilow donated five truckloads of musical instruments to the Clark County School District as part of his Manilow Music Project. JOHN GURZINSKI/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL