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All Things Performance Tours & Travel

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December 12, 2017     Kate Huffman

10 Inspirational Quotes About Music and Travel

Music and travel, it’s what Encore Tours does best. Here are some of our favorite quotes to inspire your next choir, band, or orchestra trip!

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December 7, 2017     Kate Huffman

Peter’s Music Picks: Long May You Run

As the holidays approach, Peter has been getting in the spirit and feeling nostalgic by listening to and singing along with Neil Young’s Long May You Run.

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10 Fabulous Pieces for High Level Youth Orchestras
November 30, 2017     Dr. Carolyn Watson

10 Fabulous Pieces for High-Level Youth Orchestras – Part 2

Renowned conductor Dr. Carolyn Watson gets back to us with some more of her favorite pieces for high-level youth orchestras.

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November 23, 2017     Maggie Rodriguez

5 Ways to Support Music Education this Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday, which falls on November 27th this year, is a global day of giving.

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November 16, 2017     Ward Dilmore

10 Things Orchestra Directors Can Be Thankful For

1. When students remember their instruments every day

— Aashna Belenje (@ABelenje) June 2, 2017

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November 9, 2017     Kate Huffman

Fundraising: Feedback and Freebies!

At Encore Tours, we know that you, as music educators, are always looking for ways to raise money for your music travel program.

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November 2, 2017     Kate Huffman

Peter’s Music Picks: The White Cliffs of Dover

Encore Tours/ACIS President Peter Jones is always humming and singing as he walks through the office and it brings a smile to the faces of everyone around him.

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October 31, 2017     Kate Huffman

Happy Halloween from Encore Tours

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

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October 26, 2017     Joe Becker

5 Great Travel Songs

Some of my best childhood memories are of my family’s road trips across the U.S. in the late 90’s.

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