July 14, 2025 Encore Tours Announcing Prelude 2026 in Rome We’re excited to officially announce that Prelude 2026 will take place in Rome, Italy, from January 15–19, 2026, over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Backstage Blog Learn More
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January 7, 2020 Mike Maddox Encore Tours Spotlight: Sherwood High School Chamber Singers The Sherwood High School Chamber Singers (Olney, MD) have been traveling with Encore once every two years, for over a decade now, though this was only my second trip as director and group leader. Backstage Blog
January 2, 2020 David Solar Chorus Connection: Touring With Children’s Choirs In a recent blog post, Tori Cook of Chorus Connection interviewed two children’s choirs with rich traditions of international performance tours. Backstage Blog
November 26, 2019 Encore Tours Announcing our new Encore Tours Ambassadors (ETA) Program On Friday, November 15, 2019, the first-ever group of Encore Tours Ambassadors (ETA) gathered in Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss a new and unique strategic initiative. Backstage Blog
August 13, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Trinity United Methodist Chancel Choir Canada Tour Adapt and overcome. Sometimes that’s the secret to a successful performance tour—and a successful performance tour company. Backstage Blog
July 31, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: 2019 FAM Trip to Eastern Europe Encore Tours recently hosted a 7-day familiarization (FAM) trip to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, to highlight the culture, food and numerous fantastic venues that this region offers m… Backstage Blog
July 30, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Wallenpaupack High School Choir European Tour The Wallenpaupack High School Choir, from Hawley PA, recently returned from an 8-day tour to Austria and the Czech Republic. Backstage Blog
July 30, 2019 Kaitlynn Eaton Musical Celebrations Around the World – Chinese Torch Festival The Torch Festival, or Fire Festival, is a pinnacle holiday for the Yi and Bai people of Southwestern China. Backstage Blog
July 29, 2019 Ward Dilmore A Concert 526 Years in the Making What would make the perfect Prelude for this combination of elements: 1493, Dublin, Handel’s Messiah, Boston Tea Party, Ben Franklin’s baptism, Old South Church, Christ Church Cathedral Choir,… Backstage Blog
July 4, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Germantown Youth Symphony Orchestra Tour to Canada The Germantown (TN) Youth Symphony Orchestra recently completed a successful 5-day tour to Canada which included three performances in stunning cathedrals in both Montreal and Quebec City as well … Backstage Blog