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
June 2, 2025 Encore Tours How to Use Our Repertoire Library to Plan Your Next Tour Setlist Backstage Blog Planning Your Tour Learn More
April 22, 2025 Encore Tours How Encore’s Price Guarantee Protects Your Tour: No Surprises, Just Stability Backstage Blog Planning Your Tour Learn More
March 25, 2025 Encore Tours What to Expect on Tour: A Director’s Guide Backstage Blog Planning Your Tour Learn More
June 20, 2019 Kate Huffman Encore Tours Presents the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin: First-Ever Concert in Boston Encore is excited to share some very exciting news with our blog readers. Backstage Blog
June 13, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Heidelberg Concert Choir Tour to Eastern Europe The Heidelberg University Concert Choir, from Tiffin, Ohio, recently returned from a 10-day performance tour to Eastern Europe, impressing audiences in Hungary and the Czech Republic. Backstage Blog
June 6, 2019 Kate Huffman Online LGBTQ+ Resources for Music Educators and Ensemble Leaders We live and work in a rapidly-changing social environment. One in which, thankfully, more and more people feel safe and welcome to express their true selves. Backstage Blog
May 23, 2019 Encore Tours Encore Tours Spotlight: World Music Performance Tour to Spain Director John Moon recently returned from his 7th trip with Encore Tours, having traveled to Spain with the St. Backstage Blog
May 16, 2019 Jon Linker What Any Ensemble Can Learn from Military Bands About Audience Engagement Perhaps “innovative” is not the first word most musicians think of to describe military bands. Backstage Blog
May 9, 2019 Frieda Krantz Travel Documents Needed for a Performance Tour: Passports, Visas, and Birth Certificate Information Are you getting ready to travel on an upcoming international or domestic performance tour? Make sure that you have the appropriate travel documents! Each year, people all over the world … Backstage Blog
May 2, 2019 Brian Dokko Building a Successful Performance Tour Tradition I’m grateful for the eight tours I’ve led with Encore Tours, dating back to 2004, and for the many successful planning strategies I’ve gleaned in collaboration with my Encore team. Backstage Blog
April 25, 2019 Jon Linker 10 Online Groups & Forums for Music Directors You stand in front of your ensemble with all eyes looking to you for direction, information…everything. We get it. Being a music director can sometimes feel like a lonely job. Backstage Blog
April 23, 2019 Ward Dilmore A Master Gardener’s Advice on Growing Your Music Ensemble Music Directors are gardeners. They carefully cultivate their ensemble by planting the seed of promise. Backstage Blog