March 30, 2026 Encore Tours A New Orchestra Festival at Boston Symphony Hall There are certain stages that change how students think about performing. Boston Symphony Hall is one of them. Backstage Blog Learn More
March 2, 2026 David Solar Meet Barbara Brown, Encore’s New Director of Orchestras Backstage Blog Learn More
January 27, 2026 Encore Tours How an Encore Performance Tour Works: From Planning to Final Concert Backstage Blog Featured Resources Planning Your Tour Learn More
December 11, 2025 Encore Tours Announcing the 2026 Encore Crescendo Contest Backstage Blog Learn More
January 29, 2020 Encore Tours 2020 Calendar – Celebrate the Biggest Musical Events of the Year Travel around the globe and learn about musical traditions from different cultures without leaving your office, classroom, or rehearsal space by downloading our free&nbs… Backstage Blog
January 27, 2020 Encore Tours Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 #MoreEncore Photo Contest Every year, Encore Tours runs the #MoreEncore Photo Contest — a photo and video competition held on social media for participants of our performance trips. Backstage Blog
January 21, 2020 Encore Tours Musical Celebrations Around the World – Mozart’s Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria and, although he died over 200 years ago, his operas, concertos, symphonies, and sonatas have profoundly shaped cl… Backstage Blog
January 13, 2020 Encore Tours Using Social Media to Engage Your Ensemble and Promote Your Tour Planning your ensemble’s performance tour can be an overwhelming experience, regardless of whether you’re a first-time traveler or a seasoned veteran. Backstage Blog
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 … 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 venue… Backstage Blog