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
September 6, 2018 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to Eastern Europe Looking for a performance tour that’s slightly off the beaten path and won’t break the bank? Pack your bags for Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Backstage Blog
August 30, 2018 Lauren Haley How to Program Music for Your Performance Tour Going on a performance tour with your ensemble? Awesome! Having nightmares about what to program and equipment logistics? Fear not! It can be done, and it can be done w… Backstage Blog
August 23, 2018 Kate Huffman CodaBow’s 25 Bows for 25 Kids Giveaway: Empowering Young Musicians CodaBow is the trusted partner of generations of string players the world over. Backstage Blog
August 16, 2018 Moll Brown Meet Moll – New Encore Tours International Program Coordinator Hey there! I’m Moll, and I’m very excited to be joining the Encore Team. Backstage Blog
August 2, 2018 Kate Huffman Passenger Letter: Exceptional Choir Tour to Ireland After one singer returned from her Encore Tours trip to Ireland, she sent us this wonderful letter about her experience! We wanted to share her comments with our reader… Backstage Blog
July 26, 2018 Erik Peregrine Room for Everyone: Housing Transgender Musicians on Tour Ensuring that all singers have safe, comfortable housing situations is a critical part of planning any successful tour. Backstage Blog
July 19, 2018 Encore Tours [QUIZ] Which Country Should You Travel to With Your Ensemble? You’ve decided that you want to travel abroad with your ensemble, but how do you decide where to go? Don’t worry—we’re here to help!… Backstage Blog
July 12, 2018 Joe Becker 5 Songs for Summer Vacation Ah, summer! How we love to go to the beach, eat outside, and allow our coats to collect dust. Backstage Blog
July 10, 2018 Kate Huffman Making Travel More Accessible to All: Announcing Encore’s Personal Fundraising Pages Encore Tours is excited to announce our new tool to help passengers afford going on a performance tour! There’s no better gift to receive (or give) than a once-in-a-lifetime travel… Backstage Blog