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
August 24, 2017 Encore Tours 500+ Facebook Likes! We’re super excited to have reached over 500 likes on the Encore Tours Facebook page! Help us reach our next milestone by inviting your music director and music educator friends … Backstage Blog
August 10, 2017 Kate Huffman Director Spotlight: Laurel Talley – First trip fears no more! Laurel Talley is an accomplished violin performer and music educator, who is going into her fourth year teaching orchestra in the Boise Idaho School District. Backstage Blog Featured Resources Music Educator Resources
August 3, 2017 Kate Huffman Director Spotlight: Nathan Cohen – How to get the most out of your fundraisers Nathan and students on their 2014 Encore Tours trip to Ireland Encore Tours director Nathan Cohen teaches 4th – 12th grade Orchestra and Chamber Music at Rockport Public Schools in Mass… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
July 27, 2017 Kate Huffman How Choirs Can Work with Orchestras: From the viewpoint of the Executive Director Encore’s Ward Dilmore with the Chorus America panelists on working with orchestras: Linda Moxley, Jeffrey Jordan, and Henry Leck Guest blogger Linda Moxley is an arts manager with o… Backstage Blog
July 20, 2017 Jon Linker Irish Venues: Performing in the Emerald Isle For many reasons, Ireland has become one of the most popular destinations for international performance tours. It’s a relatively short flight from the East Coast of the U.S. Backstage Blog
July 13, 2017 Ward Dilmore Chorus America Conference 2017 Recap The 2017 Chorus America Conference was a wonderful event full of inspiring educational sessions, participatory performances, and invaluable opportunities to connect with music directors from a… Backstage Blog
July 6, 2017 Jon Linker Sun, Scenery and Standing-Room Only: An Encore Performance Tour to Italy As the heat of the day gave way to a beautiful Tuscan evening, the standing-room only crowd started filing into the Terme Tettuccio in Montecatini. Backstage Blog
June 29, 2017 Kate Huffman Prelude: Travel Opportunity for Encore Tours Directors At Encore Tours, we’re known for going above and beyond to make your music ensemble’s trip a meaningful, hassle-free, and memorable experience for you and your students. Backstage Blog
June 22, 2017 Ward Dilmore How to Grow Recruitment and Ensure Retention in Your Strings Program Ward Dilmore comes to Encore Tours having been a client for nearly 20 years. Backstage Blog