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
February 16, 2018 Kate Huffman Why Music Directors Choose Encore – Don’t just take our word for it! Because Encore Tours is made up of a team of musicians, music educators, and music lovers, we know that the most valuable recommendations & pieces of advice often co… Backstage Blog
February 8, 2018 Jon Linker Terme Tettuccio: Picturesque Venue for Orchestra Tours in Montecatini, Italy With wonderful basilicas seemingly around every corner along with historic theaters and beautiful outdoor piazzas, Italy offers an abundance of venues for the visiting e… Backstage Blog
February 1, 2018 Kate Huffman Peter’s Music Picks: New York State of Mind Peter recently traveled across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 to attend a Global Conference, the ACIS’ equivalent of Encore Tours’ Prelude event. Backstage Blog
January 25, 2018 James Smith Site Inspection: High School Jazz Band in Japan In October of 2017, Harvard-Westlake School band director Shawn Costantino and I departed California on an inspection trip to Japan in preparation for his upcoming … Backstage Blog
January 11, 2018 Joe Becker Boston: Our Musical City At Encore Tours, we believe music and travel go hand in hand. Backstage Blog
January 4, 2018 Sabrina Nikolov Site Inspection: Germany and the Netherlands One of the many fantastic opportunities Encore Tours offers its Directors is a pre-tour trip called a site inspection. Backstage Blog
December 28, 2017 Joe Becker Yankee Swap vs. White Elephant Yankee Swap and White Elephant: two similar gift-giving events that are commonplace amongst offices, holiday parties, and family gatherings across the U.S. Backstage Blog
December 19, 2017 Ward Dilmore The “ETH” Word: Ethics of Gifts for Public School Music Directors From a young age we’ve learned that words containing the letters “e-t-h” carry a heavy load. Backstage Blog
December 14, 2017 Kate Huffman 15 Best Elf on the Shelf Music Memes Maybe it’s a great way to relax from Holiday concert prep or maybe it’s just plain fun, but for whatever reason, some of the best “Elf on the ShelfR… Backstage Blog