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
April 6, 2017 Kate Huffman Arts Matter Advocacy Day 2017 Encore Tours Recap On Tuesday, March 28th, the Encore Tours team joined over 600 fellow arts advocates from across Massachusetts at the Paramount Center in Boston for Arts Matter Advocacy Day (AMAD). Backstage Blog
March 20, 2017 Kate Huffman Arts Advocacy for Music Educators – Importance and Resources You know the value of what you do – you see it every day in the progress your students make, the music they create together and the relationships they form with each other – but sometimes it c… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 14, 2017 Encore Tours NEW Rewards Program for Directors: Graduate Level Professional Development Credits for Recertification Are Common Core Compliance and Recertification Credits part of your challenge as a music educator? Then you’re going to love this! Encore Tours is excited to announce a new benefit for… Backstage Blog
February 6, 2017 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to Costa Rica Pura Vida! How would you like to play a concert in the middle of a lush ecological park filled with tropical birds, sloths, tarantulas, turtles, and a host of other animals? Maybe a historic th… Backstage Blog
January 30, 2017 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to the Baltics Looking for a road less traveled for your next – or first – European performance tour? Think outside the box and consider the Baltic States of Latvia and Estonia. Backstage Blog
January 5, 2017 Jon Linker The Marriage Between High School & Middle School Band Cuthbertson NC Bands a Family Affair Many music educators can vouch for the importance of the high school and middle school directors working together as a team. Backstage Blog
December 14, 2016 Encore Tours Group Travel Videos: A Lasting Travel Souvenir Encore Tours is happy to partner with Group Travel Videos™ by PhotoVision, Inc., based in Charlotte, NC. Backstage Blog Get Ready To Travel Planning Your Tour
December 8, 2016 Jacob Levine 29+ Free Organizational Tools for Managing Your Ensemble Performing arts organizations typically have exceptionally tight budgets, so getting the most “bang for your buck” is especially important. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
December 5, 2016 Sabrina Nikolov The 6 Legal Rights of Copyright Holders as Explained by Abbie Betinis We recently had the pleasure of attending Chorus America’s webinar with composer and publisher Abbie Betinis on the topic of “Permissions and Licensing̶… Backstage Blog