July 6, 2026 Encore Tours Why the Concert Experience Is at the Heart of Every Encore Performance Tour For choirs, bands, and orchestra programs, a performance tour is never just about where you go. It is about what your ensemble gets to share when you arrive. Backstage Blog Learn More
May 4, 2026 Encore Tours How to Customize Your Boston Symphony Hall Experience Backstage Blog Learn More
March 30, 2026 Encore Tours A New Orchestra Festival at Boston Symphony Hall Backstage Blog Learn More
March 2, 2026 David Solar Meet Barbara Brown, Encore’s New Director of Orchestras Backstage Blog Learn More
September 11, 2017 Kate Huffman National Arts in Education Week 2017! Passed by Congress in 2010, House Resolution 275 designates the week beginning with the second Sunday in September as National Arts in Education Week! D… Backstage Blog
September 7, 2017 Diane Linn Cultural Ambassadors on Performance Tours: How to come together through music Diane Linn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and has enjoyed a 35-year career in the arts, arts management, and arts educa… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
August 31, 2017 Kate Huffman 7 Tips to Make Your Choir Inclusive of Gender Diversity Guest blogger Joshua Palkki is Assistant Professor of Vocal/Chorus Music Education at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
August 30, 2017 Kate Huffman Benefit Concerts for Hurricane Harvey Victims & How You Can Help If you live in the U.S. Backstage Blog
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 … 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 Rock… 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 Moxle… 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. Backstage Blog