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
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… Backstage Blog
November 22, 2016 Encore Tours Top 10 Travel Tips for Your Encore Tour Top 10 Travel Tips for Your Encore Tour The more you know before you go— the more you will enjoy! Read up on your travel destinat… Backstage Blog Featured Resources
November 16, 2016 Andrew Yaracs 27 Safe Travel Dos and Don’ts for Traveling School Ensembles With great travel comes great responsibility with regards to the safety and security of your participants. Backstage Blog
November 15, 2016 Tori Cook Press Releases and Posting Your Ensemble’s Press Kit Whether it’s for local concert promotions, touring overseas, or just posting on your website, a well-constructed press kit can be an invaluab… Backstage Blog
November 10, 2016 Melody Potratz This Gets Easier, Right?: Teaching Choir in the Second Year “Well it’s your second year so it’ll be easier this time around,” is a sentence I heard a few too many times this summer. Backstage Blog
November 7, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson Plan 12/13: Responding – Analyze & Interpret – Teaching the Core Music Standards Lesson Plan 12: Responding – Analyze MU:Re7.2.E.Ia Explain how the analysis of passages and understanding the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 2, 2016 Tori Cook Chorus America’s Online Learning Program Sponsored by Encore Tours Chorus America’s online learning program is a professional development opportunity that covers the topics choruses and choral leaders want to learn more about. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources