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
July 15, 2015 Encore Tours Dr. Carolyn Watson on Motivating your Musicians to Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78pCYEN5E7A Etude Symposium hosted by Encore Tours in Boston, May 2015. Dr. Backstage Blog
July 15, 2015 Encore Tours GRAMMY Music Educator Jared Cassedy on Motivating your Musicians to Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9afuVFYLg Etude Symposium hosted by Encore Tours in Boston, May 2015. Backstage Blog
July 13, 2015 Tori Cook 34 Reasons Why Your Ensemble Should Travel We know music is important. And we know travel changes lives. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
July 8, 2015 Tori Cook Funding Your Music Program in Under 1 Hour Bake sales? Car washes?! Who has time for that? As music teachers, we try to focus all of our time and energy just on teaching the music. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 29, 2015 Anita Mandl The Truth Behind Vienna’s Famous Sachertorte (and other Austrian dishes)! I have arrived in my favorite European city, Vienna, the classical music capital of the world; you could even say the cake and pastry capital of the world! I am here to … Backstage Blog
June 23, 2015 Tori Cook How to Plan a Musical Mission Tour in 5 Steps (For Church Choirs) Musical mission tours are an important part of transforming cultures and societies throughout the world. Backstage Blog
June 15, 2015 Ward Dilmore 6 Universal Truths on Motivating Musicians to Practice Every ensemble director faces this universal challenge: motivating musicians to practice. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 11, 2015 Tori Cook Summer Reading: 3 Compelling Books for the Music Teacher Hang in there—the school year is almost over! As summer quickly approaches, it’s time to start thinking about all the things you’re going to check off of y… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 9, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez Truly Poetic: A Touring Story by St. Anthony’s High School Choir, New York Earlier this year, St. Backstage Blog