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
June 5, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez A Performance Tour Collaboration with the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities This spring, the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities took the world stage on their performance tour of Central Europe. Backstage Blog
June 2, 2015 Cindy Esquibel Sing-Alongs at the Temple of Heaven Traveling to China was quite an amazing, if not slightly surreal, experience for me. Backstage Blog
May 26, 2015 Tori Cook Encore Sponsors the 2015 Walk For Music & the Arts Encore Tours is a proud sponsor of the walk and we are committed to giving back to music programs across the country. Backstage Blog
May 7, 2015 Tori Cook It’s About Time to #ThankATeacher “I love teachers because… …they inspire, teach and influence our future. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
April 20, 2015 Stan Pretty Diary of an Encore Tour Manager, April 2015 – Featuring the Saratoga Springs HS Fiddle Club Arrival Day on an Encore Tour Easter Sunday morning, Shannon Airport, Ireland, waiting for The Saratoga Springs High School Fiddle Club. Backstage Blog
April 13, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez Tumblr Tells All: Stevenson High School Orchestra & Dance Tour of Spain Late March, Stevenson High School Strings and Dance ensemble ventured off to the Iberian Peninsula. Backstage Blog
April 8, 2015 Tori Cook A First-Timer’s Timeline for Planning a Performance Tour For first-time travelers, planning your ensemble’s performance tour can be an overwhelming experience. Backstage Blog
March 30, 2015 Tori Cook Our Date with GRAMMY Award Winner Jared Cassedy for Music In Our Schools Month #MIOSM Encore Tours recently had the pleasure of meeting with Jared Cassedy, the 2015 recipient of the GRAMMY Music Educator Award and Director of Bands at Windham High School,… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 20, 2015 Tori Cook Dublin Jerome High School Choir Gets Interviewed on Choir Tour for Diane Sawyer Special! This has certainly been an adventurous week for the Dublin Jerome High School Choir currently traveling in Austria on their Encore choir tour. Backstage Blog