January 27, 2026 Encore Tours How an Encore Performance Tour Works: From Planning to Final Concert Planning an international performance tour can feel very different depending on where you are starting. Some directors are organizing their first trip overseas. Backstage Blog Featured Resources Planning Your Tour Learn More
December 11, 2025 Encore Tours Announcing the 2026 Encore Crescendo Contest Backstage Blog Learn More
October 14, 2025 Encore Tours Cancel for Any Reason Travel Protection: Why Encore Travelers Choose to Upgrade Backstage Blog Featured Resources Learn More
December 9, 2014 Ward Dilmore Elementary Strings Program December It’s finally here! Your first benchmark on the path from your elementary strings program through high school strings. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
December 4, 2014 Peter Ede The Truth About the Sound of Music Salzburg in Austria! It’s the city of music: home of Mozart and the world famous Salzburg Festival. Backstage Blog
December 2, 2014 Tori Cook Support Your Music Community This #GivingTuesday Well, folks, it’s #GivingTuesday once again! With so many non-profit organizations out there, it can be hard to decide which are the most important for your donations. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 25, 2014 Tori Cook 11 Things a Choir Director Can Be Thankful For… As a hypercritical choir director, I often find myself a pessimist in rehearsals, focusing on ways my choir can improve instead of focusing on everything that is already… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 21, 2014 Maggie Rodriguez Snapshots in Time with Encore Tours It’s a busy time of the year especially for ACIS and Encore Tours staff. However, we always make it a point to support the arts in our community. Backstage Blog
November 19, 2014 Ward Dilmore Elementary Strings Program November Now that you’re two months into the school year with your elementary strings program, there are three goals you can strive to address: 1. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 11, 2014 Maggie Rodriguez A Music Memorial It is amazing how a memory can be jarred from a simple phrase, sound or song. Recently two of our staff members, Maggie Rodriguez and Tori Cook, went to the UK on a trip together. Backstage Blog
November 4, 2014 Tori Cook All About Ensemble Management: Keeping Your Choir Organized As choir directors, we’ve all struggled from time to time trying to keep our choirs organized. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 30, 2014 Tori Cook Meet Encore Tours New Staff Member: Frieda Krantz Get to know our Encore Staff, passionate and well-traveled individuals who work hard to make your Encore Tours experience truly unforgettable. Backstage Blog