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
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December 5, 2012 Tori Cook A Great Choir Concert with Perkins School for the Blind! The Chamber Choir at Perkins Each year my choir, Chorus pro Musica, performs a joint concert with the chamber choir at the Perkins School for the Blind in Water… Backstage Blog
November 19, 2012 Rebecca Ray A Musical Memoir: The Importance of College Music Tours With the holidays approaching, memories are flooding my head and are taking me back to the most memorable seasonal performances in which I have performed. Backstage Blog
November 15, 2012 Tori Cook Live Entertainment in Musical Tours vs. Motion Pictures In the early 2000’s we were seeing the reemergence of musicals turned motion pictures. Backstage Blog
November 14, 2012 James Knapp One Fine Day and a Choir Tour to Europe! Photo courtesy of Allposters.com Madame Butterfly was the season opener for the Boston Lyric Opera. Backstage Blog
November 6, 2012 Chris Keeling My First Experience Performing Music Overseas (Photo Credit: Kanazawa) I just wanted to share the first time I was able to perform overseas, and why I can’t wait to get back. I went to visit my brother who lives in Japan. Backstage Blog
November 2, 2012 Sabrina Nikolov The Music of Chopin & Debussy: A World of Colors Last night I had the pleasure of attending a beautiful piano performance at the French Cultural Center in Boston. Backstage Blog
November 1, 2012 Rebecca Ray A Taste Of Springfield, Missouri: A Musical Tour of the Midwest I recently visited my family, who live in the Midwest, and was pleasantly surprised with the events held by the community in Springfield, Missouri. Backstage Blog
October 31, 2012 James Knapp Happy Halloween! Halloween is filled with so many memories for me, and I continue to follow my favorite Halloween traditions as an adult— dressing up for Halloween, carving pumpkins, and making sure to h… Backstage Blog
October 25, 2012 James Knapp One CD at a Time One of my projects over the late spring, which has continued into the fall, is a commitment to listen to my 600+ CDs that I have collected over the years. Backstage Blog