April 14, 2025 Encore Tours Avoid These Common Mistakes When Planning Your Ensemble’s Performance Tour Planning a performance tour for your ensemble is an exciting opportunity — one that can inspire musical growth, deepen group connections, and create memories that last a lifetime. Backstage Blog
May 11, 2021 Encore Tours Navigating Recruitment In a Pandemic World You could easily argue that recruiting has never been more important than it is right now. Backstage Blog
March 31, 2020 Encore Tours How To Host A Virtual Fundraising Event Whether you’re raising money for new uniforms, additions to your music library, or even your next performance tour, every ensemble must be able to throw an effective fundraiser. Backstage Blog
March 10, 2020 Diane Linn Maximizing The Benefits of Encore Tours’ Raffle Fundraiser Editor’s Note: Diane and Thomas Linn are part of the Encore Tours Ambassador (ETA) program — a group of distinguished musicians with a wealth of knowledge on recruiting, building cohes… Backstage Blog
July 10, 2018 Kate Huffman Making Travel More Accessible to All: Announcing Encore’s Personal Fundraising Pages Encore Tours is excited to announce our new tool to help passengers afford going on a performance tour! There’s no better gift to receive (or give) than a once-in-a-lifetime travel… Backstage Blog
June 26, 2018 Yuri Kim Fundraising Opportunities for Music Teachers: Simple Ways to Fund Your Tour When considering going on a performance tour, we understand that money can be a point of concern. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
April 27, 2018 Encore Tours #WhyEncore? Our free fundraising trip to London and Paris “It’s been a really popular fundraiser; it sparked a lot of excitement and helped us significantly. Backstage Blog
November 9, 2017 Kate Huffman Fundraising: Feedback and Freebies! At Encore Tours, we know that you, as music educators, are always looking for ways to raise money for your music travel program. Backstage Blog
August 3, 2017 Kate Huffman Director Spotlight: Nathan Cohen – How to get the most out of your fundraisers Nathan and students on their 2014 Encore Tours trip to Ireland Encore Tours director Nathan Cohen teaches 4th – 12th grade Orchestra and Chamber Music at Rockport Public Schools in Mass… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources