Encore Tours · Director survey

What makes a trip worth taking?

$250

Win a J.W. Pepper gift certificate for your music programPlus three $50 runner-up prizes. Every completed survey is entered.

Trip length, budget, destination, or the musical experiences that make a tour truly worthwhile? Your goals drive everything we do at Encore Tours. Tell us what matters most to your group, and help us refine the performance tours we offer within the U.S.

  • Your touring program
  • Musical priorities
  • Trip length and timing
  • Budget and add-ons
Take the survey

About 6 minutes · Any device · No purchase necessary

Orchestra performing at Boston Symphony Hall
Student musicians inside Boston Symphony Hall
An orchestra performing in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center in Chicago

Four winners

A thank-you for your time.

Every director who completes the survey is entered in the drawing. All prizes go to your music program.

1Grand prize
Drawn from all entries

$250 J.W. Pepper gift certificate

For your music program

3Runners‑up
Drawn from all entries

$50 J.W. Pepper gift certificates

For your music program

Good to know

Before you start

Who should take the survey?

Directors and administrators of school, youth, collegiate and community ensembles, whether or not your group has toured before.

Will someone from Encore contact me?

Only if you say yes to a short follow-up conversation, or if you win the drawing.

What happens with my answers?

They help us refine the performance tours we offer within the U.S. When the survey closes, we’ll share a summary of what we heard with everyone who took part, and we’ll contact winners by email.

Official drawing rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited.

Sponsor: Encore Tours, a division of ACIS Educational Tours, 330 Congress Street, Suite 5, Boston, MA 02210.

Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older, who are music educators, ensemble directors or administrators of an ensemble organization. Employees of Sponsor and its parent and affiliated companies, and their immediate family members, are not eligible.

Entry period: Begins when the survey opens and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on [CLOSE DATE].

How to enter: Complete the survey and provide your name and email address to receive one entry. To enter without completing the survey, email questions@encoretours.com with the subject line “Domestic Survey Drawing” and include your name, school or organization, and email address before the entry period ends. Limit one entry per person.

Prizes: One (1) grand prize winner receives a $250 J.W. Pepper gift certificate, and three (3) runner-up winners each receive a $50 J.W. Pepper gift certificate, for use by the winner’s music program. Total approximate retail value of all prizes: $400. Prizes are not transferable and have no cash alternative.

Drawing and odds: Winners will be selected at random within 14 days after the entry period ends. The grand prize winner will be drawn first, followed by the three runner-up winners. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Notification: Winners will be notified by email and must respond within 7 days, or an alternate winner may be selected. Winners are responsible for confirming that accepting a prize complies with their employer’s or school district’s gift policies. A winner who cannot accept may decline, and an alternate winner will be selected.

Privacy: Information you provide is used to administer the drawing and, if you agree to a conversation, to contact you. See our Privacy Policy.

General: This drawing is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by SurveyMonkey or J.W. Pepper.