August 14, 2024 Encore Tours 2024 Summer Travel Review As the summer draws to a close, we’re excited to look back on a season filled with extraordinary performance tours. Backstage Blog Learn More
July 9, 2024 Encore Tours Why Do Directors Trust Encore? We Keep Your Ensemble Safe and Secure Backstage Blog Learn More
June 5, 2024 Encore Tours Encore Means More: How We Anticipate the “What Ifs” of Travel Backstage Blog Learn More
May 4, 2017 Max Petot Top 10 Relaxing Songs to Listen to While Traveling Guest blogger Max Petot shares his 10 favorite relaxing songs of various genres to listen to while traveling. Backstage Blog
April 28, 2017 Mollie Emerson 8 Tips for Leading a High School Band and Choir Trip as a First-Year Music Teacher This blog was written by guest blogger Mollie Emerson as part of our First Year Music Teacher Series. Backstage Blog Featured Resources
April 20, 2017 Kate Huffman Keeping Your Music Students Engaged at the End of the Year As the end of the year approaches, and with summer vacation on the horizon, it can be difficult to keep your students engaged at the end of the year. Backstage Blog
April 14, 2017 Max Petot Learning to Fly: Rules and Regulations of Flying with your Instrument Performing in different parts of the world is a rewarding and exciting opportunity that hopefully every musician will be able to experience at some point in their lifetime. Backstage Blog
April 6, 2017 Kate Huffman Arts Matter Advocacy Day 2017 Encore Tours Recap On Tuesday, March 28th, the Encore Tours team joined over 600 fellow arts advocates from across Massachusetts at the Paramount Center in Boston for Arts Matter Advocacy Day (AMAD). Backstage Blog
March 20, 2017 Kate Huffman Arts Advocacy for Music Educators – Importance and Resources You know the value of what you do – you see it every day in the progress your students make, the music they create together and the relationships they form with each other – but sometimes it c… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
March 14, 2017 Encore Tours NEW Rewards Program for Directors: Graduate Level Professional Development Credits for Recertification Are Common Core Compliance and Recertification Credits part of your challenge as a music educator? Then you’re going to love this! Encore Tours is excited to announce a new benefit for… Backstage Blog
February 6, 2017 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to Costa Rica Pura Vida! How would you like to play a concert in the middle of a lush ecological park filled with tropical birds, sloths, tarantulas, turtles, and a host of other animals? Maybe a historic th… Backstage Blog
January 30, 2017 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to the Baltics Looking for a road less traveled for your next – or first – European performance tour? Think outside the box and consider the Baltic States of Latvia and Estonia. Backstage Blog