April 4, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Briarcrest Christian School Band and Choir Tour to Italy The choir and band from Briarcrest Christian School, just outside Memphis, recently returned from a fantastic performance tour to Italy. Backstage Blog
October 10, 2018 Kate Huffman Church Choir Performance Tours: Singing and Spreading the Word to the World The benefits of taking your ensemble on an international performance tour are too many to count. Ensembles that travel and perform together grow musically and build ensemble unity. Backstage Blog
August 2, 2018 Kate Huffman Passenger Letter: Exceptional Choir Tour to Ireland After one singer returned from her Encore Tours trip to Ireland, she sent us this wonderful letter about her experience! We wanted to share her comments with our reader… Backstage Blog
August 31, 2017 Kate Huffman 7 Tips to Make Your Choir Inclusive of Gender Diversity Guest blogger Joshua Palkki is Assistant Professor of Vocal/Chorus Music Education at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
July 27, 2017 Kate Huffman How Choirs Can Work with Orchestras: From the viewpoint of the Executive Director Encore’s Ward Dilmore with the Chorus America panelists on working with orchestras: Linda Moxley, Jeffrey Jordan, and Henry Leck Guest blogger Linda Moxley is an arts manager with o… 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
November 10, 2016 Melody Potratz This Gets Easier, Right?: Teaching Choir in the Second Year “Well it’s your second year so it’ll be easier this time around,” is a sentence I heard a few too many times this summer. Backstage Blog
June 28, 2016 Tori Cook The Undeniable Benefits of Band, Orchestra and Choir Trips As a choir director and employee at Encore Tours, I can say without a doubt that every traveling ensemble undergoes a transformation at the end of the tour that enhances their music program on bot… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
April 29, 2016 Melody Potratz How to Prank Your Choir I Am Cat Lady My sixth graders in third period have crowned me Cat Lady of River City. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources