June 26, 2012 James Knapp Music Transcends All Borders How many times have you returned from an international concert tour with the feeling that music breaks down barriers? I can remember choir tours through Europe where the audiences ended up feeling … Backstage Blog
June 8, 2012 James Knapp Teaching to the Very End, Literally! Photo credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images As musicians and conductors, we are artists and educators. Teaching has always been one of my greatest joys in life. Backstage Blog
May 24, 2012 James Knapp New England Conservatory and Encore Tours Staff Making Music! Encore Tours is committed to supporting the local ensembles that travel with us on international music tours with our presence and participation. Backstage Blog
May 21, 2012 James Knapp Why Dream Ordinary? For those of you who have done concert trips to Europe and are looking for somewhere different: Dream big! Backstage Blog
April 20, 2012 Encore Tours Sacramento Youth Symphony’s Tour of Europe As our spring travel season comes to a close, we’d thought it’d be nice to travel back in time to highlight a memorable spring performance tour o… Backstage Blog