Unlike many choral organizations, Encore doesn't take the summer off. Every year, Encore offers five- or six-day Summer Institutes, or "Summer Sleep-Away Camps," as the singers like to call them. The days are consumed by morning exercise or yoga classes, choral rehearsals, sight reading classes, and vocal technique workshops, just to name a few of the activities. In the evening, Encore brings in a variety of musical performers, from classical, to American Song Book, World Music and more. This is also a great opportunity for singers to socialize and get to know each other.
Encore is joining forces with our Denver area affiliates to bring the Encore "Camp Experience" Out West. The Encore Chorale and Encore ROCKS Summer Institute at Colorado State University in Fort Collins is our newest summer "camp."
In two short years, Encore's ROCKS Summer Institute has become the most popular of all Encore's summer camps. In 2018 and 2019, 
Many of the guests who return to Chautauqua year after year describe it as an experience rather than a vacation -- a place for renewal. The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know.” Encore agrees and that's why we have been returning to Chautauqua since our very first camp there in 2008. The end of August in Chautauqua is a tradition as old as Encore itself. It's easy to understand why if you've spent an evening on the porch of the Athenaeum Hotel sharing wine and conversation with fellow Encore singers. We asked last year's singers, "What did you especially like?" One person's response: "I felt like I was in a majestic palace surrounded by gorgeous flowers and homes and the lovely lake. It was my first time there and I was in awe about the whole experience. Spot on! So, again, we return to Chautauqua this year, August 30th to September 4th, 2020.
This Encore program will be conducted this year by Encore's Stephen Harouff, joined by David Simmons, new to Encore this year. David comes to Encore with impressive credentials from years of conducting choral organizations in the Washington, DC area.
Encore's Chautauqua camp draws singers from across the country interested in improving their vocal technique, rehearsing challenging choral music and spending a week in a beautiful setting with fellow music lovers.
