These are the two places where rehearsals and performances will take place for the 2026 NC All-Eastern Regional Chorus event. The left photo is of the First Baptist Church in New Bern. The right photo is of the Riverfront Convention Center.

The NC All-Eastern Regional Chorus event will take place in a new city in 2026. The NCAERC will be in New Bern, NC. In New Bern, rehearsals will be held at First Baptist Church, and the performance will be at the Riverfront Convention Center. We only have a few spots available this year. More spots may open up mid-February, but the numbers for now are as follows: Treble Choir - 3, Mixed Choir - 3. Seniority will get the first pick for these available slots. No audition is required.

**DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF ALLOTMENTS, PARTICIPANT SELECTIONS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF MR. MCDONALD.** 

The repertoire is as follows:

9-12 Treble Choir

Sing Out, My Soul! - Marques L.A. Garrett - 11314192

Out in the Fields - Andrea Ramsey - 10036014

Schlof Main Kind - arr. by Allan Naplan - 3182094

Hands Are Knockin' - Kyle Pederson - 11196420

Combined Piece - Zion’s Walls - Aaron Copland - 1478338

9-12 Mixed Choir

Rise, Shine! - Marques L.A. Garrett/Tom Trenney - 11346668

Praise The Lord from Judas Maccabeus - G.F. Handel/arr. by Hal Hopson - 1200443

Love: Then and Still - Susan LaBarr - 10994190

Non Nobis Domine - Rosephanye Powell - 3297026

Combined Piece - Zion’s Walls - Aaron Copland - 1478338

Rehearsal tracks are on the NC Regional Chorus website LINK HERE. Please go ahead and review the music so you are prepared when it arrives and rehearsals begin in January.

(NOTE: You must be in the Advanced Choir to participate)

Please email me if you have any questions or concerns!

Please read through all of this information carefully. The numbers provided are not exact. However, it will give you an idea of how much it will cost to go to Regionals this year!

Registration Fee: $65 (Includes T-Shirt)

Hotel Fee: $75 - $100

Food: $25 - $50

Approx. Total Cost of Trip: $165 - $215

To keep the costs down for this trip, I do not plan to hire a bus driver from FHS to transport the students. If I were to hire a bus driver, the total cost per student would have increased an additional $75 - $100. So, I need parents to help me with modes of transportation. 

The hotel is a 5-10 minute drive to the rehearsal space. So, I need to have parents help transport students to and from the rehearsal space from the hotel. If you would like to be a car driver for students, please let me know ASAP so we can start to communicate with one another about logistics for the trip.