Au Members will spend a long weekend of coaching with Patrick McAlexander in preparation for the SAI Region 10 63rd Regional Convention and , April 16 - 19, 2026, Houston, TX

Patrick Mc Alexander, director of the Houston Tidelanders, is a lifelong barbershopper, growing up around barbershop and joining Circle City Sound chorus in Indianapolis at age 7. Since then, he has served as a section leader and assistant director in several choruses, including the Music City Chorus, with whom he won the BHS International Championship in 2022.

Retreat takes place at the YO Ranch Hotel in Kerrville.