The NCHB is a select group of excellent male barbershop singers, primarily from the state of North Carolina. Membership is by invitation and is contengent on continued demonstration of excellence in the barbershop craft and the musical objectives of the Brigade.

The Mission of the North Carolina Harmony Brigade, a subsidiary of the Barbershop Harmony Society, is to improve the lives of vocally capable, musically prepared members and guests, and the lives of their families, friends and associates, by planning and providing activities with a concentrated focus on finely tuned barbershop quartet singing.