WCC provides the best vocal training for children and teens in the WDC area!
Bel Canto vocal training, African drumming, choreography; performance opportunities for four ensembles for children/teens ages 4 - 18; multi-generational chorus; rehearsals in Falls Church,Arlington, Alexandria, VA; appointed to Artists Roster of the Kennedy Center; has performed for three US presidents, world leaders,US Supreme Court; embassies, World Bank, IMF; with National Symphony Orchestra; Wolf Trap Opera Company; Alexandria, McLean and Fairfax symphony orchestras
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Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
The World Children's Choir was founded in 1990.
What is your primary product or service?
The World Children's Choir offers rehearsal and performance training in singing, choreography and African drumming; and performance opportunities for children ages four through eighteen.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
The artistic director was taught to sing by her mother at the age of six months. She has been singing ever since, received Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southeast Missouri State University, professional studies at The Juilliard School, and a Master of Music from the Catholic University of America; performed as an opera and oratorio solost; voice and Suzuki piano teacher; teacher trainer - all before founding the World Children's Choir in 1990 to teach children to sing with beauty, artistry and joy and promote international friendship.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
The artistic difference between World Children's Choir and other traditional children's choirs is that WCC develops the individual beauty of each child's voice; in traditional choirs the goal is for singers to blend their voices - for everyone to sound the same.
The second difference is that WCC singers learn universal values. hrough singing, WCC members explore musical content, and use music, art, and special activities to mediate cross-cultural differences and become peacemakers. The children learn how music and art expresses emotion, creates shared experiences, bridges differences, tells stories, produces beauty and enriches others.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
World Children's Choir rehearses and holds concerts in Arlington, Falls Church, and McLean. There are no plans to expand at this time.
Provide detailed directions to your location
Tuesday Rehearsal Location:
Christ Crossman United Methodist Church
384 North Washington Street
Falls Church, Virginia
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=384%20N.%20Washington%20Street+Falls%20Church+VA+22046
What type of payments do you accept?
Checks, Credit Cards, Paypal
Which areas do you service?
Singers come from all over the Washington, DC metropolitan area
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
World Children's Choir is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Sondra Harnes is the producing artistic director, runs the daily operations with assistance from many parent volunteers.
What are your hours of operation?
Rehearsals: Tuesdays from 6:00 - 9:45 pm; once a month on a Saturday morning from 8:15 am to noon.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
The World Children's Choir sings like angels.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until
the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.”
Pablo Casals
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