Just weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sondra Harnes watched the Soviet Union’s Red Army Chorus sing “God Bless America” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. After experiencing the moving performance, and the emotional response of the audience, Harnes was inspired by the thought of obtaining international peace and unity through song. Thus, in 1990 Harnes, along with James Selway, Rosalind Paterson and Judith Penniman, formed The World Children’s Choir (WCC). The organization moved its rehearsal location to Christ Crossman United Methodist Church in Falls Church this past May.
