Introduction to the World Children's Choir

This movie includes snapshots of World Children's Choir activities - African Drumming, singing, and show tune choreography, as well as remarks by World Children's Choir parents and singers.

For information:

info @ world childrens choir . org

The World Children's Choir serves as a voice for children worldwide -- giving voice to the interests of all children, celebrating cultural diversity through music, promoting positive international relations, and asking people to work together to create a peaceful, healthy world for children. Through 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.

The World Children's Choir is concerned about the children of the world and the future they face. By pursuing our mission we believe that we contribute to building a world of peaceful respect, friendship, cooperation, and prosperity among nations. We believe that working together to produce beautiful music and other kinds of art enables the children to create friendships based on mutual understanding and respect. By bringing children from many cultures and nations together in song today, we can sow the seeds of a more peaceful world tomorrow.

The Choir has been appointed to the Artists Roster of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Performances have been given for President Barack Obama, former presidenst George W. Bush, George Bush and Bill Clinton, Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Sofia of Spain, H. E. the United States Supreme Court and on numerous other occasions at the White House, the Kennedy Center, on Capitol Hill and for national and international television broadcasts.

We fulfill our mission in three ways:
First, to local children of all cultures, nationalities, and economic circumstances, we offer professional instruction and unique opportunities to sing with beauty, artistry, and joy.

Second, we direct our music to inspire our audiences -- reinforcing and sustaining our belief that by working together we can truly create a peaceful, healthy world.

Third -- through our projects and activities of our Voices for Children Campaign (benefit concerts, CD sales, and community outreach) we raise money and coordinate activities to directly support children in need -- both locally and throughout the world.

The Choir has helped raise money for national and international children's causes and organizations such as the Children's Defense Fund, UNICEF, and the CARE Foundation. Additionally, the Choir raised funds to purchase an entire year's worth of school supplies for children in Morolica, Honduras, whose village was destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. WCC also partnered with St. Peter's Episcopal Church to raise $12,000 to build a blood-testing wing in the Kgabo District Mission Clinic in South Africa.

The Choir performed for former Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and guests at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, as part of a very special dinner to raise funds for Childhood Leukemia Research.

The Choir's Voices for Children Festival and concerts were given in Ireland in honor of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees first World Refugee Day. Concert proceeds were contributed to programs for child refugees living in Ireland and the UNHCR Educational Trust. Additional workshops and performances were given in Dublin, Cork, Carlow, Waterford, Galway City, and Connemara. Performances in Dublin and Cork were shown on national television throughout Ireland.

Through our music, we reach out to audiences far and wide to reinforce our message of hope and unity. The World Children's Choir gives a voice to local children to earn support and attention for the needs of all children worldwide, and calls upon adults throughout the world to do the same.

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