Georgy Synzheriak, 14, and mother Natalya
September at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
in North Arlington.

However, as the pandemic evolved, plans
changed and rehearsals for the upcom-
ing benefit concert took place online. But
thanks to modern technology being more
popular and available, online rehearsals are
a much more realistic idea than they once
were. “Technology made it possible to fulfill
a dream I’ve had for over 30 years,” Harnes
The Show Must Go On
said, “I’m 74, I could be taking it easy now, I
Since the pandemic struck, the way Harnes had to learn how to use this new technology.”
runs the choir and its rehearsals has
Through Easy Virtual Choir, which keeps
changed significantly. Initially, the choir everyone perfectly in sync to sing, WCC
planned to resume in-person rehearsals in has been able to practice online in order to
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William H. Clinton and George W. Bush. Its
singers have also performed for the Supreme
Court, Mikhail Gorbachev and other famous
figures all over the world.

While the WCC has shared its voices in
many significant arenas, the group does not
perform competitively. “It’s about coop-
eration and being the best you can be,”
Harnes says.

Shchedryk, Kyiv Children’s Choir
Ukraine ; will perform in Carnegie Hall this December
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