Wrangell Sentinel -

After their last Christmas concert in December 2019, members of the community chorale packed up their music stands and filed away their songbooks, unaware that they would not be meeting again the next year. But now that two Christmases have gone by without this treasured community tradition, Bonnie Demerjian, the group’s longtime musical director, has decided it is time to bring the chorale back.

For Demerjian, restarting the community chorale is “a responsibility as well as a pleasure.” She has guided the group through 23 years of concerts and fears that if it isn't reestablished in...