Dennis Boyd Jr. plays the piano during warm-ups for the Oxford Hills Community Choir on Monday evening at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Boyd secured a grant to form the choir, which will perform Dec. 6 at a benefit for Christmas for Teens, a local charity. Twenty-six singers, most of whom performed at last year’s benefit, attended Monday’s first rehearsal, and Boyd said he’s hoping for more. Jon Bolduc/Sun Journal