The Chilkat Center’s walls reverberated with bold beats and rocking rhythms this week as 19 up-and-coming musicians put the finishing touches on original songs set to debut at the Southeast Alaska State Fair Saturday.

On Tuesday, participants in the Girls Rock Camp Alaska program were toting snare drums up and down stairs, plugging in microphones and hauling amplifiers to their practice spaces.

The weeklong camp, which started Monday and culminates at noon Saturday with performances…