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As Heard on Morning Line: University Singers: The First Nowell

KNBA | By Tripp Crouse

Published November 29, 2018 at 9:30 AM AKST

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UAA junior and alto Alina Markina and soprano Emma Wasko, a senior, sing a medley of Christmas carols Thursday, November 29, 2018, in KNBA's Morning Line studio. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)

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Associate music professor leads a group of students in a medley of carols Thursday, November 29, 2018. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)

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KNBA Morning Line host Danny Preston listens as University of Alaska Anchorage associate music professor Grant Cochran leads students in a carol on Thursday, November 29, 2018. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)

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UAA freshmen Keon O/Brien, left, sings bass while Benji Wrede sings tenor during a carol medley Thursday, November 29, 2018. Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)

The University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Music is hosting "University Singers: The First Nowell," a program of choral works for voices and orchestra 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at the Recital Hall, 3700 Alumni Loop, Anchorage.

Associate music professor Grant Cochran and some students stopped into KNBA's Morning Line to talk with host Danny Preston about the show.

The winter concert weaves together dialogue from medieval pageants and music from traditional carols. Adult ticket price is $19.99, and senior, military and student discounts are available.