Friday, December 4, 7:30 pm, St. Ambrose Cathedral, Sixth Avenue and High Street, downtown Des Moines

The Lessons, Carols, and Reflections of Christmas

Spring concert TBA

Umeri’s 2025-26 Season

Sunday, October 5, 2:00 pm – Sheslow Auditorium

Into One Song–featuring Alex Berko’s Sacred Place and the Mozart Missa brevis in FM, KV 192 with chamber orchestra

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Sunday, April 12, 6 pm – Sheslow Auditorium

Loves Me, Loves Me Not featuring the Liebeslieder (Love Song) Waltzes by Johannes Brahms and a collection of more than a dozen pithy pieces about love.

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Umeri’s 2024-25 Season

Saturday, October 12, 7:30 pm – Wanting Memories – Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University

Featuring both Umeri and an alumni reunion choir of more than 100 singers who returned to Drake for a weekend of singing and sharing.

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Sunday, December 15, 3:00 pm – The Lessons, Carols, and Reflections of Christmas – St. Ambrose Cathedral in downtown Des Moines

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Spring 2025

Placing emphasis entirely on process, Umeri enjoyed monthly “one-off rehearsals” in February, March, and April.  In May the ensemble participated in the Drake choral program’s spring concert, singing with and for Susan Ihnen, accompanist for both Drake choral ensembles and Umeri.  Susan retired from Drake in May 2025.

Umeri’s 2023-24 Season

Sunday, October 15, 3:00 pm, Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University

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Sunday, December 17, 3:00 pm , St. Ambrose Cathedral, 6th Avenue and High Street in downtown Des Moines

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Saturday, April 6, 7:30 pm, Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University

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