Name: Umeri presents "Into One Song"
Start: 2025-10-05T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-05T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Sheslow Auditorium

Umeri's choral concert "Into One Song" features Alex Berko’s "Sacred Place" and Mozart’s "Missa brevi"s in F Major, KV 192.
About this Event

Umeri presents "Into One Song"

Umeri, the Drake University Alumni Choir, announced its first concert of the 2025-2026 season. “Into One Song” will take place on Sunday, October 5 at 2 p.m. with 24 Drake Choir alumni performing. The concert will feature Alex Berko’s Sacred Place and Mozart’s Missa brevis in F Major, KV 192.

Featured performers, in addition to Umeri, include members of the Des Moines Symphony and soloists Elizabeth Fisher, Mollie Lawler, Eric Ferring, and Thomas McCargar.

The concert will explore ways in which ritual and community-gathering contribute to the experiences of human connection and transcendence. A primary goal for Umeri is to provide opportunities for both performers and listeners to “go deeper” in exploring the context of the music and words.

Audience members will have an opportunity to consider the concepts of community, ritual, tradition, and the idea of sacred places by also attending a pre-concert talk, “Being and Belonging: The Role of Ritual in Creating Relationships and Meaning” on October 5 at 1 p.m. in Levitt Hall, Old Main, Drake University.

There is no admission charge for the concert and pre-concert presentation. However, free will donations are welcome. Learn more about Umeri at https://umeri.wp.drake.edu