Umeri Concert - Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Umeri, the Drake University Alumni Choir, announced its final concert of the 2025-2026 Season. Loves Me, Loves Me Not will take place on Sunday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium on the Drake campus. The concert will feature Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder (Love Song) Waltzes, a collection of more than a dozen pithy pieces about love. They will be paired with other works that address various aspects of love, from the Renaissance to the 21st Century, written by American and British composers. The music features an almost head-spinning variety of musical sounds and styles, from lushly romantic to edgy. There’s even a piece in hoe-down style!
The Liebeslieder Waltzes are delightfully varied and are scored for choir and piano four-hands accompaniment, played by Susan Ihnen and Ling-Yu Hsiao. Dr. Jonathan Sturm, concertmaster of the Des Moines Symphony, will be the featured violin soloist for “Love Is,” a piece that summarizes the themes at the heart of this concert.
Admission is free, but RSVPs are appreciated at https://bit.ly/umerilovesRSVP. Free will donations are accepted at the door. Thanks!
