Dr. Liana Valente, Soprano

Recitals

Bethune-Cookman University Guest Artist Community Performance Series
with pianist Dr. Rose Grace
November 2011
Daytona Beach, Florida William Vollinger
   Let's Talk (previously titled I'm So Sorry I'm Late)
John Valerio
   The Bells
Derek Healey
   Five Edward Thomas Poems, Op. 97
 
     
Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland
An Evening of Song
with pianist Dr. Rose Grace
June 2011
Lakeland, Florida William Vollinger
   Let's Talk (previously titled I'm So Sorry I'm Late)
Christine Arens
   Collage of Clicking Clichés
Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
   Green Rain
   Someone
 
     
Catholic University Faculty Lecture Recital
Dr. Jason Lovelace with guest soprano Dr. Liana Valente
April 2011
Washington, DC   A Tale of Three Cyclones  
     
Sigma Alpha Iota Lambda Province Weekend Recital February 2011
Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
William Vollinger
   The Child in the Hole wiith clarinetist Rebecca Vincent
 
     
Society of Composers, Inc.
2010 International Conference
Morning Concert
November 2010
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Timothy Brown
   Dreams Kept, Dreams Deferred with pianist Dr. Chan Kiat Lim
 
     
Florida Federatino of Music Clubs Musical Interlude September 2010
State Fall Session
Lakeland, Florida
Christine Arens
   Collage of Clicking Clichés with pianist Christine Arens
 
     
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Midday Meditations March 2010
Tampa, Florida Samuel Barber
   Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with pianist Patrick Fleitz
 
     
Sigma Alpha Iota Lambda Province Weekend Recital January 2010
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
David Diamond
   The Mad Maid's Song with pianist Jack Rain and flutist Kim McCormick
Christine Arens
   Collage of Clicking Clichés with pianist Christine Arens
 
     
Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland Parade of American Music: Celebrating the Women in Our Lives
with pianist Christine Arens
November 2009
Lakeland, Florida Judy Strubhar Ross
   Goldenhair
   When I Was One-And-Twenty
   Crossing the Bar
   Oneness (The White Heron)
Christine Arens
   Collage of Clicking Clichés
 
     
University of South Florida Resident Artist Series Faculty Chamber Music Recital October 2009
Tampa, Florida David Diamond
   The Mad Maid's Song with pianist Allan Armstrong and flutist Kim McCormick
Alvez Barkoski
   Songs of Matthew with pianist Allan Armstrong, flutist Kim McCormick and cellist Scott Kluksdahl
Anthony Plog
   Animal Ditties with pianist Allan Armstrong and trumpeter Jay Coble
 
     
Texas A&M University
Faculty Composer's Concert March 2009
College Station, Texas Marty Ragan
   A Long Gay Book with pianist Andrea Imhoff and clarinetist Anna Carney
   Three Poems by Tanikawa Shuntarô with pianist Andrea Imhoff
 
     
University of South Florida Resident Artist Series An Evening of Contemporary Song
with pianist Christine Arens
January 2009
Tampa, Florida Derek Healey
   Five Edward Thomas Songs
Violet Archer
   Two Songs for Soprano and Piano
   Under the Sun
William Vollinger
   Acts of Kindness
Kirk O'Riordan
   Bergstresser Songs
Judy Strubhar Ross
   My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
 
     
College Music Society
Super Regional
Southeastern Conference
Composers Concert I
with pianist Dr. Chan Kiat Lim
February 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dr. Timothy Brown
   Dreams Deferred, Dreams Kept
 
     
All Saints'
Episcopal Church
An Afternoon of Song
with pianist James Jordan
June 2007
Lakeland, Florida Samuel Barber
   Sure on this Shining Night
   Monks and Raisins
Celius Dougherty
   Love in the Dictionary
George F. Handel
   Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre from Joshua
 
     
FloriMezzo Orchestra FloriMezzo Goes to the Opera March 2007
St. Petersburg, Florida Franz Schubert
   Der Hirt auf dem Felson with clarinetist Jessica Calandra and pianist Judith Alstadter
Jacques Offenbach
   The Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman with Perri Montanè
 
     
Polk Community College
Women's History Month Celebration
Creativity and Commitment:
The Lives and Music of Two Extraordinary Women Composers
Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer and Dorothy J. Ross
with pianist Dr. Howard Kim
March 2007
Winter Haven, Florida Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
   Green Rain
   Someone
Judy Strubhar Ross
   When I Was One-And-Twenty
   Prisoner's Prayer
   Peace from My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
 
     
FloriMezzo Orchestra Going For Baroque
with pianist Hilton Jones
February 2007
St. Petersburg, Florida Henry Purcell
   Music for a While
   If Music Be the Food of Love
   Hark! The Ech'ing Air
 
     
The Palladium Theater
Side Door Opera
A Night at the Opera
with pianist Dr. Howard Kim
October 2006
St. Petersburg, Florida Ludwig von Beethoven
   O wär ich schon from Fidelio
Johann Strauss
   The Csardas from Die Fledermaus
Gioacchino Rossini
   Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Giacomo Puccini
   Quando men vo from La Boheme
Carlisle Floyd
   Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
Victor Herbert
   Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta
 
     
Sigma Alpha Iota
National Convention
Be a Champion of Modern Music
with pianist Dr. Howard Kim
July 2006
Orlando, Florida H. Owen Reed
   Michigan Morn' from Michigan Dream
Walter S. Hartley
   Shall I Compare Thee?
John Valerio
   Bells 1 from The Bells
Violet Archer
   Green Rain
Judy Strubhar Ross
   Peace from My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
 
     
Little Carnegie
of the South
Liana Valente Soprano and Violin
with pianist Louise Barfield
April 2006
Macon, Georgia Franz Schubert
   Mignon Lieder:
      Heiß mich nicht reden
      Kennst du das Land
      Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
      So laßt mich scheinen
Judy Strubhar Ross
   When I Was One and Twenty
   Goldenhair
   Oneness (The White Heron)
Jules Massenet
   Meditation (for solo violin and piano) from Thais
Victor Herbert
   Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta
 
     
Calhoun Gordon
Arts Council
An Evening at the Cabaret
with pianist Louise Barfield
March 2006
Calhoun, Georgia Stephen Sondheim
   Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park with George
   Take Me to the World from Evening Primrose
   Being Alive from Company
   Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Claude Debussy
   Chanson de Bilitis
Victor Herbert
   Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta
   Art is Calling for Me from The Enchantress
 
     
All Saints'
Episcopal Church
An Afternoon of Song
with pianist Amarilis Vasquez
February 2006
Lakeland, Florida Thomas Pasatieri
   Bubbles, beautiful bubbles from The Goose Girl
Celius Dougherty
   Love in the Dictionary
Gabriel Fauré
   Clair de lune
   Les Roses d'Ispahan
Rupert Holmes
   Moonfall from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
 
     
MidSummer Macon Opera Beyond the Score - A Lecture Recital
with pianist Sandra Smith
June 2005
Macon, Georgia Henry Purcell
   When I am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas
Wolfgang A. Mozart
   In uomini, in soldati from Cosi fan tutte
Gioacchino Rossini
   Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Charles Gounod
   The Jewel Song from Faust
Gian C. Menotti
   Steal Me Sweet Thief from Old Maid and the Thief
 
     
Wesleyan College Three Generations of North American Women Composers
with pianist Dr. Richard Mercier
March 2005
Macon, Georgia Amy Beach
   Three Browning Songs, Op. 44
Violet Archer
   Two Songs for Soprano and Piano
   Under The Sun
Judy Ross
   My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
 
     
Wesleyan College Inauguration Celebration for Ruth Austin Knox
Twenty-Fourth President of Wesleyan College
with pianist Cam Bishop
November 2004
Macon, Georgia Stephen Sondheim
   Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park with George
   Take Me to the World from Evening Primrose
   Being Alive from Company
   Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
 
     
University of
South Carolina
Let A Song Fill Your Heart
with pianist Stephen Taylor
May 2004
Columbia, South Carolina Violet Archer
   The Daffodils
   Green Rain
 
     
Little Carnegie
of the South
An Evening of Holiday Favorites
with pianist Louise Barfield
December 2003
Macon, Georgia George F. Handel
   Rejoice Greatly from Messiah
Adolphe Adam
   O Holy Night
Alfred Burt
   Some Children See Him
Gustav Holst; arr. Patrick Liebergen
   In the Bleak Midwinter
Johann S. Bach; arr. Charles Gounod
   Ave Maria
Irving Berlin
   White Christmas
Hugh Martin
   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
 
     
Mercer University Faculty Recital
with pianist Susan McDuffie
October 2003
Macon, Georgia Gioacchino Rossini
   Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Alan J. Loewe
   I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady
George Gershwin
   Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay!
Victor Herbert
   Art is Calling Me from The Enchantress
 
     
MidSummer Macon Pop Music Through the Ages
with pianist Dr. John Roberts
June 2003
Macon, Georgia Henry Purcell
   Music for a While
   Hark the Ech'ing Air
George F. Handel
   Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Franz Schubert
   Lachen und Weinen
   Gretchen am Spinnrade
Gioacchino Rossini
   Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
George Gershwin
   Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay!
Andrew L. Webber
   Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera
 
     
Wesleyan College Faculty Recital
with pianist Dr. Christy Lee
February 2003
Macon, Georgia Johannes Brahms
   Vergebliches Ständchen
   O liebliche Wangen
Carlisle Floyd
   Ain't it a Pretty Night from Susannah
Gabriel Fauré
   Clair de lune
   Les Roses d'Ispahan

Judy Strubhar Ross
   Goldenhair
   Oneness (The While Heron)
 
     
Christ Church Music for Advent Concert Series
with organist Dr. Fletcher Anderson
December 2002
Macon, Georgia William Byrd
   Come Thou and with Us Dwell
César Franck
   Come, Thou Dear Redeemer
Johann S. Bach
   Quia respexit from Magnificat
Wolfgang A. Mozart
   Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate
 
     
MidSummer Macon Featured Guest Recital
with pianist Susan McDuffie
June 2002
Macon, Georgia Claude Debussy
   Chansons de Bilitis
Carlisle Floyd
   Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
Giuseppe Verdi
   The Letter Scene from Macbeth
 
     
Mercer University Carol Goff and Friends present Women in Music March 2002
Macon, Georgia Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
   April Weather
   Green Rain
   The Daffodils
   Under the Sun
 
     
Shield Club of Macon Valentine Recital
with pianist Edward Eikner
October 2001
Macon, Georgia George Rochberg
   You are like a flower
Gabriel Fauré
   Chanson d'Amour
Gian C. Menotti
   Steal Me Sweet Thief from Old Maid and the Thief
Giacomo Puccini
   O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
 
     
Morning Music Club The Musical Treasures Around Us
"The New Found Treasure"
with pianist Edward Eikner
October 2001
Macon, Georgia Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
Johannes Brahms
   O liebliche Wangen
Otto Nicolai
   Nun eilt herbei from Die Lustige Weiber von Windsor
 
     
Farragut Presbyterian Church An Evening of Song
with soprano Dianne Griffith and pianist Dr. Christy Lee Walters
May 2001
Farragut, Tennessee Gabriel Fauré
   Chanson d'Amour
   Clair de lune
   Les Roses d'Ispahan
   Fleur jétée
Carlisle Floyd
   Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
John Valerio
   The Bells
 
     
Roane State Community College Faculty Recital
with organist Brenda Goslee and trumpeter Shawn White
April 2001
Harriman, Tennessee George F. Handel
   Alle voci del bronzo guerriero from Cantata No. 19
Arthur Honegger
   O Had I Wings Like a Dove from King David
Anthony Plog
   Animal Ditties, for Trumpet, Piano and Narrator
 
     
The Music Study Club of Knoxville Faculty Presentation
with pianist Richard Sidey, organist Brenda Goslee,
and trumpeter Shawn White
November 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee Franz Schubert
   Litenei from The Feast of all Souls
George F. Handel
   Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson
Gioacchino Rossini
   Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater
Henry Purcell
   Sound the Trumpet
 
     
St. John's Cathedral
Noonday Recital
Vocal, Trumpet, and Organ Recital
with trumpeter Shawn White and organist Brenda Goslee
October 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee George F. Handel
   Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson
Gioacchino Rossini
   Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater
Henry Purcell
   Sound the Trumpet
 
     
Kingston Presbyterian Church A Fall Recital
with soprano Dianne Griffith and pianist Dr. Christy Lee Walters
September 2000
Kingston, Tennessee Johannes Brahms
   O liebliche Wangen
   Mädchenlied
   Von ewiger Liebe
Claude Debussy
   Chansons de Bilitis
Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
   April Weather
   Green Rain
   The Daffodils
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
   I Waited for the Lord
Henry Purcell
   Sound the Trumpet
 
     
Sigma Alpha Iota
National Convention
Mini-Musicale featuring the songs of Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer
with pianist Ann Patrick-Green
August 2000
Dallas, Texas Violet Archer
   In Just Spring
   April Weather
   Under the Sun
   Cradle Song
   Someone