Premieres and Commissioned Works
| Women's Club of Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, VA |
Friday Morning Music Club Frank E. Warren: The Traveler With Clarinetist Dr. Albert Hunt A cycle written for Dr. Valente |
March 2022 |
| College Music Society Rochester, NY |
64th National Conference Lecture Recital with pianist Mrs. Ann Lee Adolphus Hailstork: Two Moods of Autumn |
October 2021 |
| Old Town Hall Fairfax, VA |
Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series Virtual FMMC Concert Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer: Sky Seasoning from Onion Soup and More Poem by Shel Silverstein |
April 2021 |
| Calvary Baptist Church Washington, DC |
Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer, poem by Kimiko Hahn "The Dream of Knife, Fork and Spoon" A song commissioned by Dr. Valente Poem by American poet Kimiko Hahn |
February 2019 |
| Formal Business Meeting Potomac, MD |
Sigma Alpha Iota DC Alumnae Chapter Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer Seasons, a new song cycle |
September 2018 |
| Old Town Hall Fairfax, VA |
Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer, text by Dr.Valente "Family Pet Saves the Day, Again!" an innovative audience participation performance piece |
April 2017 |
| Calvary Baptist Church Washington, DC |
Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer "Wedding Song" |
December 2016 |
| Formal Business Meeting Potomac, MD |
Sigma Alpha Iota DC Alumnae Chapter Songs by Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer "Memory," "If I Could Tell You," "Crossing," "Ocean," and "Waiting to Inhale" |
September 2016 |
| Calvary Baptist Church Washington, DC |
Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series David Rubinstein "That Music Always Round Me" A song composed for Dr. Valente |
February 2016 |
| Old Town Hall Fairfax, VA |
Bonita Lestina Concert Series F L Dunkin Wedd - US Premiere My Lovely Day She Wishes for Breast Implants |
January 2016 |
| Woman's Club of Arlington Arlington, Virginia |
US Premiere Joel Weiss I Love Red Poppies A song cycle commissioned by Dr. Valente |
April 2015 |
| National Federation of Music Clubs Annual Conference Portland, Oregon |
Musical Moment F L Dunkin Wedd Of Men and Buses Joel Weiss "The Gleaner" from I Love Red Poppies |
June 2014 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC |
An Afternoon of New Music, Visiting Artist Recital Dr. Jason Lovelace Forecast in Lydian A performance piece commissioned by Dr. Valente |
April 2013 |
| The Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland Lakeland, Florida |
Celebrating Contemporary Music 15 Minutes of Fame - A project of Vox Novus featuring 15 one-minute compositions written for Soprano/Pianist Dr. Liana Valente |
March 2013 |
| College Music Society Southeastern Conference Memphis, Tennessee |
Composers Concert with pianist Dr. Jason Lovelace Dr. Jason Lovelace A Tale of Three Cyclones A song cycle written for Dr. Valente |
February 2011 |
| Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland Lakeland, Florida |
Annual Members Showcase with pianist Dr. Rose Grace William Vollinger, text by Dr. Valente Let's Talk (I'm So Sorry I'm Late) An innovative performance piece written for Dr. Valente |
January 2011 |
| Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland Lakeland, Florida |
Parade of American Music: Celebrating the Women in Our Lives with pianist Christine Arens Sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs Christine Arens Collage of Clicking Clichés A song cycle commissioned by Dr. Valente |
November 2009 |
| Texas A&M University College Station, Texas |
Faculty Composer's Concert Marty Ragan A Long Gay Book with pianist Andrea Imhoff and clarinetist Anna Carney Three Poems by Tanikawa Shuntarô with pianist Andrea Imhoff |
March 2009 |
| University of South Florida Resident Artist Series Tampa, Florida |
An Evening of Contemporary Song with pianist Christine Arens Derek Healey Five Edward Thomas Songs (High Key premiere) Kirk O'Riordan Bergstresser Songs (Second performance) |
January 2009 |
| College Music Society Super Regional Southeastern Conference Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Composers Concert I with pianist Dr. Chan Kiat Lim Dr. Timothy Brown, text by Langston Hughes Dreams Kept, Dreams Deferred A song cycle written for Dr. Valente |
February 2008 |
| Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia |
Three Generations of North American Women Composers with pianist Dr. Richard Mercier Judy Ross My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs) A song cycle commissioned by Dr. Valente |
March 2005 |
| Farragut Presbyterian Church Farragut, Tennessee |
An Evening of Song with pianist Dr. Christy Lee Walters John Valerio The Bells A song cycle written for Dr. Valente |
May 2001 |