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Sigma Alpha Iota
University of South FL
Tampa, Florida

Lambda Province Weekend Recital

 

January 2010
Repertoire included;

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

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Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland, Florida

PARADE OF AMERICAN MUSIC
CELEBRATING THE WOMEN IN OUR LIVES
with pianist Christine Arens

 Songs of Judy Strubhar Ross

Goldenhair
When I Was One-And-Twenty
Crossing the Bar
Oneness (The White Heron) 

PREMIERE
College of Clicking Clich
és
by Christine Arens
a new song cycle commissioned by Dr. Valente

Come Here Often?
Giving Me the Mad Rush
I Aim to Please
It's Not You...It's Me
Bats in His Belfry

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November 2009
University of South FL
Resident Artist Series
Tampa, Florida

FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL


 

October 2009
Repertoire included;

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

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Faculty Composers Concert
Texas A&M
College Station, Texas

PREMIERES OF NEW WORKS
by Dr. Marty Regan
with pianist Andrea Imhoff

    A Long Gay Book with clarinetist Anna Carney

     Three Poems by Tanikawa Shuntarô
     1. Kiss
     2. Koro, Koro
     3. Haru

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March 2009
University of South FL
Resident Artist Series
Tampa, Florida

An Evening of Contemporary Song
with pianist Christine Arens

 

January 2009
Repertoire included;

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 Ross: My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)

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College Music Society
Super Regional
Southeastern Conference
LSU

PREMIERE
Dreams Kept, Dreams Deferred
A New Song Cycle by Dr. Timothy Brown
with pianist Dr. Chan Kiat Lim

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February 2008
All Saints'
Episcopal Church
Lakeland, Florida

An Afternoon of Song
A Benefit Concert
with pianist James Jordan

 

June 2007
Repertoire included;

Barber: Sure on this Shining Night, Monks and Raisins
Dougherty: Love in the Dictionary
Handel: Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre from Joshua

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FloriMezzo Orchestra
   Palladium Theater
St. Petersburg, Florida

FloriMezzo Goes to the Opera
A Concert of Chamber Music and Operatic Repertoire

 

March 2007
Repertoire included;

Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felson
              with clarinetist Jessica Calandra and pianist Judith Alstadter
Offenbach: Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman

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Polk Community College
Winter Haven, Florida

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

A Lecture Recital
with pianist
Dr. Howard Kim

 

March 2007
Repertoire included;

Archer: In Just Spring
           Green Rain
           Someone
Ross:   When I Was One-And-Twenty
           Prisoner's Prayer
           Peace from My Soul Cries Out: A Cycle of Reflective Songs

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FloriMezzo Orchestra
   Dali Museum
St. Petersburg, Florida

Going For Baroque
A Chamber Music Concert
with pianist Hilton Jones

A Concert Celebrating Dali & The Spanish Baroque
 

February 2007
Repertoire included;

Purcell: Music for a While
           If Music Be the Food of Love
           Hark! The Ech'ing Air

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The Palladium Theater St. Petersburg, Florida

Side Door Opera
A Night at the Opera
with pianist Dr. Howard Kim

Inaugural Concert of the new Series at the Palladium
 

October 2006
Repertoire included;

Beethoven: O wär ich schon from Fidelio
Strauss: The Csardas from Die Fledermaus
Rossini: Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Puccini: Quando men vo from La Boheme
Floyd: Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
Herbert: Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta

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Sigma Alpha Iota
National Convention
Orlando, Florida

Be a Champion of Modern Music
A lecture recital presented with pianist Dr. Howard Kim


 

July 2006
Repertoire included;

H. Owen Reed: Michigan Morn' from Michigan Dream
Walter S. Hartley: Shall I Compare Thee?
John Valerio: Bells 1 from The Bells (song cycle written for Dr. Valente)
Violet Archer: Green Rain
Judy Strubhar Ross: Peace from My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
                            commissioned by Dr. Valente

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Little Carnegie
of the South
Macon, Georgia

Liana Valente Soprano and Violin
with pianist Louise Barfield

 

April 2006
Repertoire included;

Schubert:  Mignon Lieder:
                  Heiß mich nicht reden
                  Kennst du das Land
                  Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
                  So laßt mich scheinen
Ross:       When I Was One and Twenty
               Goldenhair
               Oneness (The White Heron)
Massenet: Meditation from Thais

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Calhoun Gordon
Arts Council
Calhoun, Georgia
 

An Evening at the Cabaret
with pianist Louise Barfield

March 2006
Repertoire included;

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
Debussy:   Chanson de Bilitis
Herbert:     Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta
                Art is Calling for Me from The Enchantress

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All Saints'
Episcopal Church
Lakeland, Florida

An Afternoon of Song
with pianist Amarilis Vasquez

 

February 2006
Repertoire included;

Pasatieri:   Bubbles, beautiful bubbles from The Goose Girl
Dougherty: Love in the Dictionary
Fauré:       Clair de lune, Les Roses d’Ispahan
Holmes:    Moonfall from The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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MidSummer Macon
Wesleyan College
 Macon, Georgia

Opera Beyond the Score - A Lecture Recital
with pianist Sandra Smith

 

June 2005
Repertoire included;

Purcell:  When I am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas
Mozart:  In uomini, in soldati from Cosi fan tutte
Rossini: Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gounod: The Jewel Song from Faust
Menotti: Steal Me Sweet Thief from Old Maid and the Thief

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Wesleyan College
Benson Room
Macon, Georgia
 

Three Generations of North American Women Composers
Song literature by Amy Cheney Beach,
Violet Balestreri Archer, and Dorothy J. Ross
with pianist Dr. Richard Mercier

 

March 2005
Repertoire included;

Beach: Three Browning Songs, Op. 44
Archer: Two Songs for Soprano and Piano
           Under The Sun
Ross:   My Soul Cries Out (A Cycle of Reflective Songs)
               A Cycle commissioned by Dr. Valente
                       PREMIERE PERFORMANCE

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Wesleyan College
Burden Parlor
Macon, Georgia
 

Inauguration Celebration for Ruth Austin Knox
Twenty-Fourth President of Wesleyan College
"A Little Night Music" an evening of Sondheim Favorites
with pianist Cam Bishop

 

November 2004
Repertoire included; 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

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University of South Carolina
School of Music
Recital Hall

Let A Song Fill Your Heart
Commemorative Celebration Concert of a Musical Journey in honor of Professor Laury Christie

May 2004
Repertoire included; Violet Archer: The Daffodils
                    Green Rain
 
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Little Carnegie
of the South
Macon, Georgia

An Evening of Holiday Favorites
with pianist Louise Barfield

 

December 2003
Repertoire included; Handel:             Rejoice Greatly from Messiah
Adam:               O Holy Night
Burt:                 Some Children See Him
Holst/Liebergen: In the Bleak Midwinter
Bach/Gounod:    Ave Maria
Berlin:              White Christmas
Martin:              Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

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Macon Music Teachers Association
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Faculty Recital
with pianist Susan McDuffie

October 2003
Repertoire included; Rossini:    Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Loewe:     I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady
Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay!
Herbert:    Art is Calling Me from The Enchantress

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MidSummer Macon
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Pop Music Through the Ages
Featured Guest Recital

with
pianist Dr. John Roberts
 

June 2003
Repertoire included; Purcell:    Music for a While, Hark the Ech'ing Air
Handel:    Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Schubert:  Lachen und Weinen, Gretchen am Spinnrade
Rossini:    Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh Kay!
Webber:   Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera

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Wesleyan College
Benson Room
Macon, Georgia

Faculty Recital
with pianist Dr. Christy Lee

February 2003
Repertoire included; Brahms:            Vergebliches Ständchen, O liebliche Wangen
Floyd:               Ain’t it a Pretty Night from Susannah
Fauré:               Clair de lune, Les Roses d’Ispahan
Dorothy J. Ross: Goldenhair, Oneness (The While Heron)

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Christ Church
Macon, Georgia

Music for Advent Concert Series
with Dr. Fletcher Anderson, organist

 

December 2002
Repertoire included; Byrd:    Come Thou and with Us Dwell
Franck: Come, Thou Dear Redeemer
Bach:   Quia respexit from Magnificat
Mozart: Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate

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MidSummer Macon
Riverside United Methodist Church
Macon, Georgia

Featured Guest Recital
with pianist Susan McDuffie

June 2002
Repertoire included; Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis
Floyd:     Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
Verdi:     The Letter Scene from Macbeth

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Carol Goff and Friends present Women in Music
 

March 2002
Repertoire included; Archer: In Just Spring, April Weather, Green Rain, The Daffodils,
Train at Night, First Snow, and Flying Geese

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Shield Club of Macon
Macon, Georgia

Valentine Recital
with pianist Edward Eikner

October 2001
Repertoire included; Rochberg: You are like a flower
Fauré:      Chanson d'Amour
Menotti:   Steal Me Sweet Thief from Old Maid and the Thief
Puccini:    O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi

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Morning Music Club
Guest performance
Wesleyan College
Benson Room
Macon, Georgia

The Musical Treasures Around Us
"The New Found Treasure"
with pianist Edward Eikner

October 2001
Repertoire included; Archer:   In Just Spring
Brahms: O liebliche Wangen
Nicolai:  Nun eilt herbei from Die Lustige Weiber von Windsor
 
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Farragut
Presbyterian Church
Farragut, Tennessee

An Evening of Song
with soprano Dianne Griffith
and pianist Dr.
Christy Lee Walters

 

May 2001
Repertoire included;

Fauré:          Chanson d'Amour, Clair de lune, Les Roses d'Ispahan, Fleur jétée
Floyd:          Ain't it a pretty night from Susannah
John Valerio: The Bells (written for Dr. Valente)
                               PREMIERE PERFORMANCE

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Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee

Faculty Recital
w
ith organist Brenda Goslee and trumpeter Shawn White
 

April 2001
Repertoire included; Handel:          Alle voci del bronzo guerriero from Cantata No. 19
Honegger:      O Had I Wings Like a Dove from King David
Anthony Plog: Animal Ditties, for Trumpet, Piano and Narrator;
                    texts by Ogden Nash
 
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The Music Study Club of Knoxville
Concord United Methodist Church
Knoxville, Tennessee

Faculty Presentation
with
pianist Richard Sidey, organist Brenda Goslee,
and trumpeter Shawn White

 

November 2000
Repertoire included; Schubert:    Litenei from the Feast of all Souls
Handel:      Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson
Rossini:      Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater
Purcell:       Sound the Trumpet
 
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Noonday Recital

Vocal, Trumpet, and Organ Recital

October 2000
St. John's Cathedral Knoxville, Tennessee

with trumpeter Shawn White and organist Brenda Goslee

Repertoire included; Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson
Rossini: Fac ut Portem from Stabat Mater
Purcell: Sound the Trumpet
 
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Kingston Presbyterian Church
Kingston, Tennessee

A Fall Recital
with
soprano Dianne Griffith
and pianist Dr. Christy Lee Walters

 

September 2000
Repertoire included; Brahms:   O liebliche Wangen, Mädchenlied, Von ewiger Liebe
Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis
Archer:    In Just Spring, April Weather, Green Rain, The Daffodils
Duets by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Purcell
 
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Sigma Alpha Iota
National Convention
Dallas, Texas

Mini-Musicale featuring the songs of
Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer
with pianist Ann Patrick-Green

 

August 2000
Repertoire included; In Just Spring, April Weather, Under the Sun, Cradle Song, 
and Someone
 
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

DMA Recital
Songs for Soprano by Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer
with pianist Sharon Rattray and clarinetist Mark Brandon
 

April 1999
Repertoire included; Green Rain, The Daffodils, Two Songs for Soprano and Piano,
Two Songs for Soprano and B-flat Clarinet, Kaleidoscopio
 
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

DMA Recital
with pianist Sharon Hudson
 

October 1998
Repertoire included; Brahms:  Vergebliches Ständchen, Von ewiger Lieber
Fauré :    Les Roses d’Ispahan, Claire de lune, Fleur jétée
Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson (selections)
Floyd:     Ain’t it a Pretty Night from Susannah
 
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

DMA Recital - Schubertiade
with clarinetist Stephen Bednarzyk,
french horn player Bert Dupree-Williams,
and pianist Jack Kohl

 

October 1997
Repertoire included; Gretchen am Spinnrade, Heidenröslein, Auf dem Strom,
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, and Mignon Lieder
(Heiß mich nicht reden, Kennst du das Land, Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt,
So laß t mich scheinen)
 
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Music in Terezin: A Prelude to Hell
Guest Artist, Lecture Recital
Senior Thesis Lecture recital presented by Eileen T. Andrews

 

April 1997
Repertoire included; Wiegenlied (Lullaby) by Gideon Klein, Finale to Brundibár by Hans Krása
 
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

DMA Candidacy Recital
with pianist Allison Hilbish
 

February 1997
Repertoire included; Mozart:    Alma grande e nobil core, K.578
Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis
Purcell:    If Music be the Food of Love (third version)
Wolf:       Ich hab’ in Penna, Auch kleine Dinge from Italienisches Liederbuch
 
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