DR. LIANA VALENTE Educator – Administrator - Performer [email protected] +1 703-879-5821 https://drvalente.omegatower.com/ TEACHING POSITIONS Howard University – Assistant Professor of Classical Voice, 2015 - Present Washington, DC Classical Voice Area Coordinator Courses Taught: Graduate and Undergraduate Applied Voice, Graduate and Undergraduate Vocal Pedagogy, Diction for Singers, Graduate Vocal Song Literature, Student Recital, Undergraduate and Graduate Solo Recitals Courses Directed: Opera Theater Workshop Fall 2018: A Game of Chance by Seymour Barab Fall 2017: PREMIERE scenes from Kinyamaswa by Jay Vosk and Andreas Morgner Spring 2016: Sunday Excursion Alec Wilder (excerpt) Fall 2015: A Game of Chance by Seymour Barab (excerpt) Advising Duties: Adviser of record for Vocal Performance Majors, music minors Courses Created: Expanded Diction for Singers sequence College of Fine Arts Committee responsibilities: Recruitment and Retention 2018 - 2020 Admissions 2017 - 2019 Dept. Committee Responsibilities: Scholarship Committee Chairperson Present Curriculum Committee member 2017 - 2018 Curriculum Committee Chairperson 2016 – 2017 Executive Committee member 2015 - Present Other Service to the Department: Submitted and implemented modifications to the BM Performance course requirements Coordinated Classical Voice Area Student Recitals each semester Prepared student performers for national and local competitions and graduate school auditions Created video audition protocol for prospective classical voice students Organized in-person auditions for prospective students Modified Classical Voice jury rubric and forms Facilitated Howard University Music Department becoming an institutional member of the National Federation of Music Clubs Coordinated Music Faculty Showcase recitals Grants Received: Howard University Summer Fellowship Grant (2019 – 2020) Reginald Lewis Travel Grants for Faculty (2016 – 2018) Rollins College – Adjunct Professor of Voice 2011 - 2013 Winter Park, Florida, 32789 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Diction for Singers University of South Florida – Resident Artist, Instructor of Music 2008 - 2010 Tampa, Florida 33620 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Performance Class Courses Designed: Vocal Pedagogy, Vocal Literature Polk State College - Instructor of Music 2006 – 2008 Winter Haven, Florida 33881 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Applied Violin Courses Designed: Diction for Singers Dr. Liana Valente, page 2 Harrison School for the Arts - Instructor of Voice 2006 – 2013 Lakeland, Florida 33801 Courses Taught: Applied Voice for Musical Theater and Choral Departments Prepared students for NATS and SETC regional and national auditions Prepared students for college auditions Wesleyan College - Assistant Professor of Music 2001 - 2005 Macon, Georgia 31210 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Applied Violin, Voice Class, Music Theory II and III (Tonal Harmony and Analysis), Song Literature, Diction for Singers, Women as Portrayed in Opera Courses Designed: Opera/Musical Theater Performance and Production class, College Chamber Orchestra, Orchestral Conducting Internship, Vocal Pedagogy Independent Study Courses Directed: Senior Recitals and Research Projects, Student Internships Advising Duties: Advisor of record for Music Majors, Music Minors, and undeclared sophomore non-music majors Committee Responsibilities: The Lamar Lecture Committee, Chairperson Programs and Exhibitions Committee, Secretary Admission Committee, Member Junior/Senior Study Abroad Committee, Member Faculty Grievance Committee, Member Grants Received: NEA Grant (2003); Faculty Classroom Enrichment Grants awarded by the Dean’s Office (2001 – 2005); Faculty Travel Grants (2001 – 2004) Other Service to the College: Developed and co-directed the 2003 Leadership Institute program, “Artist as Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship as Art,” held in Santa Fe, New Mexico MidSummer Macon - Voice Area Coordinator Summer 2002 and 2003 Macon, Georgia 31210 Courses Taught: Applied Voice, Applied Violin, Voice Class, Intermediate and Advanced Music Theory (Harmony and Analysis), Singing for the Musical Theater Courses Designed: Recital Preparation and Performance, Musical Theater Repertoire and Performance, Vocal Master Classes, Audition Class Featured Performances: Performed Headliner Recitals with pianists John Roberts (2003) and Susan McDuffie (2002) Private Voice Studio 1990 – Present Prepared students for undergraduate, graduate, and professional auditions and competitions Coordinated Recital Showcases Coached operatic, oratorio, song literature, and musical theater repertoire Coached rock, pop, and country national and international performers Served as adjudicator for regional, national and international vocal competitions including Classical Singer winter and spring auditions; NFMC Young Artist Competition; ENKOR International competition; Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival; NATS state and regional competitions; Virginia Music Teachers Association Classical and Music Theater auditions; Florida State Thespian Competitions ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Dr. Liana Valente, page 3 United Nations Department of Global Communications Present UN Headquarters, New York, NY 68th UN Civil Society Conference workshops sub-committee member National Federation of Music Clubs 1646 W Smith Valley Road, Greenwood, IN 46142 NFMC Representative to the United Nations Dept. of Public Information 2016 - Present Music in Schools and Colleges, Chairperson 2017 - Present Music in Schools and College, Southeastern Chairperson 2015 - 2017 FAMA (Fund for the Advancement of Musical Arts) Board Member 2013 - Present Virginia Federation of Music Clubs Coordinator of State Student/Collegiate Biennial Competition 2017, 2019 2nd Vice President 2016 - 2018 Loudoun Lyric Opera The Resident Opera Company of Loudoun County in Northern Virginia Board of Directors and Artistic Board member 2015 - 2016 Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. One Tunnel Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28805 Director, People to People Project 2009 – 2015 Evaluated aid applications and fulfilled requests for materials and assistance Coordinated local, regional, and national fundraising efforts Created relationships with music publishers, instrument distributors and others in the music field to facilitate purchase of materials and donations Worked with leaders in the logistics industry to move materials nationally and internationally Fostered relationships with musicians and music educators in need around the globe Cultivated relationships with other global aid organizations Created final report protocols for all aid recipients The Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland (now the Lakeland Music Club) VP and Chair, Programs Committee 2009 – 2013 Coordinated eight-month season of programs for monthly meetings including the annual Members’ Showcase and Sunday Musicale Wrote press releases and notices for local and regional media Served as web master for the TMC web site: Musicclublakeland.org The Opera Theater of Lakeland Clermont, Florida 34713-5305 Director of Educational Outreach 2008 – 2009 Created, coordinated, and presented all educational outreach programs for OTL including in-school performances and public attendance at open dress rehearsals Developed all educational outreach and promotional materials Built collaborative relationships with arts administrators, theater boards, school teachers and other local and regional professional artists and organizations Coordinated local and regional auditions for OTL Sigma Alpha Iota One Tunnel Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28805 Chair, Honorary Membership Committee 2006 – 2009 Evaluated applications submitted by national and international chapters Submitted approval notices to NH after conferring with committee members PREMIERES Dr. Liana Valente, page 4 Calvary Baptist Church Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series February 2019 Washington, DC Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer: The Dream of Knife, Fork and Spoon A song commissioned by Liana Valente Poem by American poet Kimiko Hahn Sigma Alpha Iota DC Alumnae Chapter Fall Meeting September 2018 Potomac, MD Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer: Seasons Old Town Hall Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series April 2017 Fairfax, VA Shafer and Valente: Family Pet Saves the Day, Again! an innovative audience-participation performance piece Calvary Baptist Church Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series December 2016 Washington, DC Dr. Sharon Guertin Shafer: Wedding Song Calvary Baptist Church Friday Morning Music Club Composers Concert Series February 2016 Washington, DC David Rubinstein: That Music Always Round Me Old Town Hall Bonita Lestina Concert Series January 2016 Fairfax, VA F L Dunkin Wedd: My Lovely Day and She Wishes for Breast Implants Woman’s Club I Love Red Poppies: A Multi-Media Premiere April 2015 of Arlington Joel Weiss: I Love Red Poppies Arlington, VA A Song Cycle commissioned by Liana Valente National Federation of Annual Conference June 2014 Music Clubs A Musical Moment Portland, OR Joel Weiss: “The Gleaner” from I Love Red Poppies Catholic University An Afternoon of New Music April 2013 of America Dr. Jason Lovelace: Forecast in Lydian Washington, DC A song written for Liana Valente Tuesday Music Club Celebrating Contemporary Music March 2013 Lakeland, FL 15 Minutes of Fame - A Project of Vox Novus featuring 15 one-minute compositions written for Soprano/Pianist Liana Valente College Music Society Southern Regional Conference February 2011 Memphis,