Our music director, Valery Staskey-Roeder, is a graduate of West Liberty State College's Department of Music, and studied music history and vocal performance at Bowling Green State University. Currently teaching music at Crittenton Services, she served as the Music Department Chair at Mt. de Chantal Visitation Academy until it's closing in 2008, is a 20-year member of the choir at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Other conducting credits include serving as music director for theatrical productions at Wheeling Jesuit University, The Strand Theater, The Cornerstone Project , Wheeling Catholic Central High School and the former Ohio Valley Chorale. She resides in Wheeling, WV.

The Pride of the Valley Chorus delivers "Singing Valentines" each Valentine's Day. This is truly a unique gift for that special someone. For $40, a quartet will visit your Valentine's home or place of employment, sing two love songs, present a long-stem rose, a heart-shaped box of candy, and take a commemorative photo placed
in a keepsake card.


To order, please call : 304-277-2392 304-845-7035 or 740-635-4510 Singing Valentines will be delivered on Friday, February 12th, and Saturday, February 13th, 2010


They’ll be saying “I love you” in song this month — and they’ll be leaving thousands of sweethearts speechless.

This year, hundreds of barbershop quartets across the continent will deliver Singing Valentines to thousands of special sweethearts. Listen for the sound of harmony in offices, factories, schools, and homes throughout North America. Wherever they appear, they’ll draw a crowd — and sometimes a few tears.

The quartets belong to the Barbershop Harmony Society, and it’s Wheeling affiliate, the Pride of the Valley Barbershop Chorus is ready to serenade your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day. The price of a Singing Valentine is only $40.00, and includes two songs sung in barbershop harmony, a card, a long-stemmed rose and small box of chocolates. A photograph of your loved one will be taken with the quartet as a lasting memory of the event. Men and women alike are on the receiving end with moving results.

For over 15 years, Ohio Valley residents have been hiring quartets from the Pride of the Valley chorus to delight husbands, wives, bosses, co-workers, parents and grandparents with this unique and memorable gift. To reserve a Singing Valentine for your loved one, contact chorus members Keith Lawson at 304-277-2392, Bob Wheat at 304-845-7035, or Al Knapp at 740-635-4510. Valentine providers can be located on the World Wide Web at SingingValentines.com for out-of-town Valentines.


With nearly 30‚000 members in 800 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, the Barbershop Harmony Society is the world’s largest all-male singing organization. Through education services, music publishing, public performance, and competition, the Society preserves a rich heritage of uniquely American music for future generations.