After recording several CDs as part of “Duet Maryna,” Maryka Gulka-Chabluk has released a solo CD of children’s music. The songs combine English and Ukrainian lyrics; a coloring/activity book containing all of the lyrics is also available. Many songs are meant to reinforce Christian values and remind the listener of God’s love. According to Ms. Chabluk’s website, the songs are meant to “help children channel their incredible energy into having fun, moving, participating and learning.”
The “Maryka’s Treasures” CD was released at a concert involving 200 children, age 4-19, and musicians from three schools, three dance groups and three choirs. A DVD of the concert is available on Ms. Chabluk’s website for $29.95.
Currently working as a music teacher, Ms. Chabluk has performed in Japan, Australia, Italy, the United States and throughout many parts of Canada as a solo artist, as a featured performer with the Tyrsa Choir and a dancer with Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. One of the high points of her performing career was the opportunity to sing for Pope John Paul II, both at his summer cottage in Italy and when he visited Canada.
Under the name “Duet Maryna” with Iryna Holowczynsky-Wilson, Ms. Chabluk has previously released three CDs: “Songs of our Pioneers,” celebrating 125 years of Ukrainians in Canada; “Do Pobachennia – Until we Meet Again” with Lvivski Muzyky, a compilation of love songs and folk songs; and “Vesela Novyna – Joyful News,” favorite Christmas carols in Ukrainian and English. She has also co-produced two CDs of her children and their friends, who comprise a group called “Molodtsi.”
All of Ms. Chabluk’s works are available through her website, www.marykastreasures.com. Some are also available through online retailers such as Yevshan.com and Amazon.com.