Marjorie Cullerne and Gilles Gouset are producing a forthcoming CD,
the first-ever CD exclusively with songs composed by Haydn Wood.

This CD features Shae Apland, bass baritone,
and Sharon Wishart, piano, in 24 songs.

Marjorie and Gilles are proud to introduce you
to the emerging talent of Shae Apland
alongside the accomplished talent of Sharon Wishart.
Their fine musicianship reveals the rich spectrum
of Haydn Wood's love ballads, sea songs and prayers for voice and piano.

Over a span of fifty years, Haydn Wood composed at least 180 songs.
He himself wrote the lyrics to eleven of these.
A Breezy Ballad, is a fancied self-portrait of youthful exuberance
with the words penned under his pseudonym Hilton Schofield.

Haydn Wood composed songs for his wife, soprano Dorothy Court.
She was not only accompanied by various pianists over the years,
but was often joined by Haydn on his violin.
With this in mind, three of the songs on this CD
have violin obbligatos performed by Marjorie Cullerne.
One of these was composed by Haydn Wood.
Marjorie has created the other two.

Haydn Wood set four song cycles to music.
Shae and Sharon have recorded the thrilling Three Sea Songs cycle.

A real treat on this Haydn Wood CD
is the romance of Roses of Picardy,
beautifully emphasized as a loving duet
between Shae Apland and soprano Marissa Famiglietti.
This duet version, composed by Haydn Wood himself,
has never been recorded before.
Moreover, many tracks on this CD are world premieres.

Scott Littlejohn of BC Recording Ltd. is the sound engineer.

The recording sessions were completed in May, 2006.

The release date will be announced later.

Contact: haydnwoodmusic@yahoo.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shae Apland

Shae Apland has been involved in musical theater and opera for the last twelve years. He has completed his Master's Degree in the studio of Joan Paternaude-Yarnell in New York.

Shae's major roles have included: Luka in the Savage God's production of The Bear, Creon in Medea in Corinth, Antonio in The Marriage of Figaro (performed in Germany and the Czech Republic), Mr. Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Reverend Hale in The Crucible, Ben in The Telephone and Schaunard in La Bohême with the University of British Columbia Opera Ensemble. Shae returned to the Czech Republic, singing as Frank in Die Fledermaus and Nardo in La Finta Giardiniera. In 2001, he sang the role of Mephistopheles in an excerpt from Faust in the Ben Heppner Benefit Concert at the Chan Centre in Vancouver. 2002 saw Shae perform as a soloist in Stravinsky's Les Noces at UBC's 50th Anniversary Stravinsky concert at the Chan and broadcast on CBC FM. Shae performed the role of Basilio in Burnaby Lyric Opera's production of The Barber of Seville in 2003. In December 2004, Shae performed the bass solo of Mozart's Requiem with the Malaspina Choir in Nanaimo. In 2004 Shae sang as a soloist in the Haydn Wood Concert in Parksville, performed as a guest artist for the Pacific Vocal Institute in Qualicum and gave a full length solo recital in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Last May at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, Shae's interpretation of Leporello from Don Giovanni was given an outstanding ovation and deemed a "mature, insightful and vocally superb performance" by the head of Manhattan School of Music's Voice Faculty.

Most recently, Shae received an invitation to join the Spectrum Young Artist Program in Virginia for the 2006-2007 season where he will cover main stage roles and take part in the touring ensemble. He sung as le Marquis in The Dialogues of the Carmelites at the Manhattan School of Music. And he sung in concerts with the Palm Court Orchestra in May 2006, in Mill Bay and Victoria, British Columbia.

Sharon E. Wishart

Sharon Wishart is a well known British Columbia educator and performer in both piano and voice. She has studied piano with Eleanor Harkness and Stephen Lansberry, coaching with such fine pianists as Shepherd Munn, and Dr. Lloyd Powell. Sharon's advanced studies include master classes and private lessons in pedagogy, materials and accompanying in Vancouver, Banff and Toronto with Boris Roubakine, Gwen Beamish, Boris Berlin, Pierre Souverain and Gordon Kushner.

Sharon was a member of Vancouver Opera Chorus for two seasons, performed as a pianist for "Opera in the Schools" (Vancouver Opera), and was the official accompanist for the British Columbia Festival of the Arts for 10 years. Sharon has accompanied Academy West Choir (travelling with them to Australia to perform in the Sydney Opera House), Malaspina Choir and many fine singers and instrumentalists in concert. She was also the Music Director for St. Paul's Anglican Church in Nanaimo for two years.
Sharon is presently on the Faculty of the Pacific Vocal Institute, a Summer School in Qualicum featuring international teachers, notably former Metropolitan Opera singers, Cynthia Munzer and Gary Glaze. She teaches the accompanying course, and coaches both voice and piano.

Sharon maintains a private piano and voice studio in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Many of her former students are now teachers, performers and accompanists.