Heinali & Yasia present Гільдеґарда (Hildegard)

Recording under the Heinali moniker, Ukrainian composer and sound artist Oleh Shpudeiko uses the modular synthesizer to help him reimagine early music, reconciling the past with the present. He's penned music for various games, films, installations and performances, and in 2020 his solo album Madrigals was shortlisted for the Shevchenko National Prize. For this special premiere performance, Shpudeiko will team up with composer, flautist and singer Yasia Saienko to bring the music of 12th century abbess, philosopher and mystic Hildegard von Bingen into a new era. Marrying Ukrainian folk singing and singular modular synthesis techniques, 'Гільдеґарда' amplifies the paradoxical physicality of Von Bingen’s writing, using it as a mirror for contemporary events to reflect and process wartime experiences. Ukrainian Sophia Bulgakova will provide visuals for the concert.

Гільдеґарда is commissioned by Unsound, CTM Festival, Athens Epidaurus Festival / Subset, and GMEA - Centre National de Création Musicale Albi-Tarn.