A joint commission by CTM Festival wth GMEA–Centre National de Création Musicale d'Albi-Tarn, Unsound, and Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the acclaimed work »Гільдеґарда« (Hildegarda) highlights the visceral quality of Hildegard von Bingen's writing, which is often missing in traditional Early Music interpretations. This requires the singer to put in a raw, almost inhumane transcendent effort. Through »Гільдеґарда,« Heinali and Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko place Ukrainian traditional culture in a broader European context, actualising Hildegard's material to express their war-related experiences and a different, and challenging understanding of spirituality that arises from these.
The compositions have been released as a celebrated album of the same name via the Unsound label.
Гільдеґарда (Hildegard), by Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
Гільдеґарда (Hildegard), by Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
Supported by GMEA–Centre National de Création Musicale d'Albi-Tarn, Unsound, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, and CTM Festival.