"Heinali and Saienko provoke us to linger at the intersection of the medieval and the modern, the elemental and the eternal; of the rural voice, the traumatic experience, and the mystical vision"
Maria Sonevytsky, Pitchfork 8/10

"it feels like a gift to have this music out in the world, available to all and sundry, a small packet of rapture, or spiritual ruin, for whomever might need it at any given time."
Philip Sherbune, Futurism Restated

"Гільдеґарда is not soothing, and its purpose is not contemplation. It is a call to wakefulness. It reminds us that music is not locked away in a museum but is accessible... Spiritual experience and tension expand this reception at the junction of programmed electronics and spontaneous singing."
Jakub Knera, The Quietus

"Adapting two compositions by Benedictine mystic Hildegard von Bingen, modular synthesist Heinali and vocalist Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko bring ancient wisdom into the present, using Ukrainian folk techniques and synthesized medieval polyphony to reflect the past and transcend the trauma of war. Overwhelmingly affecting - and deeply singular - music."
Boomkat

Modular synth by Oleh ‘Heinali’ Shpudeiko
Vocals by Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
Recorded at the Abbey of Sylvanès and mixed at GMEA in Albi, France by Benjamin Maumus. Additional recordings by Kuba Kutera in Wroclaw, Poland
Mastered and cut by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering

Regional Latin pronunciation consultation by professor Myroslav Trofymuk and Associate Professor Oleksandra Trofymuk

Cover painting by Maria Vasylenko
Layout by Aleksandra Grunholz
Executive producers and curators: Mat Schulz and Wannes Cuypers

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

Гільдеґарда (Hildegard)

Гільдеґарда

Heinali & Andirana-Yaroslava Saienko - Zelenaia Dubrovonka

Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko - O Ignis Spiritus

Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko - O Tu Suavissima Virga

Oleh Shpudeiko is a music composer and sound artist who performs under the stage name Heinali. His core practice draws on medieval music and compositional techniques, continuing their tradition through contemporary electronic music and modular synthesis, using the past as a mirror to reflect and process contemporary experience. While his primary focus lies in studio albums and live performances, Oleh also composes music for video games, films, and choreography. His credits include the award-winning soundtrack for the video game BOUND (Plastic/Sony Santa Monica), the 2020 album MADRIGALS, shortlisted for the Shevchenko National Prize, and sound art commissions from institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU), and the Museum of Odesa Modern Art (MSIO). He has an extensive performance history, with appearances at festivals and venues including CTM (Berlin), Rewire (The Hague), NEXT (Bratislava), Musikprotokoll (Graz), Primavera (Barcelona), Unsound (Krakow and Adelaide), as well as Plivka and Next Sound in Kyiv.

Гільдеґарда (Hildegard)

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