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Wind Takes Flight - Hildegard x Electronics

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Details

Composer
Hildegard of Bingen, Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
Artist
Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
Format
CD
Label
Nimbus
Released
Jul 04, 2025
Catalog #
NI6457
UPC
0710357645723

About

Wind Takes Flight began with a simple yet powerful idea: to reimagine the music of Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century mystic and composer, through the lens of modern electronic soundscapes. The title, drawn from one of Hildegard's sacred poems featured on the album, also reflects her love of birds and the natural world. These have been enduring sources of inspiration for us throughout this creative journey. As collaborators, we, - Julia Sinclair, an English soprano soloist, and Marijn Cinjee, a Dutch electronic musician - were drawn to the timeless spirituality and beauty of Hildegard's work. The idea of bringing together our two musical worlds to create something new and transformative felt both exciting and inevitable. In April 2023, we debuted an experimental live improvisation inspired by Hildegard's hymn O ignis Spiritus paracliti at Stone Nest in London, in an immersive listening experience using more than 40 loudspeakers driven by the 4DSOUND spatial sound system. The audience's response to the soaring vocal lines and immersive electronic textures confirmed that we were onto something special, and that performance became the foundation for Wind Takes Flight, the album's title track. Over the next eighteen months, we poured ourselves into this project, crafting what would become Wind Takes Flight. The album is a conversation across time - beginning with Hildegard's chants and evolving into a love letter to her music, merging her sacred compositions with contemporary sound design while remaining true to the deep spirituality and reverence of her music. Premiering the album live in spatial sound at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam was an unforgettable experience, captured in the drama and beauty of Ekstasis, a piece created for that performance. Now, we're thrilled to share Wind Takes Flight with you. This album is more than music; it's a bridge between past and present, an invitation to step into a space where ancient echoes meet modern innovation, and where the spirit of Hildegard of Bingen - artist, composer, and pioneer - soars anew.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 O viridissima virga (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics) 04:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    O viridissima virga (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  2. 2 O rubor sanguinis (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics) 03:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    O rubor sanguinis (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair, Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  3. 3 Ave generosa (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics) 07:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ave generosa (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics)
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair, Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  4. 4 Ave Maria (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics) 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ave Maria (arr. M. Cinjee and J. Sinclair for voice and electronics)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  5. 5 First Voice (after Hildegard of Bingen's O pastor animarum) 03:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    First Voice (after Hildegard of Bingen's O pastor animarum)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  6. 6 Spring 05:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Spring
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  7. 7 Eleison 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    Eleison
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  8. 8 Ekstasis (after Hildegard of Bingen's O virtus Sapientie) 05:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ekstasis (after Hildegard of Bingen's O virtus Sapientie)
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair, Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  9. 9 Wind Takes Flight (after Hildegard of Bingen's O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti) 09:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Wind Takes Flight (after Hildegard of Bingen's O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti)
    Duration
    09:34
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair, Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  10. 10 Nolsca (bird song) 03:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nolsca (bird song)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  11. 11 Constellation 06:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Constellation
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  12. 12 XILIX 04:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    XILIX
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  13. 13 Era 06:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Era
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee
  14. 14 Scarpinx 06:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scarpinx
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Marijn Cinjee, Julia Sinclair
    Performer
    Julia Sinclair, Marijn Cinjee