Who we are

Our History

L’Una e Cinque is a vocal ensemble born in Turin in 1995 from an idea of Marco Andrioletti, who was its founder, artistic producer and baritone voice. The name was inspired precisely by the end time of the rehearsals of the first team, moreover made up of six elements, including a woman and five men.

The Ensemble creates a concert repertoire of songs from the sixteenth century to the present day thanks to the collaboration of artists from different musical fields, united by the interest and curiosity of exploring the potential of vocal polyphony through the study of the most varied repertoires. With this aim, the Ensemble has dealt with various genres of music both a cappella and with instrumental accompaniment over time: from the classical Renaissance genre to Jazz, to arrive at some unpublished pop music creations.

In 2010 the album “The Renaissance Project” was released, dedicated to the copious artistic production of the European Renaissance, with songs revisited in the light of a modern vocality.

The Ensemble “L’Una e Cinque” has obtained important recognitions in the classical and jazz fields, obtaining concerts in Italy, France and Germany. In 2011, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, Una e Cinque joined the basic quintet with various vocalists, creating “Canti della Patria”, a concert of songs from the Risorgimento which included an arrangement for voices a cappella of the Inno di Mameli.

Acknowledgments

In 2023, the ensemble was invited to participate in the “Ensemble Week” organized by Stephen Connolly at IAS (International A Cappella School – Westonbirt, UK).

In 2023, it was selected to attend the masterclass conducted by Katarina Henryson and Jussi Chydenius, organized by the Vocalmente Festival in Fossano.

In 2017, the ensemble was a finalist in the “Capitalent” contest organized by Radio Capital with a cover of the song “A che servono gli dei” by Rossana Casale, arranged and produced by Artes Media Project, and performed with instrumental accompaniment by the group “JazSet.”

In December 2010, the ensemble received the “Gospel Jubilee Award” at the Gospel Jubilee Festival in Turin.

In December 2007, in Rome, it was awarded the “Voceania 2007 – National Festival of Vocal Ensembles” prize for “stylistic versatility, capable of achieving remarkable flights of fancy. For the timbral and dynamic elegance of its vocal harmonizations. For its dedication to promoting and teaching choral singing.”

In March 2000, it won first prize at the competition “Le Nuove Frontiere della Polifonia Vocale” in Caronno Pertusella, Varese.

In February 2000, it received an honorary diploma at the Torneo Internazionale della Musica in the Light Music category with the a cappella piece “Canzone Unica” (A. Ravizza – M. Andrioletti), an original composition.

In the classical field, in 1999, it won the “6th Lario in Musica” competition for musical performance.

In 1997, the project took first place in the TIM, the International Music Tournament, for the Jazz category and third place among all the categories provided (over 3,000 participants worldwide divided into 13 categories by musical genre or instrument).