A keynote on communication, leadership and the power of listening.
Federsanità Italia is the national confederation connecting regional health federations, local health authorities, hospitals, research institutes and municipalities. For its fourth Stati Generali della Comunicazione per la Salute in Rome, the organisation invited OneOrchestra to bring the theme “Ogni voce conta” to life. We created a keynote, live orchestral demonstration and interactive workshop showing how listening, leadership and trust allow different voices to work as one.
The Orchestra Method at Federsanità Italia
WeGil, Rome · 29 October 2026
A live workshop that turned those ideas into music.
One orchestra. Seven voices. One shared result.
7-piece orchestra
Each instrument had its own voice, range and responsibility. Together, they became a living demonstration of how different roles can listen, respond and contribute to one shared result.
In the Round
For the afternoon workshop, the orchestra performed at the centre of the room, surrounded by the audience. A more intimate setting. No distance between performer and listener. Every gesture, breath and musical decision became part of the experience.
“An orchestra does not work because everyone plays the same thing. It works because each person understands their role, recognises the role of others and continues listening to the whole.”
The morning began with a keynote by Michael Amadi exploring how communication works inside an orchestra. The music was not placed around the speech. It was built into it. As each idea was introduced, the ensemble demonstrated it live, starting with one note and gradually building a complete arrangement.
The keynote explored:
Listening while the work is already happeningKnowing when to lead, support or leave spaceResponding to change without stopping the whole team
The audience did not simply hear about teamwork. They heard it become music.
“The invitation is simple: listen with a different ear. Behind every voice is a person trying to be heard, understood and part of something larger.”
Each musician introduced their instrument, isolated their individual part and explained the responsibility it carried within the ensemble. Finally, the voices came together again through a new arrangement created live in the room.
Participants experienced:
How individual roles shape a collective resultHow leadership moves between peopleHow teams respond when the plan changesHow trust, timing and clarity affect performanceHow listening can transform disconnected ideas into one direction
The workshop made collaboration tangible. Participants could see the decisions, hear the relationships and recognise the same dynamics within their own teams.