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Tonality is a vocal ensemble whose mission is to deliver authentic stories through voice and body to incite change, understanding, and dialogue.
Tonality is a vocal ensemble whose mission is to deliver authentic stories through voice and body to incite change, understanding, and dialogue.
Learn MoreFounder and Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake created Tonality with the intention of connecting people with our shared humanity through song.
Our TeamTonality features vocalists from the Greater Los Angeles Area who represent diverse cultures, ethnicities, and experiences.
Meet UsTonality is best known for creating choral concerts that focus on issues rarely presented in choral music. Concerts themes have included gun violence, homelessness, refugees, climate change, mental health, women’s rights, and exercising democratic rights.
See ConcertsOur director Alexander Lloyd Blake spoke on the Kelly Clarkson Show about Tonality’s mission to fuse social justice issues and the power of choral music.
Read MoreAlexander Lloyd-Blake and Pietro Torrisi travelled to Las Vegas, NV to accompany Tehillah Alphonso at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards!
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we will be performing at the 2022 ACDA Western Region Conference in Long Beach, CA.
Read MoreAlexander Lloyd-Blake and Pietro Torrisi travelled to Las Vegas, NV to accompany Tehillah Alphonso at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards!
Read MoreOur director Alexander Lloyd Blake spoke on the Kelly Clarkson Show about Tonality’s mission to fuse social justice issues and the power of choral music.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we will be performing at the 2022 ACDA Western Region Conference in Long Beach, CA.
Read MoreSan Francisco Classical Voice for the lovely words about our participation in the Björk tour!
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Tonality sings human stories that raise awareness, encourage empathy, and inspire change. Too many of our community’s stories have been muted. With your support, Tonality can continue the important work of #SingingStories to incite conversations and action and catalyze a future where every voice is heard. Help us keep the momentum going by making a donation today!
Support UsA Concert with Christian McBride featuring Tonality!
TicketsInformationTonality is collaborating with Michael Abels, Kronos Quartet and the Phoenix Chorale to bring you "At War with Ourselves – 400 Years of You" in Iowa City, IA.
TicketsInformationA new series of concerts and dialogue entitled Music and Justice will debut with a momentous concert on Feb. 26, 2023, at UCLA's iconic Royce Hall. The first part of the concert program features works by six contemporary composers addressing social justice, including world premieres by Diane White-Clayton and multi-Grammy winner Arturo O'Farrill. Part two of the program features a rare performance of the landmark 1969 cantata The Gates of Justice by legendary jazz composer and musician Dave Brubeck. A fighter for civil rights, Brubeck—who was neither Jewish nor Black—wrote The Gates of Justice in 1969 an effort to unify Blacks and Jews after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on Hebrew liturgical texts, African American spirituals, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches, the work is scored for jazz trio, brass ensemble, chorus, tenor, and baritone, with the tenor role written in the Cantorial style of the Jewish temple, and the baritone in the Spiritual style of the African-American church. In a historic first, Brubeck's sons Darius, Chris, and Dan perform the jazz trio in their father's work, joined by a choir of Black and Jewish singers from Los Angeles-area churches and synagogues alongside UCLA students and the award-winning chorus Tonality, led by Alexander Lloyd Blake. Soloists are acclaimed baritone Phillip Bullock and Azi Schwartz, famed cantor of New York's Park Avenue Synagogue.
TicketsInformationOur third concert of the season will focus on the climate crisis, including the use of words from young leaders who have spoken about the urgency of action toward conserving what resources are available on this planet.
TicketsInformationThe fourth presentation of our season focuses on education and how to create a future that prioritizes unity and equality. These selections will discuss some of the issues within our school system such as the Dont Say Gay Bill, Critical Race Theory, school shootings, the school to prison pipeline, and will feature collaborations with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA).
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