I joined Tonality to make a statement, to amplify the voices of my peers, and to foster change in the choral community.
The community needs to see that there are people who care about their stories and their experiences. There is so little accessibility in the arts, we can offer more communities the opportunity to tell their story.
Singing in the mental health concert in May of 2018, listening to my friends share their personal battles with mental illness. I wept my way through the concert and never felt more safe or understood.