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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.

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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.

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Founder and Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake created Tonality with the intention of connecting people with our shared humanity through song.

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Tonality features vocalists from the Greater Los Angeles Area who represent diverse cultures, ethnicities, and experiences.

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Featured Stories

Tonality celebrates its first-ever GRAMMY award with composer Carla Patullo on her album 'So She Howls.' Discover the journey behind the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album of 2024.
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Tonality Celebrates First GRAMMY® Win with Carla Patullo, Scorchio Quartet for 'So She Howls' - Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

Tonality celebrates its first-ever GRAMMY award with composer Carla Patullo on her album 'So She Howls.' Discover the journey behind the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album of 2024.

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Tonality proudly introduces Emily LaSalle as the new Manager of the Tonality Scholars Choral Education Program. Join us as we empower diverse voices and communities through music education and social justice initiatives. Learn more about Emily's journey and our upcoming 'Lessons Adjusted' Concert on March 24, 2024.
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Tonality Announces Emily LaSalle as New Choral Education Program Manager

Tonality proudly introduces Emily LaSalle as the new Manager of the Tonality Scholars Choral Education Program. Join us as we empower diverse voices and communities through music education and social justice initiatives. Learn more about Emily's journey and our upcoming 'Lessons Adjusted' Concert on March 24, 2024.

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After a landmark year marked by unprecedented achievements, including a GRAMMY® nomination and expanding the boundaries of accessible, innovative artistry, Tonality is excited to announce the launch of its year-end fundraising campaign, "The Power of Possibility."
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Tonality Unveils 'Power of Possibility' Campaign Following an Unprecedented Year and GRAMMY® Nomination

After a landmark year marked by unprecedented achievements, including a GRAMMY® nomination and expanding the boundaries of accessible, innovative artistry, Tonality is excited to announce the launch of its year-end fundraising campaign, "The Power of Possibility."

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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!

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Concerts

HomeCare: A Concert on Climate Change - Caltech, Pasadena
Saturday, November 16, 2024
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8:00 pm
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HomeCare: A Concert on Climate Change - Caltech, Pasadena

HomeCare focuses on the climate crisis, including the words of young leaders who have spoken about the urgency of action toward conserving what resources are available on this planet. We've designed this concert to educate us on aspects of climate change that go beyond our emotional response. We hope that you will leave this space aware of our limited resources and how we must work to protect them for generations to come.

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The Wallis | At War With Ourselves - 400 Years of You
Saturday, February 15, 2025
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7:30 pm
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The Wallis | At War With Ourselves - 400 Years of You

Music @ The Wallis is generously made possible by Terri and Jerry Kohl At War With Ourselves – 400 Years of You features a text by National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney inspired by her 2013 poem “The Battle of and for the Black Face Boy.” The music was composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Abels, composer for the Jordan Peele films Us and Get Out. This powerful new work for string quartet, narrator, and chorus explores race relations, social justice, and civil rights in 21st century America. KRONOS QUARTET TONALITY MUSIC BY Michael Abels TEXT & NARRATION BY Nikky Finney CONDUCTED BY Alexander Lloyd Blake

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The Wallis | Put Your Guns Down
Saturday, May 24, 2025
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7:30 pm
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The Wallis | Put Your Guns Down

Music @ The Wallis is generously made possible by Terri and Jerry Kohl Making their Wallis debut, GRAMMY-award winning vocal choir Tonality combines melodic harmonies to present concerts on themes of social justice in hopes to catalyze empathy and community activism. Put Your Guns Down discusses issues related to gun violence in the United States. Some of the selections will discuss mass shootings, police brutality, the effects on victims, school shootings, and suicide prevention. The concert also focuses on an active sense of peace as we come together to find solutions toward the epidemic of gun violence in this country. This evening’s performance will feature the world premiere of Alexander Lloyd Blake’s Running From, Running To: A Musical Reflection on Ahmaud Arbery.

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Season Grantors

California Arts Council
Los Angeles County Arts & Culture
Michael and Irene Ross Endowment of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Los Angeles Recovery Fund Grant
Tejemos Foundation
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