TONALITY

Tonality is a GRAMMY® Award-winning ensemble, established in 2016, known for “open-hearted singing.” Tonality was recognized as a 2024 GRAMMY® winner in New Age, Ambient or Chant Album for Carla Patullo's “So She Howls” with the Scorchio Quartet. Executive and Founding Artistic Director Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake imagined Tonality as an ensemble that represents the diverse cultures and ethnicities within the Los Angeles area. Within a year of its forming, Tonality’s mission evolved to use its collective voices to inspire, innovate and spark social change through the power of diversity. The group premiered its first album in 2019, titled “Sing About It.” Tonality received the 2020 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, a prize given for commitment to singing and commissioning new works. Tonality has collaborated with choral and film composers to create the works presented in concert, striving for diverse voices and perspectives within the composer community. Collaborators include Joe Trapanese, Roman Gianarthur, Gaayatri Kaundinya, Reena Esmail, Shawn Kirchner, Zanaida Robles, Moira Smiley, Alex Wurman, Kris Bowers and Michael J. Giacchino. Tonality has performed with MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac, Pete Townshend of The Who, pianist Lara Downes, internationally acclaimed performer Björk, Dutch DJ Tiësto, Kelly Clarkson in support of her album “Chemistry,” and Scott Hoying (Pentatonix) on his single, “Rose Without the Thorns,” for which Blake received a 2025 GRAMMY® nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella.