With support from the California Arts Council, Tonality will sustain its core operations, including staff salaries, artist/vocalist compensation, and production costs for its annual season of social justice-themed choral concerts. The funds will allow Tonality to maintain its programming infrastructure, deepen partnerships with community organizations, and continue building the organizational capacity needed to grow its reach/impact. Funds will support the continued delivery of full-length seasonal concerts – including programming on issues affecting historically marginalized communities. Funds will also support the Tonality Scholars Choral Education Program, which creates pathways for young Black and brown singers to pursue careers in classical music. Tonality will continue its work as one of the most racially diverse professional choral ensembles in the country: elevating diverse voices, stories, and causes through the power of choral music.
Tonality was established in 2016 to serve as a professional choral environment where racial and ethnic diversity would be represented both in the vocal performers and in the genres of music presented. In its second year, Tonality added an extra focus of presenting topics of social justice, particularly issues that affect the most marginalized within our community. Currently, Tonality is proving to be one of the most racially diverse professional choral ensembles in the country. Our commitment to present diverse composers and perspectives to issues of social justice increases every year. Furthermore, our endeavors to expand diversity extends to our Board of Directors, who also strive to maintain a strong sense of diversity in both racial and gender identities. Lastly, Tonality work’s to reflect diversity within the artists and composers is also reflected in the collective mission to serve a diverse audience. Tonality’s core programs include its seasonal concerts, Tonality Youth Scholars Choral Education Program, Systems change in classical music Speaker Series and increasing diverse voices in Music, Film, Tv Special Projects.