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2026 • Vocal Contractor, Conductor (Tonality)
Conductor • Vocal Contractor • Composer • Singer
About
Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake is a GRAMMY®-nominated conductor, composer/arranger, and vocal contractor working at the intersection of music, storytelling, and social justice. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Tonality, the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble acclaimed for using choral music to spark dialogue around equity, healing, and human connection. He is a 2026 Established Artist through the California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship program administered by Los Angeles Performance Practice for Los Angeles County.
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration
Songs of Remembering features Tonality and Wild Up with Angel Blue, Jamal M. Moore, and Ogi. The centerpiece, Running From, Running To, honors Ahmaud Arbery.
Album of the Year
Best Choral Performance
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella — Alexander Lloyd Blake, Ogi, and Antonio Fernandez: “No More!”
Best Engineered Album, Classical — John Chapman
Producer of the Year, Classical — Joseph Trapanese
“A dignified act of remembrance… touching and done with a clear sense of love.” — BBC Music ★★★★★
BBC Music Magazine gives Songs of Remembering five stars: "A dignified act of remembrance… touching and done with a clear sense of love." (George Hall, April 2026 issue)
San Francisco Classical Voice reviews Songs of Remembering. By Jason Victor Serinus.
LA Times review of Tonality's concert “Put Your Guns Down,” honoring Ahmaud Arbery and others.
Alexander Blake and Tonality appear on the Kelly Clarkson Show.
LA Times feature about Alexander Blake and Tonality.
Review of Tonality in the NY Times.
Podcast
Join Alexander Lloyd Blake in This Might Get Personal, a podcast about music, identity, and the messy, beautiful process of being human. Listen to all episodes online or through your preferred podcast app.