Sarah Hennies: Contralto

On October 24, the American composer Sarah Hennies will be in Toronto to present CONTRALTO, her new video and live performance piece about transgender women’s voices. In Contralto, onscreen interviews with and vocal exercises performed by seven transgender women are accompanied by a live score that emphasizes timbre, pitch, and tone — qualities of sound that, when found in voices, often signify culturally determined gender cues. Conceived in part as a "protest piece" that challenges the audience to "change their definition of what they think a woman sounds like," Contralto is a visceral and beautiful exploration of identity through sound.

The performance is co-presented by The Thin Edge New Music Collective

and takes place at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St. West). Tickets are $14