Join us for a compendium of Black Art Song focused on the female voice, devised by leading soprano Gweneth Ann Rand and pianist Allyson Devenish.

Words like Freedom: Gweneth Ann Rand and Allyson Devenish

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Wigmore Hall Associate Artist Gweneth Ann Rand’s inspired selection of words and music looks at migration and exile both through the lens of history and with a contemporary eye. The soprano’s choice of works was shaped by a quote from the Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, Thích Nhất Hạnh, who himself spent over half his long life as an exile in France: 'If we believe that tomorrow will be better,’ he wrote, ‘we can bear a hardship today'.

Allyson Devenish

Events

Past events

Oct 25, 2026

Words like Freedom: Gweneth Ann Rand and Allyson Devenish · Barbican Centre

Jul 23, 2026

Gweneth Ann Rand soprano; Allyson Devenish piano; Simon Lepper piano · Wigmore Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in L'invitation au voyage by Duparc

Wigmore Hall

Piano in Abschied No. 3 by Brahms

Wigmore Hall

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