Get ready for an unforgettable, unique evening of classical music by myself and my string ensemble, Blossom Ensemble. Join us at St James's Church, Sussex Gardens for a magical performance celebrating Lunar New Year, it is the year of the snake this year. Hope that my compositions transport you to another world as we ring in the new year with sublime melodies and harmonies. Don't miss out on this special event! FREE concert but donations greatly appreciated for the musicians. For tickets, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunar-new-year-concert-by-shirley-ly-female-classical-music-composer-tickets-1132426049799 — By way of introduction, I am an upcoming classical music composer from London, UK with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. I will be debuting my compositions from my new album, Winds of the East in this Lunar New Year Concert with Blossom Ensemble's string quartet. My new compositions combines contemporary Western classical music with Eastern influences and guaranteed to transport you to different places. I particularly want to highlight my heritage through my music, which aside from her travels, has also been inspired by my grandfather, who was a distinguished fine artist, poet and photographer from China. Growing up, I was greatly influenced by his love of the beauty of nature and the world, and his aspirations to capture and show this beauty in the form of art. I have composed over 50 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. I have released 4 albums: 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and multiple singles i.e. Olive Tree (2024), Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). My music has been played over a million times across more than 100 countries around the world, including by BBC radio and other radio shows, and is described to be a bridge between classical, romantic, and minimalist music with Eastern and jazz elements. Magic Classical Radio has recently named me as a 'One To Watch' artist. For more information and links to music, visit: www.shirleylymusic.com Hope to see you there! --- St James's Church, Sussex Gardens is a glorious Victorian parish church, rich in original stained glass, monuments and fittings, and home to a lively and active community. Although the parish of Paddington is medieval, a church was first built on this site in 1843. It was substantially rebuilt by the illustrious Victorian architect GE Street, in a neo-Gothic style of unusual and generous breadth.

Shirley Ly

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