Focus Falls: Deep Focus Tracks

Silence of Focus

Traditional Christmas carols on acoustic piano by Andy Reid

The First Noel

Aprendizagens

Prospect contemplations

Interplay

I've been awake for 92 hours, the worst insomnia I've ever experienced, at the point where little makes sense and where my brain seems to be past the point of try to produce sleep chemicals due to my adrenal glands winning the battle. A brain fighting against itself. I was unable to calculate the number of hours I've been awake in my head and had to use a calculator, but I was still able to be coordinated enough to play this piece on the piano. Here is me desperately hoping for peace.

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If You Hug Me I'll Blush 2018 (Piano ver.)

On top of the mountain peaks, spirits dwell
In mist and stone, their stories swell
Sacred mountains, old and wise
Whispering truths beneath the sky.

Composer & Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinists: Joana Ly and Suzannah Quirke
Violist: Connor Quigley
Cellist: William Lui

© SHIRLEY LY

Sacred Mountains 圣山 by Shirley Ly | Piano Quintet

Glazunov 3Miniatures Op.42-3 Waltz

On Paper

Maurane - Sur un prelude de Bach-tenor sax take 2

NEW ALBUM, WINDS OF THE EAST (2025) IS OUT NOW!

Instagram: @shirleylymusic

Shirley Ly is a self-taught British female contemporary classical music composer from Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. She has composed over 50 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She has produced 5 albums: Winds of the East (2025), 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and released multiple singles i.e. Olive Tree (2024), Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). Her music has been played around a million times across more than 100 countries around the world spanning six continents, including by BBC radio. Shirley plays the piano in all of her pieces.
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The pieces in her albums aim to capture her reflections on life experiences relating to nature (i.e., swallows' journeys to their nests, the seasons, swans), living in London, dance, relationships with family and other loved ones, travel (i.e. to Berlin, Amsterdam), and dreams. 

Winds of the East (2025) is inspired by Shirley’s Chinese and Vietnamese heritage, her grandfather who was a distinguished painter and poet in China and her recent travels in South East Asia particularly in areas of natural beauty. 

Paradise (2023) is inspired by her experiences of swimming, diving, sailing, and surfing in the ocean, and she hopes that her music can further emphasise its importance. 
 
9 Lives (2023) is inspired by the beauty, charm and mysteriousness of cats. She lives in London with her five cats, and gain a lot of inspiration from them. This album aims to raise money for animal charities in areas which need support the most.

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© Shirley Ly

Sacred Mountains 圣山 by Shirley Ly | Piano Quintet

Shirley Ly | Classical Music Composer & Pianist

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