EMERALD
Emerald (2023)
Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
String Quartet: Musicians from Alerion Strings (see below)
Violinists: Charlie Brookes, Susanna Griffin
Violist: John Michael Hird
Cellist: Chris Terepin
Description
Birds sing in their hundreds and thousands,
The calls from golden cages cannot be compared to the sounds of freedom heard from the emerald forests.
This piece is about freedom, a fundamental human right, and was inspired by Shirley's solo travels in Vietnam where she gained deeper insights into the brutality of the French occupation and the Vietnam War. She really admires the Vietnamese people's resilience, strength and unity. Vietnam has many lush emerald forests filled with singing birds. The forests line many limestone mountains, on land and in the sea.
London classical music composer