Live Lunchtime Music at The Brasserie: Spencer Lee Boya & Shelly
Take a break in your day with an intimate live music performance at The Brasserie by Searcys, featuring the extraordinary talents of Spencer Lee Boya and Shelly. Enjoy an afternoon of classical, contemporary, and film-inspired pieces while you savor your lunch.
About the Artists
Spencer Lee Boya, FRSA
Spencer Lee Boya is a multi-disciplinary artist and the CEO of Boxing is Love, a charity supporting at-risk youths through boxing-centric educational programs.
A graduate of King’s College, Cambridge, Spencer received prestigious awards for musical performance, including the Derek Cornwell Scholarship, the Susan Tomes Music Prize, and the Provost’s Prize. He was Co-President of the King’s College Music Society and Conductor of the King’s College Symphony Orchestra.
Spencer’s compositions for film and TV have been featured at Academy- and BAFTA-qualifying festivals in Tokyo, Berlin, Los Angeles, Dublin, and more. Recent highlights include a commissioned piece with poet Mary Jean Chan at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and his string orchestra work An Ephemeral Bagatelle at the Royal Academy of Music. His original music Gabrielle played three sold-out concerts in London, earning acclaim from China Daily and Shenzhen Daily.
Shelly
Shelly is a London-based clarinettist and composer, and winner of the Williamson Music Prize. She studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Goldsmiths, University of London.
She began her musical journey as principal clarinettist with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong, performing Mahler, Shostakovich, and more. Shelly’s compositions have been performed at prestigious venues including the Royal Academy of Music, King’s College London, and George Wood Theatre. She is also a multi-instrumentalist, playing cello and piano, and serves as Director of Programmes at Boxing is Love.
Lunchtime Repertoire
Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion (4”)
Richard Galliano – Tango Pour Claude (4”)
Tan Dun – Eight Memories in Watercolour (18”)
Joseph Horovitz – Second and Third Movements from Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (9”)