Flutist

Lil Lacy's flute concerto, written for the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra's long-time flautist, Thomas Jensen, is a work that celebrates life experience and the eternal change we as humans go through.


For Lil Lacy, this work has been a human and artistic journey. “I feel enormous gratitude,” she says. “Firstly, for having been given the opportunity to write a flute concerto, but also for the curiosity and openness with which Thomas has met me. The ongoing dialogue and exchange we have had around the work has been deeply inspiring and has opened up unique layers of sensuality, details and nuances in the music.” Lil Lacy and Thomas Jensen have had a collaboration based on mutual inspiration. From their very first conversations, it was clear that the work should bear the hallmark of a life story – a musical interpretation of the many phases a person goes through from before birth, to childhood, adolescence, adulthood and to a reflection on life. “I didn’t know from the beginning that it would be about life experience. However, this theme arose quite naturally in our conversations, as Thomas has such a rich career and is so curious about so many different musical genres and expressions. Being able to lean into a great life experience, both humanly and artistically, is something that creates perspective and possibilities. For me as a newer composer, it is a great gift to work with such a generous and trusting musician – and human being,” says Lil Lacy. For Thomas Jensen, the work has a deep personal meaning. With a long career behind him, where he has worked with Lil Lacy’s parents, jazz pianist Butch Lacy and singer Birgitte Frieboe, among other things, the collaboration feels almost destined.

World premiere: Thomas Jensen plays Lil Lacy's flute concerto

Alsion Concert Hall

Ribe Cathedral

When a composer and an orchestra work closely together over several years, a unique musical symbiosis arises. Lil Lacy is the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra's resident artist from 2024-2027, and her musical collaboration with the orchestra contains a depth that can only arise through mutual inspiration and time for reflection.

Flutist

Thomas Jensen

Events

Upcoming events

11 - 12 Jun, 2026

Portrait concert by Lil Lacy · Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

Past events

2 - 3 Oct, 2025

World premiere: Thomas Jensen plays Lil Lacy's flute concerto · Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester

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