«Ode to Light» was a production in which music, architecture, video installation, and lighting design were integrated into a unified artistic experience.

Commissioned by the «Næstved 2032 – European Cultural Capital» initiative, the city’s Light Festival and the «Cultural Bridge to Europe» programme, supported by the Region of Zealand, the work is a tribute to the city of Næstved — a sonic journey from introspective melancholy to serene affirmation.

Designed for performance during the darkest months of the year, the piece embodies a seasonal dimension where light represents presence, attention and shared strength. The form consists of 24 brief musical units from A to Z, symbolising the 24 hours of a day — a cycle from darkness into light, from dissolution into renewal.

More than one hundred musicians took part in the premiere: alto Julie Husballe from the Royal Danish Theatre, the Youth Choir of Schleswig-Holstein, the Holsted Church Choir, Kammerkoret Cantemus, and the Ensemble Storstrøm under the direction of Jørgen Graven Nielsen. Over two thousand spectators attended the opening night, and more than five-hundred viewed the presentation the following day.

The work will continue nightly till November 16, 2025, with two evening showings each night — the harbour’s silos transformed into a living artistic landscape, where sound and light converge.