Live Forever is a concerto for flute and chamber orchestra composed by Philippe Treuille and written for flute virtuoso Daniela Mars, a Trevor James Flutes Artist since 2017, celebrated for her luminous tone and international artistry. Raised across Japan, South Korea, Brazil, and England, Mars brings a global sensibility to the work: a voice shaped by movement, resilience, and cultural multiplicity. Her extraordinary expressive range forms the emotional core of the concerto.

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At its heart, Live Forever is a work of remembrance. The concerto honors those who have died in their youth from substance-related struggles and overdose, lives cut short, yet carried forward by the memories and love of those who remain. The music traces a journey from innocence to crisis to transcendence, speaking to the fragility of life and the hope that something endures beyond loss.

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The piece arose from a vivid dream experienced by Treuille after the death of a close friend. In the dream, he stood before the cannon monument in the Tribute Gardens in Millbrook, NY, a place associated with public memory and reflection. Yet on the bronze plaque beneath the cannon, instead of the words that appear in the real world, he saw only two: Live Forever.

This moment, simultaneously surreal, elegiac, and filled with longing, became the emotional spark for the concerto. The dream’s inscription became not a literal message, but a plea: that the spirit of the departed might live on in music, community, and remembrance.​

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As part of First Dimension Foundation’s mission to support art that expands emotional understanding and connects communities, Live Forever stands as a work of compassion, memorial, and hope, an offering to all who have lost someone too soon, and to the resilience of those who continue to carry their light.