Experience a story concert...
An intimate musical experience where live performance, original storytelling, and meaningful conversation come together to explore a compelling theme.
Today's culture is filled with constant distraction, endless digital consumption, hurried schedules, shallow interactions, and passive entertainment. Yet despite all of the "access" to information, entertainment, and music, we're often left feeling isolated and dissatisfied. We crave depth, meaning, and relationship.
Even traditional live concerts often leave the audience at a distance. The artist performs, the audience applauds, and everyone leaves, going their separate ways. Classical music especially can feel intimidating to many who feel they simply don't know enough to understand it properly. Others stay at home barred by incompatible concert dates or location. Personal interaction and conversation between the artist and audience, if it exists at all, is often gated behind elite status.
The Story Concert brings the music home through an intentional, imaginative experience that draws people close to the music and each other through the power of story, and then continues the conversation beyond the final handclap. It's an invitation to slow down, be fully present in the moment, enjoy extraordinary art, reflect intentionally, and engage in meaningful relationships with those around you.
What to Expect
1: arrive to a warm welcome
Step into an intimate gathering where you're seen and valued as a person, not just a number on a ticket.
Take a few minutes to greet old friends, perhaps meet someone new, and settle into your seat just a few feet from the artist.


2: Enjoy the Concert
Slow down, be fully present in the moment, and let your imagination soar as you are immersed in the story.
Music and history weave together, the spoken word and the voice of the cello intertwine to bring a compelling theme to life.
3: Join the q&A Discussion
After the final notes fade away, dive deeper into the musical story with an interactive discussion with the artist.
Ask the questions you've always wondered about music, discover the inspiration behind the program, and more!


4: carry the story with you
As the evening draws to a close, let the story continue to unfold in your life.
The beauty and truth woven throughout the music, stories, and conversation you've shared aren't merely philosophical ideals reserved for special moments like this. They can illuminate your everyday life, shaping how you see the world, make choices, and connect with the people around you.
The next chapter is yours to write.
now presenting
Liberty Sounds: America's Story Through the Voice of the Cello
A special celebration of our nation's 250th anniversary, Liberty Sounds explores America's story of faith, sacrifice, and enduring hope through music, story, and excerpts from historical documents.

How to Host A Story Concert
Bring together the people you care about for a special evening of beautiful music, compelling stories, and meaningful conversation. Hosting is simple!
Designed for intimate, living-room-style gatherings of around 15-35 guests in homes, retreat centers, historic venues, or other private event spaces.
Standard Hosting Fee: $1200
For local concerts in the greater Colorado Springs area.
Not local? I'd love to bring The Story Concert to you! Start the conversation below, and let's explore the possibilities together.
Sharing More Stories
Esther believes that exceptional musical experiences should be accessible to people
from all walks of life—not only those who can afford premium experiences.
If you'd love to host a Story Concert but the standard hosting fee is beyond your current financial means, consider gathering a group of friends who would be excited to make a Story Concert happen together!
Limited sponsorship may also be available to help cover part of the cost.
Please don't hesitate to reach out, and we'll see what might be possible.
Interested in hosting? Fill out this short form to start the conversation, explore possibilities, and get answers to any other questions you may have.

Esther Cook
Principal Artist
Esther is a classically trained musician who enthusiastically experiences the simple joys of life and faith and loves to share the beauty and wonder of music and great stories with others.
She studied cello, piano, composition, and orchestral conducting in professional music conservatories in southern Spain for ten years before moving back to the United States to study cello with renowned cellist and teacher Amit Peled at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Now a Colorado resident, Esther enjoys teaching and performing with a wide variety of groups from the Colorado Springs Philharmonic to the Flying W Wranglers, and is currently writing a book on how musicians can lead extraordinary lives.








