By Bobbi Schwartz<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, success is reaching the one person I can inspire with my music. The one life I can touch.\u201d Esther Freeman’s message of connecting with her audience on a one to one basis sometimes collides with the main stream notion in today’s world of trying to appeal to the masses. Esther always knew she was born to sing on stage and over time her dream unfolded into reality, her mission took form. When she was younger, friends and relatives encouraged her to go to Hollywood and find an agent. Esther, who was raised in an Orthodox home, chose instead to inspire Jewish girls and women through her music rather than going off to Hollywood to make her mark. \u201cMost people don\u2019t only want to be entertained, they want to be understood,\u201d she says. \u201cI want to show Jewish girls the honesty and depth that Jewish music can bring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Esther\u2019s singing career took off upon her return from Seminary with 11 original compositions based on personal experiences. With guitar in hand, she traveled across America, Amsterdam, Sweden and London stunning audiences with her unique sound. Esther\u2019s petite frame belies the sheer power of her voice. Her strong, soulful sound holds every listener captive. Still, Esther\u2019s powerhouse voice is but a portion of the package.<\/p>\n
Invited by Chanale to open for her at a recent women\u2019s concert in Rockland County, Esther won the hearts and emotion of new found fans. \u201cEsther is one of the few performers that I ever met who command the stage,\u201d Chanale says. \u201cHer words are meaningful. She has a lot of heart and soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rochel Leah Shapiro, former director of the young women\u2019s Nightlife project, first saw Esther perform at an informal event. \u201cShe had a very genuine energy about her,\u201d Shapiro recalls. \u201cEsther naturally transcends the stereotypical view of Jewish music.\u201d continues Shapiro. \u201cShe is all about originality and expressing life\u2019s true struggles and purpose.\u201d As soon as Shapiro decided to hold a Nightlife concert, Esther was the first singer she reserved.<\/p>\n
Esther belted out song after song and with each stanza the crowd drank in every word. \u201cEveryone connected to her, they were blown away,\u201d says Shapiro. \u201cThere\u2019s something in her that you don\u2019t hear in any other singer. It\u2019s more than the voice, it\u2019s the message. Esther brought the audience in touch with their core; with what is really true. She\u2019s the type of person who doesn\u2019t hide behind a mask.\u201d \u201c<\/p>\n
Esther has universal appeal,\u201d agrees Sarah Alevsky, co-director of Chabad of the Upper West Side. \u201cShe sang here for secular girls in their teens, women in their twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties. They were all impressed that an orthodox woman could have that kind of delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leah Namdar, co-director of Chabad in Sweden, has seen Esther perform numerous times. Namdar\u2019s favorite song, \u201cCome My Bride,\u201d which is based on the Chassidic discourse \u201cBasi Legani,\u201d compares the world to a garden. \u201cHearing her, you feel the sun shining into this world, into this garden,\u201d says Namdar. \u201cEsther is not a lonely figure up on the stage. She connects with the audience. Her song is a gift to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
After years of fans anticipating the sound of Esther\u2019s music emanating from their ear phones, she has finally released her first CD \u201cTo Love Another,\u201d featuring two of her many hit songs. Esther\u2019s next appearance in her stage lineups will be on Sunday February 12th at the Actor\u2019 Temple Theatre for the ATARA conference and an upcoming event before Purim in Crown Heights soon to be announced. Esther will be available for booking come this summer. Have a listen and get hooked at www.SingingWithEsther.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download on MostlyMusic.com Download on iTunes On Facebook
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