About

Estherleon Arts Programs are designed to serve four main non-profit sectors:

Estherleon Arts in the Humanities:

An Estherleon Arts concert is one that unites music and sung in international languages, and woven in with poetry and film under the umbrella of philosophy and spirituality, in essence showing the sides of what it is to be human as well as giving rise to those ‘voices of hope’ and their achievement of the humanitarian cause.

Estherleon Arts in the Centers of Arts:

In these settings, a museum or an art center or another location that serves the entity in its fundraising event, an Estherleon Arts in Performance Concert is themed by suggestion or choice of repertory.

Estherleon Arts in Education:

An Estherleon Arts in Performance Concert is one with its intent to show how vital the Arts are in our society. It achieves this by its own signature style with professionals performing with your aspiring students in a concert forum that raises funds for the creative arts departments as well as provide the hands-on experience for the student performer.

Another way the program works is with Estherleon or other staff or guests in Estherleon Arts, who perform with the students in the classroom. Our main objective is to show how the power of music in each department has an effect on our mental and physical being, and what types of music brings forth our creativeness, regardless of the multi-disciplinary forms of creative expression: visual - drawing, painting, sculpture, clay; literature - poetry, creative writing; performing arts - theatre, drama, dance, film, music. There are many more genres for all areas as there are unlimited sounds.

There is also another main goal of this program and that is as stated in our mission: “…serving as a model of inspiration - ‘I can do it – I will do it’ – to forge a continuation of learning by application and academic ways.”

Estherleon Arts Library Series:

These series balances in the spirit of storytelling with song, poetry and drama, beginning with the book, “Tears of Stone And my deal with God” by Estherleon Schwartz’s true life story. The program also explores and chooses other author’s works.

About those within Estherleon Arts . . .

Born in India, raised in England and Estherleon Arts' Creative Director, IVOR PYRES has done the creative spectrum of the entertainment business. At the tender age of 14, he was in bands; became both a singer and songwriter in the music publishing and recording sector; and in the 70s, released his first single. He went on to have his own theatre in England that became a highly respected multi-cultural center, staging world storytelling, performance art, international music and opening up one of the most respected jazz clubs in London’s Salvador.

Fate brought him to America, including a professional opportunity to manage the fantastic Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles. He worked at the American Film Institute, inter-acting creatively with thousands of studying Fellows. Through his creative sensibilities, Ivor has changed lives and many students are now noted producers, writers and directors. His God-given gift has been imprinted on them in their works.

Today he produces music and video for Estherleon Arts for her Hope and Conscious World Concerts. His unconditional dedication is to humanity.

Co-Founder of 'Estherleon Arts' Ben Rayman serves as the organization's Publicist. Born and raised in Ohio, he grew up in the German Catholic village of Ottoville, where he received his formal education and has earned other degrees with Midwest universities. Aside from his noted duties, he brings to the table over 30 years of hands-on experience within the publishing and educational, including other service-oriented sectors. "I am sort of the Paul Revere, but I do much more then ring the bells, but fortunately I do not walk alone in all my decision-making." Besides those not directly mentioned, as the the Founder and Editorial Director for

The Art-to-Art Palette, a print and electronic publication serving the Arts and Educational communities. He calls upon others in the field, such as wife, Pat, including others in his immediate national circle.

In association . . .

In her book, "Tears of Stone and my deal with God" released in 2009, Estherleon Schwartz writes "In order to fully live this life, I think we must express our God-given gifts, each in our own way, to feel complete, and then it will be a double blessing and will benefit others." Although Estherleon has always been aware of her art, that shroud of fear that comes from being a child of the Holocaust, kept her from coming full circle in her younger years, however today she has no more visions on being on the run or the fences of barbwire.

Regardless of the adversities she has experienced in her so-far life travels, Estherleon has been relentless in fulfilling her father's wishes: "Save my daughter and she will always serve you," when he tossed her over the Swiss border fence to freedom. Her strong faith in humanity has been the driving force that led her involvement as community leader, an Ambassador for Peace, a board member of the United Nations Association,USA Pacific-Los Angeles Chapter, a recipient of humanitarian awards, and one of the first independent female Cantors to stage an inter-faith service with a conservative Rabbi and a Minister in a setting of historical reverence.

Estherleon's artistic talents, a singing voice that not only entertains, but also one of healing, a voice that delivers poetry in a spellbinding way, and her lectures have won over hearts all over the world.

To learn more about Estherleon, visit www.estherleon.com or your selected internet search engines.

"Estherleon Arts is not about one person. It is all said in its Mission statement which is a blend/parts of other proven entities, such as the Art-to-Art: Building Friendships Through Art 196-2006) founded by my wife, a k-12 art education program: '. . . a merge of both a strong academic and arts learning does solidly implant the understanding that diversity creates movement which generates knowledge.' " During its tenure, but unaudited by educational participation, it has been estimated by communication processes – television – print – national shows - participating schools - the awareness of the Art-to-Art program would be in the 50 million range, as well as salutes of approval not only from those on all rungs of the ladder in the educational and political fields, to Governors proclaiming 'Art-to-Art Day' - but also those participating educators, equallly balanced among art, classroom, administrative, and other specialty instructors across the nation, who advocate to always search for the trust and joy in everything they do through their own creativity and education because the wheel cannot be re-invented, but by just doing it; they discover the fun in learning.