8/29/26

4:30PM AT THE NAMPA CIVIC CENTER

In ancient Persia, a young Jewish woman is unexpectedly summoned to the royal palace. She must choose faith over fear to determine the fate of her people. Her name is Esther.

Set against the grandeur of the Persian court, this musical explores courage, identity, loyalty, and faith — and the quiet ways God works through ordinary people placed in extraordinary circumstances.

Join us for a staged concert performance of the new musical, ESTHER: An Instrument of Peace, featuring soloists, choir, and narration at the Nampa Civic Center on August 29, 2026 at 4:30PM.

The Staged Concert Cast presents

Words, Music and Book by

“At the heart of my musical ministry is the desire to help us grow closer to God through songs of hope, courage, and faith using the stories that help us understand that our God is a God of miracles, and that He loves us.”

Kimberly Kofoed is a songwriter, mother, and grandmother based in Eagle, Idaho, whose music ministry grew out of a lifetime of melodies written quietly in the margins of family life. She and her husband, LaVar, have been married for 35 years and are parents to 11 children and grandparents to 22 grandchildren. She wrote her first song at age seven—a Christmas song her mother had her sing for friends, and what began as college music studies eventually wove itself through decades of raising a large, “big, crazy, messy, loving family.”

For years she wrote songs she describes as melodies God placed on her heart to comfort, heal, and teach, and only about three years ago—with encouragement from her family—did she begin professionally producing music under Kofoed Family Music.

At the heart of her work is a simple conviction: that the struggle is real, but so is the hope, and that music has the power to heal and bring hope. Her songs aim to bring light, strengthen faith in Christ, build connections, and infuse hope into everyday life through original, contemporary Christian and family-strengthening music—”not just for Sunday, but for everyday.”

Writing through real seasons of grief, questions, and change—including caring for her mother through dementia—Kimberly shares music rooted in testimony and the belief that we share so many of the same highs and lows, and together can lift and strengthen one another through this journey of life.

Behind ESTHER: An Instrument of Peace, producer-arranger Daniel Blomberg and recording engineer Dave Zimmerman bring the show’s 17 original songs to life—shaping arrangements, consulting on the creative direction, and capturing every performance with studio precision. Drawing on international experience, Billboard-charting credits, and decades of work with hundreds of artists, they give the music the professional polish and emotional depth this story deserves.