4tified Blog

Yes, 4tified is back!  After taking a year sabbatical to search for a tenor, we have found him in time for the 2011 season!  Please welcome Shannon Lewis as 4tified’s newest tenor!

Shannon currently lives in Grantsville, Maryland with his beautiful wife (of 12 years) and 3 boys.  Shannon has spent the last 10 years in full time music ministry most recently as the music pastor in Harrisonburg, VA.  A few months ago, Shannon and his wife decided to move back close to family in Grantsville and at the same time God’s plan and timing brought him to 4tified.  In his spare time, Shannon also enjoys teaching private voice and piano lessons.

To get your first listen of Shannon and the new 4tified sound, please see our schedule at www.4tified.org (our first event of the season is on April 10th in Hamilton VA). 

Welcome to 4tified Shannon!

Yes as the title of this entry states, 4tified is indeed in search of a new tenor.  Chris Geiger (4tified tenor for the last 3 years) has decided after much thought and prayer, that he needs to pull back on his commitments and drop from the group.  Chris works full time in technology, is worship pastor at our church and just added a 4th little Geiger to the pack at home.  So, Chris astutely realized he needed to spend some more time with this family and not be on the road out of town with 4tified.  We wish Chris well and will miss him sorely.

So, we are in search of a new tenor and we believe God has the perfect match for the group out there just waiting for the opportunity.  4tified has already had 4 voice changes over the last 10 years and we believe God has another that will take us in directions only He knows.

Below is an ad we wrote up to post, so please pass the word to friends, church staff, choral groups, voice instructors, and whomever you can think of.  We would appreciate it!

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“4tified” is a southern gospel quartet that was originally formed in 1999.  We book 2-3 events per month (usually grouped in one weekend, and never more than 1 Sunday AM in a month) with the majority of the events in the Northern Virginia and surrounding areas, with an occasional longer event trip. Our tenor has just recently announced that he needs to spend more time with his family, so we are looking to see who God has for us to help carry on this mission.  We are looking for someone who has a heart for Christian (preferably Southern Gospel) music and for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  4tified is an all-volunteer ministry composed of 4 male voices (Tenor, Lead, Baritone, Bass) with a live touring band of 4 musicians playing drums, keys, electric/acoustic/bass guitar and mandolin.  On larger gigs we add a pedal steel/banjo/fiddle player and a harmonica.
Check out our latest CD “The Bush Is Still Burning” at
http://www.4tified.org/music.php  and follow us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/4tified/54558237484
If you are interested to hear more about this ministry, please email bookings@4tified.org.
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At 2:11 pm (EST) today (November 5th, 2008) Acadia Renee Geiger was born at 7 pounds 15 oz and 19 inches long. She has a full head of dark hair and a powerful voice.  Mom and baby are doing fine.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to add another arrow in our quiver. God has truly blessed us with 4 beautiful children, and, at a time of deep economic turmoil and struggle in our community and nation, we are reminded of God’s immense blessing and comfort in the gift of a child.  From our reading on Monday in Psalm 105 (v. 1-3): “Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.”To God be the glory! Have a wonderful day.

Love, The Geigers