4tified Blog http://blog.4tified.org What's happening with 4tified? Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en 4tified is back! (Welcome Shannon Lewis as 4tified’s new tenor) http://blog.4tified.org/2011/03/27/4tified-is-back-welcome-shannon-lewis-as-4tifieds-new-tenor/ http://blog.4tified.org/2011/03/27/4tified-is-back-welcome-shannon-lewis-as-4tifieds-new-tenor/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:22:22 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2011/03/27/4tified-is-back-welcome-shannon-lewis-as-4tifieds-new-tenor/ 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!

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2011/03/27/4tified-is-back-welcome-shannon-lewis-as-4tifieds-new-tenor/feed/ 4tified @ Summer Gospel Explosion http://blog.4tified.org/2010/07/25/4tified-summer-gospel-explosion/ http://blog.4tified.org/2010/07/25/4tified-summer-gospel-explosion/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:08:29 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2010/07/25/4tified-summer-gospel-explosion/ 4tified is teaming up with the “Anointed Voices of Ford Temple”, “Heritage Fellowship Church Choir”, “Heavenly Praise Team”, and featured soloist Deaconess Juanita Williams for an evening of Gospel Explosion on Aug 7th at 7pm.  Escape the heat of the summer by coming inside of the beautiful Franklin Parks Performing Arts Center for an evening you will not forget.  You can guarantee there will be enough energy to keep the place rocking all evening.  Check out all the details here and please get your tickets soon as seating is limited.   We hope to see everyone there! (Special note: Chris Geiger will be singing tenor and this will probably be the only appearance of 4tified in 2010 while we continue our search for a new tenor) 

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2010/07/25/4tified-summer-gospel-explosion/feed/ 4tified in search of a new Tenor! http://blog.4tified.org/2009/12/23/4tified-in-search-of-a-new-tenor/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/12/23/4tified-in-search-of-a-new-tenor/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:38 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/12/23/4tified-in-search-of-a-new-tenor/ 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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]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/12/23/4tified-in-search-of-a-new-tenor/feed/ 4tified @ The Carver Center in Purcellville http://blog.4tified.org/2009/11/01/4tified-the-carver-center-in-purcellville/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/11/01/4tified-the-carver-center-in-purcellville/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:08:18 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/11/01/4tified-the-carver-center-in-purcellville/ We had an awesome time performing at the Carver center.  The crowd was excellent and some of us got to see some old friends we had not seen in a very long time.  This will be our last concert of the season.  We hope everyone has a great winter and we’ll see you in the spring!

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/11/01/4tified-the-carver-center-in-purcellville/feed/ 4tified @ Purcellville Baptist Church http://blog.4tified.org/2009/09/20/4tified-purcellville-baptist-church-2/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/09/20/4tified-purcellville-baptist-church-2/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:05:47 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/09/20/4tified-purcellville-baptist-church-2/ We recently got the chance to put on a concert for our home church.  The Lord provided a picture perfect day for the church fall festival and we were able to hold the concert out on the back lawn of the church.  It is always special to play in front of friends and the crowd was indeed very encouraging.

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/09/20/4tified-purcellville-baptist-church-2/feed/ 4tified @ Harmony United Methodist in Hamilton, VA http://blog.4tified.org/2009/07/15/4tified-harmony-united-methodist-in-hamilton-va/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/07/15/4tified-harmony-united-methodist-in-hamilton-va/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:22:44 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/07/15/4tified-harmony-united-methodist-in-hamilton-va/ After a little vacation break for some of us, we held a Sunday evening concert at Harmony United Methodist in Hamilton, VA.  The people there were very warm and welcoming and it was an encouraging evening for us.

Also, we have just posted a photo album from the CD Release Concert here.  Enjoy!

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/07/15/4tified-harmony-united-methodist-in-hamilton-va/feed/ Bethel Lutheran (Winchester) and Loudoun Valley CotN (Hillsboro) http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/07/bethel-lutheran-winchester-and-loudoun-valley-cotn-hillsboro/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/07/bethel-lutheran-winchester-and-loudoun-valley-cotn-hillsboro/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:42:00 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/07/bethel-lutheran-winchester-and-loudoun-valley-cotn-hillsboro/ We had another packed weekend following up to our CD Release concert last weekend.  We were in Winchester at Bethel Lutheran on Saturday to help promote a fundraiser for the Youth of that church.   The people there were great and the weather was picture perfect for an outside concert.

On Sunday we led the worship service at Loudoun Valley Church of the Nazarene in Hillsboro, VA.  This is Kendall’s home church and it was great to see all of our old friends (George & Lola, Kristi, Bob Nutzman, etc…) again.  The service went well and we especially enjoyed the communion story by the pastor.   

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/07/bethel-lutheran-winchester-and-loudoun-valley-cotn-hillsboro/feed/ CD Release Concert - Sold Out Success! http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/01/cd-release-concert-sold-out-success/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/01/cd-release-concert-sold-out-success/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:18:35 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/01/cd-release-concert-sold-out-success/ Wow, what an evening we all had for the CD Release concert.  The fans were such an encouragement and it was a blast for all of us in 4tified.  We also need to thank the Franklin Parks Arts Center for accommodating all our needs and to congratulate them on a great facility.

The concert was a sell-out and there were people standing in the back.  Brian Boswell (Pedal Steel) and Allen Stoudt (Harp) joined us for the evening and they really added an extra punch to the music - thanks guys! 

We hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/06/01/cd-release-concert-sold-out-success/feed/ New “Bush” CD song clips posted to 4tified.org Music page http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/new-bush-cd-song-clips-posted-to-4tifiedorg-music-page/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/new-bush-cd-song-clips-posted-to-4tifiedorg-music-page/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 02:04:51 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/new-bush-cd-song-clips-posted-to-4tifiedorg-music-page/ We have begun posting clips of the new CD songs on the Music page of the 4tified.org website.  Have a listen and let us know what you think!  Either just reply to this blog entry or email us.  

The Music page also now has more information on the making of the CD and how to pre-order your copy today!

]]> http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/new-bush-cd-song-clips-posted-to-4tifiedorg-music-page/feed/ The Bush Is Still Burning CD cover pictures are selected! http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/the-bush-is-still-burning-cd-cover-pictures-are-selected/ http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/the-bush-is-still-burning-cd-cover-pictures-are-selected/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 01:43:15 +0000 admin http://blog.4tified.org/2009/05/02/the-bush-is-still-burning-cd-cover-pictures-are-selected/ You voted, we listened.  Here are the winners for the picture for the front and back of the new CD. 

We are finalizing the layout for all the CD art work in the next few days and we should ship it off to the duplicator by Tuesday.  We need to have the CDs ready for the concert on May 30th.

Thanks everyone!

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