URGENT NEWS!

The concerts this weekend in Hernando have been rescheduled for Labor Day weekend.

Please make a note of these changes. I'll get them updated on the website as quickly as I can, but this is the fastest way to get news out.

Thank you for your prayers. There will be more said about this soon.

Useless Update Number 2

Trust Quartet is on the way to the studio and since Buzz is driving and I'm not, I thought I'd pass along a couple of pictures.

A Useless Update For You

Here's a 'useless' update for you. I'm sitting in the mall in Vero Beach working on Trust Quartet website and writing a couple of blogs. I'm waiting for a phone call from Buzz to let me know they have picked up Rhonda and are on their way to our meeting place. Spence called me just a few minutes ago and asked where I was. When I told him, he informed me that he was already at our meeting place.

Guess what? Trust Quartet is excited about going to the studio to begin recording Going Home! I hope you will be as excited about the finished product as we are at preparing it.

I'll try to make sure we get some pictures from the weekend and get those posted along the way, too. Until next time there's a 'useless update' for you, just keep on singing!

Hide Thou Me

If you've been to a recent Trust Quartet concert, you've likely heard me talk about having a bad day ~ a bad week ~ a bad month ~ or even that bad month all in one day! It's one of the ways I've found to help communicate God's ever present love and care for His children, and how we can pray through those days.

Well, Steve, take a good dose of your own advice, buddy! That has been what I've been saying all afternoon  to myself. To be sure, I've been a bit giddy about this weekend. I'm not a grizzled veteran of the studio yet. I've done a few sessions, but its still a cool experience for me and I genuinely look forward to that type of work. (Yes, it IS work!)

Oh well, back to the advice. Last night was a rough night at work. I laid down to take a nap and couldn't sleep. I'm not sure if it was the thunder outside or the fact that I am so giddy about the studio.

I've had a battle with some arthritis in my knee the last few weeks. I had a doctor appointment scheduled to talk about that this afternoon. The doctor wasn't as much thinking about talking as he was shooting. He shot me up with medicine to help my knee. Have I ever mentioned my disdain for needles? Nope, don't like 'em. You will never, and I do mean NEVER hear of me doing any sort of illegal drugs, ESPECIALLY if they have anything to do with  needles!

And the rain. Did I mention the rain today? When I went to get into my car, still raining, I discovered the drivers seat was wet. No, the windows didn't get left down. I have no clue where the water leaked from, but the back of my pants show evidence of a leak somewhere in my vehicle! Oh, and the power windows that are so convenient ~ yes, those. They aren't so convenient when the motor is out and its raining.

That reminds me. The air conditioning is out on my car. It's late June in southern Florida. Not quite so bad when at least three of the windows can be rolled down. Oh, did I mention the rain? Uh huh, rain and windows rolled down aren't a good combination.

Please, PLEASE understand; I'm not writing this for a pity party. In fact, I'm hoping you can see a bit of humor through the sarcasm that's here. The honest to goodness reason I'm writing this is to remind you that we in the Trust Quartet family know what it's like to be human. We know what it's like to struggle sometimes. We experience the same heartaches along with some of the same victories that you do. And when we have these kinds of days, it helps us to be reminded to pray to the Lord, to Hide Thou Me.

Trust Quartet Heading to the Studio!

Preparations are being ramped up for the newest recording project of Trust Quartet. You are certainly invited and encouraged to pray with us as we head to the recording studio this weekend to begin the recording process.

During a recent rehearsal and meeting, we have prayerfully determined the name of the recording project to be, Going Home. You'll hear songs like Ransomed and Redeemed, I Believe! I Believe!, Treasures Unseen, We Shall See Jesus, It's Almost Over, plus five more. We have had remarkable response from these songs in concert and we are quite sure you'll enjoy hearing them over and over again when the CD becomes available.

We'll be posting various updates along the way and let you know about the release date as soon as we are able. In the meantime, please remember to pray for Trust Quartet as we make preparations for some exciting events in the coming months.

New Recording Scheduled

My first concert with Trust Quartet was in November, 2010. I remember those first few concerts when people would stop by the product table and ask about Sinner Saved By Grace or Because He Lives. We didn't have those available for people to take home with them. About five months later, we went to the studio to record Classics Made New and it was released in September, 2011. Our tenor singer, Gary Franklin worked hard with us to record that project, and just before it's release had to resign the group due to medical reasons. He was never able to sing a concert with that project on the product table. I've always felt bad about that.

Rhonda came on board to sing alto and she was on a quick learning curve to try to learn the songs we'd just recorded. Not only that, we were trying to learn some new material for our next recording project. We began trying to schedule time in the recording studio and were met with several obstacles beyond our control. Originally scheduled for late May, that date had to be scrapped and we are now scheduled to begin recording June 22.

We are all excited and anticipate the best recording to date for Trust Quartet. I suppose every group that has ever recorded an album thinks the newest one is the absolute best one yet! And to a degree, I understand that. Having recorded Classics Made New and being so proud of that work, I can see where the next one will be even better. In fact, if they don't get better, a strong argument could be made to just not do anymore.

The title of the album has not formally been decided, but if you've been to any of our recent concerts, I'll go ahead and let you know a few of the songs you can expect to hear on it. Rhonda has done a fabulous job singing Treasures Unseen and Hide Thou Me. You'll hear those on the new CD. I suppose they'll twist my arm to sing It's Almost Over and Testimony. Spence and Buzz do a fine job singing I Believe, I Believe and we'll throw in a couple more for them to sing that you probably haven't heard yet.

There you have about half the album. I hope you'll be as excited as we are for its arrival. Please be praying for us as we record it. We need strength and stamina. We need wisdom and discernment. Pray for Kevin Hunt as he engineers and produces this project. We need for him to be free to push us to our limit to bring about the best product possible. Pray for our safety as we travel back and forth to the studio.

It's always exciting to record and see what can be accomplished through these projects. Yes, we hope the friends who attend our concerts will take our music home with them, but beyond that, we hope and pray that the music we sing will reach someone who may not be able to or interested in attending a concert. It is our firm belief that God can use these recordings to reach souls for Him. Will you pray with us to that end?