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?
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