RAYMOND, Wash. – Sunday Afternoon Live (SAL) will bring the popular vocal quartet 4Cast back to the stage of the Raymond Theatre at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25. The theater is located at 323 Third St.

Advance tickets are $10, $5 for students or $12 on the day of the performance, and are available online at www.sundayafternoonlive.org or by phone at (360) 875-5831. A check or money order mailed with a stamped self-addressed envelope to P.O. Box 41, South Bend, WA 98586 will also guarantee seating. Tickets may also be purchased at Sagen’s Pharmacy and at the theater box office in Raymond and at Sandra’s Art & Frame and South Bend Pharmacy in South Bend, Wash.

Featuring the melodic song stylings of soprano and mezzo-soprano Christine Hill, soprano Patty Sundstrom, baritone and tenor Ted Spoon and bass vocalist Keith Krueger, the program will take the audience on a romantic tour of music as “4Cast Sings of Love.”

4Cast made its debut at Hoquiam’s 7th Street Theatre in April of 2004 and has been a concert draw at numerous venues ever since. The quartet delighted theater patrons at SAL’s 2007-08 season opener with an uplifting program of old and new holiday favorites, and their upcoming program is sure to please again with the charming blend of their voices and Krueger’s comedy touches.

Sundstrom is the new kid on the block, replacing Patty Lemon, who originally sang with the group. Surrounded by music her entire life, her parents, Bob and Nancy Neisinger, are music teachers who began their teaching careers in Raymond. A psychology and history teacher at Hoquiam High School, as well as the Drama Club director there, Sundstrom has appeared in many Grays Harbor College and Driftwood Playhouse musicals and has starred in several. She has also played in the Grays Harbor Symphony off and on since she was 15.

Hill, a well-known name on the Harbor as both a teacher and performer, is a state and nationally certified voice instructor who teaches applied voice at Grays Harbor College and maintains independent voice and piano studios in Montesano, Wash. She has music degrees from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., and has been active in the Washington State Music Teachers Association, serving as district vice president and state membership chair, as well as a clinician at the WSMTA State Conference and local chapters throughout the state.

Spoon received his AA degree with an emphasis in music from Grays Harbor College and has been both a member and frequent soloist of the Grays Harbor Civic Choir since 1978. Since 1990, he has held many leading roles in Grays Harbor College and Driftwood Players productions, including Stanley Banks (“Father of the Bride”), Sky Masterson (“Guys and Dolls”), Johnny Brown (“The Unsinkable Molly Brown”), Frank Butler (“Annie Get Your Gun”), Billy Bigelow (“Carousel”) and Vittorio Vidal (“Sweet Charity”).

Krueger’s favorite form of artistic expression has long been musical theater. Since 1990, he has appeared in every spring musical at the Bishop Center for Performing Arts on the Grays Harbor College campus, popping up most recently as Bert Barry in “42nd Street.” He also performed as a comedian in the 2008 SAL Follies and added his comedic bent in the 2009 presentation as Master of Ceremonies. His solo voice has been heard with numerous choirs and chorale groups.

Merry Jo Zimmer, accompanist, holds degrees from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. She is recognized as the organist and music director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, Wash., and has been actively involved with the Grays Harbor chapter of the WSMTA for many years. A state and nationally certified piano teacher, she maintains an independent piano studio and enjoys collaborative music.

Shawn Hill will be the sound engineer and Larry Tingwall the light technician for this 4Cast performance. Sponsors are the Willapa Heritage Foundation and Michael C. Buben, D.O., Pacific Family Health Center, with East Point Seafood sponsoring sound.

This story contributed by Ann Mergens for Sunday Afternoon Live.