Monthly Archives: January 2007

Bells Are Ringing!

Posted on January 20, 2007 by gregscheer

Easter isn’t all that far off. Here’s a new (as of 5 minutes ago) song co-written by Colin Gordon-Farleigh: Bells Are Ringing! (pdf) Bells Are Ringing! (mp3 generated by Finale)

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New recordings from Canada

Posted on January 20, 2007 by gregscheer

Richard Janzen (www.musicshare.sk.ca) just sent me recordings from his Christmas concert, which included two of my choral pieces. Richard directs the Rosthern Junior College choirs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. RJC is an independent Mennonite church high school (grades 10-12). His 35 … Continue reading →

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Three Rivers Overture

Posted on January 16, 2007 by gregscheer

In 1996 I was asked by Roger Zahab–new music’s greatest friend–to compose a piece for the University of Pittsburgh Orchestra. The result was The Three Rivers Overture. After its spring premiere, Roger decided it would make a good piece for … Continue reading →

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Let’s Stand Together

Posted on January 15, 2007 by gregscheer

In October I got an email from out of the blue from a minister in the UK who was interested in having me set some of his hymns to music. Colin Gordon-Farleigh and I have been collaborating ever since. Today … Continue reading →

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Grace Through Every Generation

Posted on January 6, 2007 by gregscheer

I’ve mentioned elsewhere about the CRC sesquicentennial (that’s 150, for those of you who are counting) hymn contest I entered a while back. I submitted three songs–one for each of the sesquicentennial theme scriptures–and got runner up for one of … Continue reading →

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