Category Archives: Choir

Rejoice in All Your Works, at Calvin’s LOFT

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Greg Scheer

I recently completed a full choral arrangement of Wendell Kimbrough’s “Rejoice in All Your Works.” (Which reminds me that I’ve forgotten to post it here on my blog.) Paul Ryan led it at Sunday’s LOFT service at Calvin College with … Continue reading →

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Philippians 4:7 May the Peace of God

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Greg Scheer

Update 11/4/21: Sheet music for this song can now be downloaded at gregscheer.com. As I was working on Psalm 4, one of the commentaries I read mentioned the connection between Psalm 4’s deep peace amid distress and Philippians 4:7 “May … Continue reading →

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Pentecostal Splendor at Calvin College’s 2014 Lessons and Carols

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Greg Scheer

While tracking down recordings of my arrangements from this year’s Calvin College Lessons and Carols service, I was also able to locate a recording of “Pentecostal Splendor” from the service in 2014. The vivid imagery of the text by John E. … Continue reading →

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What Adam’s Disobedience Cost

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Greg Scheer

The second piece I was asked to arrange for Calvin College’s 2016 Lessons and Carols service was “What Adam’s Disobedience Cost.” This hymn text by Fred Pratt Green (V5 Carol Bechtel) is not all that well known, but it fills … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Ladder Gloria

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Greg Scheer

This Christmas I had the honor of contributing to Calvin College’s Lessons and Carols service. They commissioned two pieces. The first was a musical collage paired with the scripture about Jacob’s dream of a ladder to heaven. I was asked … Continue reading →

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We Three Kings in Canada

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Greg Scheer

I’ve been making my music available online for two decades; in fact, I was one of the first church music publishers online. And Richard Janzen was there from the beginning. Richard directs the choral program at Rosthern Junior College in … Continue reading →

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2016 Calvin Worship Symposium, final service

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Only 5 months after the fact, here’s a video from the concluding worship service at the 2016 Calvin Worship Symposium. I led the service with my Church of the Servant home team, which made it really special. http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/new-heavens-and-new-earth/ New Heavens and … Continue reading →

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GIA Choral Subscription Service

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Abana Kwake Yesu 5,000 people receive GIA’s Choral Subscription Service, and each one will get the chance to review my two new anthems published by GIA, Abana, and Kwake Yesu. Pretty cool. Even cooler? The sample octavos are accompanied by recordings of each piece. … Continue reading →

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Kwake Yesu at Calvin Colloge’s LOFT

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Greg Scheer

My choral arrangement of Kwake Yesu/Here on Jesus Christ I Will Stand (GIA) is beginning to make its way in the world. Here is a video from a recent LOFT service at Calvin College: http://livestream.com/calvin-college/events/4678265/videos/113157761. Kwake Yesu begins at 22:55.

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A New Song (Psalm 96)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Greg Scheer

  One of my first compositions to ever be published was “A New Song (Psalm 96)” in Augsburg Fortress’s GladSong Choirbook in 2005. It’s nice to know that it’s still being used. How do I know choirs are still singing the song? Because I … Continue reading →

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