Category Archives: Contests

CHARMING FOURTH

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Greg Scheer

I don’t enter hymn contests as obsessively as I used to, but when I do, I usually lose. My entry into the Eastman School of Music’s hymn tune contest battled with 131 other contestants and fell to fellow Grand Rapids … Continue reading →

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Jesus Lives, and So Shall I: The Winner!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Greg Scheer

The people have spoken, and the people have decided that “True Tenor” is the most worthy tune to be paired with the lyrics “Jesus Lives, and So Shall I.” For those of you who like statistics, the voting results are … Continue reading →

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Jesus Lives, and So Shall I: The Vote!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Greg Scheer

As promised, I am going to let your discerning ears choose the best rendition of “Jesus Lives.” The link below will take you to a google form where you can hear all three songs, rate them 1-5, and leave comments. … Continue reading →

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Psalm 40: Patiently (revised, Psalm contest winner)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Greg Scheer

Let me tell you the history of Psalm 40. Well, not the complete history; that stretches back a few millennia. But I can tell you the history of my musical rendition of Psalm 40; that only goes back two decades. … Continue reading →

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Oh, That I Had Wings (Psalm 55)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

You may have heard that I won the 2017 Church of the Servant New Psalm Contest with my Psalm 40 song, “Patiently.” What you may not have heard is that I lost the contest with my Psalm 55 song, “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Run with the Pack!

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Greg Scheer

While I have vowed to enter no more contests, I still have a Google alert set for “song contest.” A few days ago, it alerted me about a new high school in Utah that was in need of a school … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 3: Renew Us, O God!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

In a Goldilocks’ moment, my third and final porridge…er, song…is just right. This time, my theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council brings together the best of my earlier drafts. My first attempt was too “slogan-y”. … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 2: God of All Creation

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Greg Scheer

My second attempt at a theme song for the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council was inspired by their meeting place: Leipzig. Leipzig, of course, is famous as the city in which Bach worked for almost three decades … Continue reading →

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WCRC Take 1: Semper Reformanda

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Greg Scheer

I’ve been asked to write a song for use at the World Communion of Reformed Churches 2017 General Council. The difficulty of this sort of assignment is that–with intuition rather than information–I have to project what might be needed and … Continue reading →

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Benediction (The Last Word)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Greg Scheer

How does Sunday morning’s worship relate to Monday morning’s work? That’s the question on BiFrost/Cardiphonia’s mind, one that was the impetus for a song contest. And if it’s on the mind of song contest judges, then it’s on my mind, … Continue reading →

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