Category Archives: Live

2013 Spring Cleaning: Open for Me the Gates of Righteousness

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Before I became the music director at Bellefield Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, I was just a lowly grad student in the composition program at Pitt. But the people of Bellefield were took pity and asked me to compose a choral … Continue reading →

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2013 Spring Cleaning: Elegie, for bass and piano

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Speaking of spring cleaning, you’ll need to spring clean your ears after you’re done listening to this one. No, actually, I quite like this one; but it certainly isn’t easy listening music. I wrote it toward the end of my undergrad … Continue reading →

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We Are the Children of God, new recording

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Greg Scheer

As I announced previously, I lost the Grandfather Home for Children song contest, even though my song was the best. (A fact that was lost on the judges.) But the kind subscriber who alerted me to the contest liked my … Continue reading →

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Psalm 118: This Is the Day! (Easter 2013)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Easter is always a big day for church music, and this year was no exception. What was an exception was the difficulty level of the piece I wrote for the day’s Psalm. I actually wrote this setting of Psalm 118 a … Continue reading →

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2013 Calvin Worship Symposium Service: Not to Worry

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Greg Scheer

I’m sure you’ve noticed that it’s been a few weeks since I last posted. (Please say you’ve noticed…) My excuse is that I was busy preparing for the 2013 Calvin Worship Symposium, which ended Saturday. Among other things, I led … Continue reading →

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Good Christian Friends Rejoice, Christmas Eve 2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Greg Scheer

Last week I posted a recording of my flute arrangement of “Good Christian Friends (Men), Rejoice.” Unfortunately, the flutist from that recording wasn’t available for the Christmas Eve service. But in a bad news/good news turn of events, recorder player par … Continue reading →

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We Three Kings, Christmas Eve 2012

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Greg Scheer

I know you’re all dying to know how my new arrangement of “We Three Kings” went. Well, die no more! Here’s the MP3 from COS’s Christmas Eve service.

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O God of Love (Psalm 120)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Greg Scheer

I’m a song maven. When I find a song I like, I make a point of sharing it with as many people as possible. If the song comes from a pop or global context, the sharing process often includes arranging … Continue reading →

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Peace, Perfect Peace

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Greg Scheer

This is one of my favorite hymns. Ever. I found it in the old maroon Presbyterian Hymnbook in my first church position back in Pittsburgh, but have only had the opportunity to use it a few times over the last … Continue reading →

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God Is So Good

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Greg Scheer

Here’s a little something I arranged for the October 7 BES Combo service at COS. Everyone knows “God Is So Good” and everyone hears it in a Black Gospel style (don’t they?), but hymnals only have a boring four-part version. … Continue reading →

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