Category Archives: Live

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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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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One Generation with liturgical dance

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Greg Scheer

We Will Extol You, God and King from Church of the Servant on Vimeo.

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Psalm 82 live at COS

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Greg Scheer

It is so rewarding when a song goes from something that was in your head or dots on paper and becomes something people can hear and sing. It never gets old. This Sunday my most recent Psalm setting “Gathered in the … Continue reading →

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Another Foothold

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Greg Scheer

I recently posted a quick demo of a new tune I wrote for Debra Rienstra’s sweet setting of Psalm 25. Yesterday we introduced the song to the congregation. It went swimmingly, in part due to the leadership of the Rienstra … Continue reading →

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O Breath of Life (by rote at COS)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Greg Scheer

Recently I recorded a pop punk retune of a hymn text by Bessie Porter Head. Naturally, the idea was met with some skepticism. Don’t let the style throw you off! Beneath the hood is a perfectly singable congregational song. How … 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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